Public Transport Fares Will Be Cut From April

Wednesday, 9 March 2022 06:05

By Caoimhe Harney

It's the first phase in the implementation of the programme to reduce public transport fares.

Taxsaver fares on all subsidised public transport services will be reduced by an average of 20% from the beginning of April.

The reduced Taxsaver fares apply to customers on all subsidised Public Service Obligation (PSO) public transport services, including those provided by Iarnród Éireann, Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus, Luas and Go-Ahead Ireland.

Customers purchasing annual or monthly Taxsaver tickets in 2022 that are valid from the beginning of April will see an immediate 20% reduction in the cost of their ticket.

Any customer who wishes to purchase a Taxsaver ticket for April should make the appropriate arrangements with their employer.

Taxsaver customers who have already purchased an annual ticket at the non-reduced rate, will also benefit from the fare reduction, as an additional three-month period of validity will automatically be added to all existing annual tickets with no action required on the part of the customer or their employer.

The introduction of this reduction in Taxsaver fares represents just the first stage of an overall programme to reduce public transport fares.

In mid-April, fares on all non-Dublin city PSO services and on certain Iarnród Éireann services will be reduced by an average of 20%.

This will include:

All Bus Éireann PSO services
Go-Ahead Ireland commuter services
Local Link
Irish Rail web-fares

Further, in early May, the full implementation of the 20% average fare reduction will be completed, with fares being cut on all PSO services in the Greater Dublin Area, and on Iarnród Éireann services including on intercity services.

This phase will include:

Dublin Bus
Go-Ahead Ireland
Luas
DART
Commuter rail
Iarnród Éireann

The roll-out of the May phase of the 20% average discount, will coincide with implementation of the average 50% fare reduction for customers under the age of 24 through the Young Adult Card.