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Best Public Transport from Athy to Naas

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  • 24-11-2016 10:31am
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    benny79
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    Hi People,

    My flat mate has been offered a job in a nursing home in Naas, trouble is he lives in Athy does anybody know the best public transport to use price & availability wise?

    It be shift work 8am - 8pm then 8pm - 8am... drop off & pick up in either town centre is grand....

    Much thanks if anyone can help!!


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    Lex Luthor
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    JJ Kavanagh runs a bus (route 717) from Woodstock Close in Athy that passes through Naas daily

    Leaves Athy at 07:00 and arrives in Naas circa 7:35

    Its the Dublin Airport-Clonmel-Dublin Airport Route

    http://ticketbooking.jjkavanagh.ie/TimeTable/717.pdf

    Only problem is there is nothing really suitable for the way back to Athy

    Not that I can see at least


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    benny79
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    Cheers Lex

    I checked that and seen there's nothing back.. and train could work if he didnt have to work weekends which he does.. plus it nearly €70 a week ! really is shocking the public transport unless you live in the cities...


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    pad199207
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    Bernard Kavanaghs runs buses through this route too but you have to ring them for times


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    Lex Luthor
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    JJ Kav also run a bus for the Carlow IT route but goes through Castledermot, but not sure if this helps


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    Vic_08
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    pad199207 wrote: »
    Bernard Kavanaghs runs buses through this route too but you have to ring them for times

    They run one service each way under contract to Transport For Ireland, times are no use for OP though.

    http://www.journeyplanner.transportforireland.ie/nta/TTB/EFA03__0000167d_TP.pdf

    TfI also contract another once a day service from Bus Eireann.

    http://www.journeyplanner.transportforireland.ie/nta/TTB/EFA03__000014a6_TP.pdf

    Not much use to OP either, 10.40am departure from Naas.


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    StupidLikeAFox
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    benny79 wrote: »
    Cheers Lex

    I checked that and seen there's nothing back.. and train could work if he didnt have to work weekends which he does.. plus it nearly €70 a week ! really is shocking the public transport unless you live in the cities...

    If he got a taxsaver ticket it would be a lot cheaper than that for the train - he would still have to sort out the weekends though.

    Here are the rates for point-to-point ticket https://www.taxsaver.ie/Ticket-Types/Rail-point-to-point-tickets/

    It only lists them to/from the main destinations but if you contact them they will give a quote for one from Athy to Naas/Sallins. Bear in mind the train station isn't really in Naas at all though


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    benny79
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    StupidLikeAFox wrote: »
    If he got a taxsaver ticket it would be a lot cheaper than that for the train - he would still have to sort out the weekends though.

    Here are the rates for point-to-point ticket https://www.taxsaver.ie/Ticket-Types/Rail-point-to-point-tickets/

    It only lists them to/from the main destinations but if you contact them they will give a quote for one from Athy to Naas/Sallins. Bear in mind the train station isn't really in Naas at all though

    Thanks for that, but he decided to move as it wasn't visible, with times that come the weekend he was totally buggered... shame really... ah well just have to search for a new flat mate...


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