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More bus stop icons will appear as you zoom in. Once bus route information appears on a bus stop icon, you can click on the Real Time link at the bottom.
You can also use the normal pan and zoom controls at the top left hand side of the map to locate bus stops in your chosen area.
All passengers over the age of 15 who are not eligible for a discounted fare must purchase an Adult Ticket.
Child tickets are valid for children under the age of 16. One child under the age of 4 will be carried free if accompanied by and in the charge of a fare-paying passenger, provided that the child does not occupy a seat to the exclusion of another passenger. Where doubt exists as to the eligibility of a child for a reduced fare, it is the responsibility of the passenger claiming the child fare to produce evidence of age.
Children under 12 years of age will NOT be carried, unless accompanied by a responsible person over the age of 16, on the following categories of Bus Éireann services: All Expressway services - as detailed in Expressway timetable booklet or Non-Expressway services where the intended journey of the child passenger exceeds 50 kilometres.
Student Tickets are issued at discounted fares on production of current International Student Identity Card (ISIC), or a valid Student Identity Card issued by a recognised third-level college in the Republic of Ireland, but otherwise have the same conditions of validity as ordinary Return Tickets. The full list of colleges whose Student Identity Cards will be recognised by Bus Éireann for entitlement to student fares is given in "Your Journey/Student Travel" area of website.
Return Tickets are valid for one outward journey on date of departure and for one return journey based on the ticket type selected.
Single tickets are valid for one single journey on date of issue as shown by fare paid and\or other details on the ticket.
10 Journey Tickets Valid for ten journeys for a period of seven consecutive days inclusive of date of issue and including Sundays, for journey selected only. For example a Weekly Ticket issued on Tuesday is valid up to and including the following Monday.
Family Return Tickets are issued to family groups consisting of one or two adults and up to a maximum of three children under sixteen years of age.
The directors of Bus Éireann have a fiduciary duty to ensure the financial sustainability of the company. In doing so, the Board recognised the critical financial situation that exists and in February 2016, mandated the Commercial and Innovation sub-committee of the Board, to develop solutions and liaise with relevant stakeholders.
We have a number of vacancies for fully qualified Drivers in our Athlone Bus Depot.
Bus Éireann cannot afford a pay increase. The company incurred a €5.6 million loss in 2015 and is forecasting a similar loss for 2016, mainly due to losses on our commercial Expressway services.
We wish to advise customers of changes to the above routes which will be introduced on 25th September 2016 (203) and 26th September 2016 (209A)
We wish to advise customers that from 14:00 hours today, the Route 202 will be diverted due to a road closure of Convent Road.
Following a full review of services on the M3 Corridor including the initial public consultation carried out in early 2015, a detailed summary of proposed service enhancements (approved in principle by the National Transport Authority) was made available on our website for feedback/comment from our customers and the general public.
