public transport in dublin
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Carrying 118 million customers a year There are over 900 buses and these
cover 57 million kilometers each year. They carry an average of 400,000
customers each day from Monday to Friday
currently employ over 3,000 employees. Over 90 per cent of its buses is low-floor
wheelchair accessible and it is expected that the full fleet will be 100% accessible by 2013.
LEAP Card
A Leap Card is a reusable plastic smart card that can be used
instead of paper tickets to pay-as-you-go for transport in Dublin.
Time based tickets (e.g. a weekly or monthly ticket) will be made
available. Leap Card fares are up to 11% cheaper than
Dublin Bus single tickets, up to 17% cheaper than
Luas singles, and up to 18% cheaper than DART and
Commuter Rail singles.
Adult Leap Card
Adult Leap Card
Adult
Personalis
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Adult
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Child Leap Card under 12
Child Leap Card under 12
Child Leap Card 12 to 15
Child Leap Card 12 to 15
Student Travelcard
Student Travelcard
The deployment path of Fare Collection systems at Dublin Bus is summarized as follows:1989 Electronic Ticket Machines1990-1 Magnetic Card Readers and launch of magnetic-stripe tickets1995 Auto-fare machines2001 Trunked Radio System2005 Replacement Electronic Ticket Machines2008 Smart Card System and Readers2009 Radio system upgrade2010 AVL and Control Centre2011 Integrated ticketing (in progress)
Pricing StrategiesDublin Bus - Up to 15% cheaper than single cash fares
Adult/Student Travel card
ChildChild (during school hours)
From Driver Validator
Shoppers City Centre Fare € 0.55 € 0.50 € 0.50
Stages 1 – 3 € 1.40 € 0.90 € 0.70
Stages 4 – 7 € 1.90 € 0.90 € 0.70
Stages 8 – 13 € 2.10 € 1.10 € 0.70
From Validator on Right Hand Side
Over 13 Stages € 2.45 € 1.10 € 0.70
The advantages of Leap Card are:You pay less with a Leap card than when you pay for single fares with cash, so you’ll save yourself money.You can jump on Dublin Bus, Luas, DART and commuter rail services around Dublin when it suits you, without having to plan your journey or buy a specific ticket in advance.No more rooting around your pockets for the right change. Just pay the appropriate fare with the Travel Credit on your Leap Card!No more queuing at ticket machines for single tickets on Luas, DART and commuter rail. With the Leap Card you just Top-Up with Travel Credit and go whenever you like.You can register your Leap Card online, so if it’s lost or stolen, no one else can use it. Once you register, you can also see your card history and buy Travel Credit online.