Went to Belfast last weekend. Took the bus, €22 return, under 2.5 hours each way. Depart Busáras, via the tunnel and the airport, and ends up at the Europa bus station (dead handy for most of Belfast). Every hour (24 hours a day, 7 days a week).
Except for when
a) someone else is paying (even with a student discount, the train is dearer), or
b) I really need to use a laptop,
I'm quite likely to get the bus on this route in the future. I'd never dream of getting a bus to Cork unless I was really stuck, because the train is much more reliable and much quicker. But this is different. And the thought of upcoming trouble, as highlighted by Mark, hardly encourages me to opt to pay more for a similarly timed train service where they're going to mess me around with multiple trainsets...
Am I the only one thinking this way?
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