Dublin Limerick train timetable accurate?

jelly&icecream

Need to get down to Limerick early-ish tomorrow morning from Dublin.

The Irishrail website suggests that the 7am train from from Heuston will get me into Limerick for 9.16. The 8am train seems to take the same amount of time (2 and a quarter hours).

Tbh I'm just wondering how accurate these times are? I'm not a regular train traveller, usually get buses, and I'm well used to Bus Eireann's timetables being a work of fiction. Is Irishrail's information any more accurate in this regard?

Could probably get away with getting the 8 train if it is accurate and the extra hour in bed would be nice!

padma

Yes, the train timetable is quite accurate.

jelly&icecream

Thanks for that...might risk the 8am train so.

Karmafaerie

The most variance I've ever had was about 10 mins.

Insect Overlord

They have posters all the way along the side of platform 5 in Heuston bragging about their almost flawless punctuality on routes to Limerick and Cork

I get the train about once a month and it's always been on time.

jelly&icecream

Insect Overlord wrote: »

They have posters all the way along the side of platform 5 in Heuston bragging about their almost flawless punctuality on routes to Limerick and Cork

I get the train about once a month and it's always been on time.

Thanks all! I was clearly being unduly pessimistic! While I have ye here what do you reckon a taxi would roughly cost from the city centre to the radisson hotel out on the Ennis Road?

Insect Overlord

Probably about €15 -€20, depending on which taxi rank you leave from.