Customer Care call centre update
Bus Éireann wishes to inform our passengers that we have restored near full capacity on our customer care phone lines.
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Using the Map
You can zoom in to an area by clicking on any of the red bus stops.
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.
Passenger Type
Adult
All passengers over the age of 15 who are not eligible for a discounted fare must purchase an Adult Ticket.
Child
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
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.
Ticket Type
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.