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Friday, October 26, 2012

October bank holiday bus and train services - 2012



Monday 29 October 2012 

is a

bank / public holiday in Ireland.



City Bus Services:

Bus Éireann and City Direct will run their their standard Sunday city services in Galway on Sunday 28 and Monday 29 October.


Regional Bus Services:

A standard Sunday timetable applies for most regional and national public transport services on both Sun and Mon 28/29 October.  However:
  • One Bus Éireann  Dundalk / Galway and one Tuam / Athone return service are cancelled on Sunday 5th.  
  • On Monday 29 October, Bus Éireann will operate a Sunday timetable with various cancellations, additions and time changes.  For details see their announcement.

Train services:

Irish Rail have a number of service changes for Galway on Sunday and Monday. See their Journey Planner for details of services that are operating.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Extra train-fare discount for employees of TaxSaver companies

Iarnród Éireann / Irish Rail are offering an extra 20% discount for train fares booked on-line between 2pm on Wed 17th October and 2pm on 19th October.

This discount applies to employees of companies that offer the TaxSaver scheme - including people who do not otherwise use the TaxSaver scheme.

To access this offer, ask your company's TaxSaver administrator to get the discount code to enter in the Payment page. If you are unsure if your company offers TaxSaver tickets, contact your Human Resources section to check.

Monday, October 1, 2012

City Direct student fares

City Direct have introduced a student rate of €1.20 per trip for students at GMIT, NUIG and GTI.

This price is available Monday to Friday on route 412 buses only.

A valid student identification card is required.

Weekly passes are also available for €13, and monthly passes for €42.

See Galway City Bus Fares for details of fares on all city bus services.