Half price fares

[Mark Gleeson]

ONLINE FARE SALE AS FULL SERVICES RESTORED ALL FARES, ALL TRAINS, HALF PRICE by Corporate Communications

Iarnród Éireann has announced an online fares sale across the Intercity network, to mark the restoration of full services to and from Cork and Kerry.

Customers can take advantage of half-price fares across the following routes, with one-way fares on sale for:

- Dublin-Cork: €16.50

- Dublin-Kerry: €16.50

- Dublin-Limerick: €13:50

- Dublin-Galway: €12

- Dublin-Westport/Ballina: €12

- Dublin-Waterford: €8

This offer is available for tickets booked from now until midday on Tuesday 3rd June for bookings more than a week in advance.

The fares are available on all trains at all times on the routes listed during the travel period, and are only available at www.irishrail.ie

These are only available, end to end so single to Thurles is still quoting 27 euro. YOU CAN'T use a Dublin Cork single to Thurles since it breaks the bye laws

I can't get any of the these tickets at the prices IE quote, nor are the terms and conditions available

[MOH]

Also, as usual you can't book on Dublin - Sligo. So it's not actually across the whole network.

[Donal Quinn]

These are only available, end to end so single to Thurles is still quoting 27 euro. YOU CAN'T use a Dublin Cork single to Thurles since it breaks the bye laws

so if you get off the train in thurles on a dublin cork single you are breaking the bye laws??

[Mark Gleeson]

Number 6

6. When the fare to an intermediate station exceeds the fare to a more distant station, no person shall, for the purpose of travelling to such intermediate station, take or use or attempt to use a ticket for the more distant station with intent to avoid payment of the additional fare to such intermediate station. The liability to or infliction of any penalty incurred by the contravention of this Bye-Law shall not prejudice any right of the Board to treat such ticket as forfeited and to recover the full fare for the distance actually travelled by the offender.

[Mark Gleeson]

Little bit on investigation indicates that the online system will always quote the non discounted fares

Its only when you try to make a booking will you see a discount of half the fare is applied to the total just before your credit card is hit

Not very clear to the public that and it means you can select the student price which is cheaper not knowing that this discount is applied later

If you select Dublin City Centre you will not get the 50% discount

Seems it works to Thurles but its buried so you don't know until the very last moment if you are getting the discount

[Colm Moore]

http://www.irishrail.ie/news_centre/general_news.asp?action=view&news_id=383

ONLINE FARE SALE AS FULL SERVICES RESTORED ALL FARES, ALL TRAINS, HALF PRICE by Corporate Communications

Iarnród Éireann has announced an online fares sale across the Intercity network, to mark the restoration of full services to and from Cork and Kerry.

Customers can take advantage of half-price fares across the following routes, with one-way fares on sale for:

- Dublin-Cork: €16.50
- Dublin-Kerry: €16.50
- Dublin-Limerick: €13:50
- Dublin-Galway: €12
- Dublin-Westport/Ballina: €12
- Dublin-Waterford: €8

This offer is available for tickets booked from now until midday on Tuesday 3rd June for bookings more than a week in advance.

The fares are available on all trains at all times on the routes listed during the travel period, and are only available at www.irishrail.ie

The discount will be applied at the end of your booking.

For Thurles - aren't you allowed to break a journey on an intercity route? Just let your ticket expire!

[markpb]

Originally Posted by Mark Gleeson

Little bit on investigation indicates that the online system will always quote the non discounted fares. Its only when you try to make a booking will you see a discount of half the fare is applied to the total just before your credit card is hit

Great piece of design. I saw the post here, decided to book tickets online because of the offer but couldn't see any discount so we took the bus instead. By the time I saw this post, it was inside the 7 day deadline so too late to book. Are IR capable of getting anything right?