Dublin Busaras Bus Station

I hardly took any public transportation here in Dublin apart from getting to and from the bed and breakfast where I stayed in Clontarf. It was great that the city center of Dublin was quite compact that it was very easy to go from place to place. After my dinner, I started to make my way to the bus station. I think am familiar enough with the place that I know how to get there on foot. I know the Luas can bring me there too but I didn’t know how to use it yet. Perhaps next time I would get a chance to ride it. The bus station was behind the Customs House and it is not a very far walk from Grafton Street.

It would be nice if the way to the bus station was not that dark but perhaps it was really supposed to be like this. I remember my friend who warned me to never go north of the River Liffey. Some parts of the city are indeed quite dodgy, perhaps most of them are in the north of the river. The bus station itself wasn’t in the best of locations either. The building is a heritage building but it seems quite dated now and there isn’t much space to park the buses. I think they are in a serious need to expand but there isn’t any space. There is an announcement board which displays the arrival times of the buses, there are also ones which come from the United Kingdom, probably by ferry. There are numerous gates inside where people can stand and queue for the bus. I had already purchased my return ticket so I don’t really have anything to worry about. In fact, the ticket allows me to return any time I choose within a month. It is strange how they have thing kind of system since I won’t know whether I will get a seat or not. Better to queue and get a seat or be sorry and wait for the next bus.

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