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The Journal
09-06-2025
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Heads up Dublin commuters - Leap Card bus fares are changing from next week
NEXT MONDAY, REVISED fares for Dublin's commuter bus services will come into effect under a new Leap zonal fare system. The changes follow similar updates to rail fares introduced in April . The National Transport Authority (NTA) says the new system aims to make fares more 'equitable and easy-to-understand' by basing prices more closely on the straight-line distance between where journeys start and finish. This replaces the previous setup where different operators, like Bus Éireann and Iarnród Éireann, used separate fare zones that didn't always match up. The Leap area is divided into four zones, which will have different fares applied. Transport for Ireland Transport for Ireland In Zone 1, where bus passengers were already eligible to pay with a Leap Card, the 90-minute fare will remain unchanged (€2 for adults, €1 for young adults and students, and €0.65 for Child Leap Cards). Advertisement For Dublin commuter bus services in Zone 1, the fare will be €2.40 for adults and €1.20 for young adults, students and children using Leap Cards. Zone 2 will cover areas including Gormanston, Skerries, Kilcock, Sallins & Naas, Greystones and Kilcoole. The fare will cost €3.70 for a bus to Dublin for adults, and €1.85 for students, young adults and children. Drogheda, Enfield, Newbridge and Wicklow Town will be included in Zone 3, where it will cost adults €5.30 for a bus to the city centre. For students, young adults and children, it will cost €2.65. Zone 4 will be furthest from the city centre, covering areas like Kildare Town and Rathdrum at a cost of €6.30 for adults and €3.15 for students, young adults and children. Fares on services run by Bus Éireann and Go-Ahead Ireland will change from 16 June alongside the change in Leap Card fees – some will go up, some down, and others will stay about the same. Single journey fares have been updated, with Leap Card users getting the best prices compared to cash, according to the National Transport Authority. New daily, weekly, and monthly Leap Card products will also be introduced, covering travel between the zones and within central Dublin on TFI rail, Luas, and city buses. The weekly cap for travel in all four zones for an Adult Leap Card is €67.20. Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. Learn More Support The Journal
The Journal
01-05-2025
- Business
- The Journal
Commuters need minimum of €2.50 on their Leap card to use rail services in new fare zones
ADULTS TRAVELLING ON Irish Rail now need a balance of at least €2.50 on their Leap card in order to use it. It comes with new fare zones introduced by Irish Rail that have expanded the area Leap cards can be used, now covering a 50km radius around Dublin. Until this week, Dublin passengers with short train journeys had been able to pay using their Leap Card but those from towns further away in the commuter belt needed to purchase a ticket. The new zones have been in place since Monday. Here's a reminder of how they work – and what they'll cost you. The Leap area is divided into four zones, which will have different fares applied. Transport for Ireland Transport for Ireland In Zone 1 , where train passengers were already eligible to pay with a Leap Card, the 90-minute fare will remain unchanged (€2 for Adult, €1 for Young Adult/Student and €0.65 for Child Leap Cards). Zone 2 will cover areas including Gormanston, Skerries, Kilcock, Sallins & Naas, Greystones and Kilcoole. The fare will cost €3.90 for an Adult, €1.95 for Young Adult/Student and €1.95 for Child Leap Cards. Advertisement Drogheda, Enfield, Newbridge and Wicklow Town will be included in Zone 3 and be charged €6 for an Adult, €3 for Young Adult/Student and €3 for Child Leap Cards. Zone 4 will be furthest from the city centre, covering areas like Kildare Town and Rathdrum at a cost of €7.50 for an Adult, €3.75 for Young Adult/Student and €3.75 for Child Leap Cards. Irish Rail Communications Manager Barry Kenny has explained that the new fares largely won't be reducing costs in Zone 2 but that there will be decreases for those living further out in Zones 3 and 4. Train travel between Dublin Connolly and Newbridge, for example, costs €9.85, while getting from Dublin Heuston to Kildare Town costs €9.75. The weekly cap for travel in all four zones for an Adult Leap Card is €67.20 'We're encouraging all customers who use the Leap Card to make sure to touch on and touch off for your journey, so that you aren't charged a higher fare than you're due,' Kenny said, speaking on RTÉ Radio One last week. He said that cash fares are also available for the journeys but that 'Leap will always be the cheaper option'. Changes to monthly and annual tickets will be applied 'on people's next renewal of those'. With reporting by Lauren Boland Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. Learn More Support The Journal
