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Tickets and Fares
Throughout Ireland, train tic kets
are generally quite expen sive,
but discounts are available
for students and there are lots
of bargain incentives and
concessionary passes. Most of
these include bus travel, so you
can get virtually anywhere in
Ireland on one ticket.
One of the best tickets
available is the Open-Road
Pass which allows unlimited
travel on all Bus Éireann
services from periods of three
days (€60) to 15 days (€258). Passengers in a queue at the ticket office at Belfast’s Central Station
An 8-day Irish Explorer ticket,
which costs €245, is valid on Concessions or for a flexible duration of
all Irish Rail and Bus Éireann Good concessions for students 5 days to 1 month in the
services throughout the are available with cards issued Republic and 30 other European
Republic; travel in Northern by Irish Rail and Translink for countries. It is available for
Ireland is not included. use in the South and Northern European citizens only. Older
Both passes cover many local Ireland respectively (see p352). travellers can get InterRail Adult
services, including transport An InterRail Youth Global Pass passes costing slightly more.
in Cork, Waterford, Limerick allows unlimited travel for 3, 4, Similar passes are offered by
and Galway. 6 or 8 travel days in one month, Eurail for non-Europeans.

Ireland’s Rail Network Portrush
Irish Rail (Iarnród Éireann) Coleraine
35 Abbey St Lower, Dublin 1. Ballymoney Larne Harbour
Tel 01 836 6222. ∑ irishrail.ie Londonderry Larne
Ballymena Whitehead
Northern Ireland Railways Antrim Carrickfergus
Central Station, East Bridge St, Belfast BT1 3PB. Bangor
Tel 028 9066 6630. ∑ translink.co.uk Lurgan Belfast Central
Portadown Lisburn
Sligo
Ballina Collooney Newry
Ballymote
Foxford Carrick-on-Shannon Dundalk
Castlebar Boyle
Manulla Dromod Drogheda
Westport Junction Ballyhaunis Gormanston
Claremorris Longford Balbriggan
Castlerea Edgeworthstown Skerries
Roscommon
Mullingar Enfield Rush & Lusk
Ballinasloe Athlone Maynooth Malahide
Attymon Dublin Connolly
Athenry Woodlawn Clara Monasterevin
Newbridge
Key Galway Tullamore Dublin Dublin Pearse
Craughwell Portarlington Heuston Dun Laoghaire
Irish Rail Ardrahan Portlaoise Kildare Bray
Roscrea Athy Greystones
NIR Gort Clough Jordan Ballybrophy Wicklow
Rathdrum
Ennis Birdhill Nenagh Templemore Carlow Arklow
Castle Thurles Muine Bheag
Limerick Connell Kilkenny Gorey
Limerick Junction Tipperary Carrick- Thomastown Enniscorthy
on-Suir
Cahir Waterford Wexford
Tralee Charleville
Clonmel Campile Rosslare Strand
Farranfore Millstreet Mallow Ballycullane
Killarney Banteer Wellington Rosslare Europort
Rathmore Bridge Bridgetown
Glounthane
Cork Cobh
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