Route 51. Really poor service. Family waited 2.5 hours in the cold. One bus cancelled. Next bus late, than had to change bus. Nearly missed flight. Completely unreliable. No communication.... See more
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Bus Éireann is a bus and coach operator providing services throughout the Republic of Ireland with the exception of Dublin Region bus services, which are provided by sister company Dublin Bus.
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Bus was meant to come at 1.50 on the…
Bus was meant to come at 1.50 on the app it has now sed 2.30 then got delayed to 3.55 to not show up this is every day am fuming
Enjoying the ride on bus32 with miss…
Enjoying the ride on bus32 with miss carolines entertaining music and company! Very relaxed trip to home.
He didn't go on the green light 2 times…
He didn't go on the green light 2 times in a row. And it's now delayed for my stop for 9 mins. And I am running late for a VERY IMPORTANT CLASS.
Got the 12am bus x2 from dublin airport…
Got the 12am bus x2 from dublin airport to gorey last night .. night mare trip from beggining to end . Arrived late . Driver pulled into wrong bay .. took him 30 minutes to load maybe 25 people .. took wrong turns on way into city center station .. picked people up at a stop and spent a few minutes on his phone going through WhatsApp. Lady had to ask drive to turn much fown as he had some shutvjass playing really loudly .. took over 2 hours 30 minutes to get to gorey .. shocking.. the wexford bus that left the airport at 1am pull in behind us 2 minutes later in gorey .. never again would I travel with bus eireann.. id rather walk .. imagine getting from france to dublin quicker the dublin to gorey ..
One star is very generous… the worst…
One star is very generous… the worst service in whole Europe, the most expensive and complete crap. You are lucky if they even arrive. Timetables doesn’t exist - crap
kind bus driver
Was on the 109x bus today at around 20 past 1, my phone had died while i needed to make a call to someone, the bus driver kindly gave me a lend of a charger until i got off personally had a very good experience great thanks to the bus driver 😊
Ghost buses
Ghost buses. Bus arriving soon, then disapears, for over two hours. Shambles of a company
Bus driver was cheeky and rude and made…
Route 329. Bus driver was cheeky and rude and made very sensitive comments towards me and my friends. All i wanted was to buy a ticket.
The 109x is a disgrace
The 109x is a disgrace
Empty bus looked at the hands out and decided he just wasn't going to stop
They cancel buses with no notice
Sick of the service and it's the only one we have to get to and from cavan to Dublin for hospital apps etc
Had enough now. Disgraceful service
BUS DROVE BY ME AND NEVER STOPPED
I was getting the 3.30 bus from knockbridge into Dundalk bus station I was stood up and waving and the bus driver just drove past me and I ran after him and tried waving the bus down and it never stopped I ended up paying a taxi 15 euro for the exact same distance when I could have paid 77 cent on a child’s leapcard absolutely fuming worst service ever !!!
We whad a very disappointing experience…
We had a very disappointing experience with both the app and the bus service in Cork. The app is poorly designed, difficult to navigate, and not user-friendly at all. It was confusing not only to locate where we want to go, to figure out how to buy a ticket in the first place, but even access tickets that had already been purchased. We spent around 15 minutes trying to find the approximate location, and figure out how to find the operator name, which was missing in the list. To make matters worse, the 208 bus route was missing from the list, making it even more difficult to use the app properly.
When we asked the bus driver for help locating our purchased ticket, he was extremely rude and unhelpful. Rather than assisting us with an issue caused by the app, he insisted that we buy another ticket. We ended up paying twice because of a problem that was not our fault.
A ticketing app should be simple and reliable, and staff should be willing to help passengers when issues arise. Unfortunately, neither the app nor the customer service met even basic expectations. I hope significant improvements are made to the app's functionality and that drivers receive better customer service training.
This company is a disgrace
This company is a disgrace. You simply can't trust the timetable of this garbage service. The buses are never on time—never. They're not just 5 or 10 minutes late; sometimes they make you wait more than 30 minutes, or they don't even bother showing up at all.
I've been living in this country for three years now, and since the day I first set foot here, nothing has changed. The service is still absolutely terrible. PURE GARBAGE.
Truly awful service
Truly awful service, consistent cancellations and ghost buses with 0 explanation. The most unreliable bus service I have ever had the displeasure of using.
Bus 225 from city to ballygarvan never…
Bus 225 from city to ballygarvan never comes I always end up getting a taxi
I had this woman driving the 115 I got…
I had this woman driving the 115 I got it from maynooth to Clane she was rlly nice and such a good smooth calm driver and her bus was rlly clean and while I was getting on she was very lively and her mood just made my day nicer 🥰🥰hope you guys can get more drivers like her xx
The 310 route driver are impatient (not all of them)
The new 310 drivers don't wait for you even if they see you running towards the bus stop. It was only a matter of 5 seconds and he decided that he was to impatient just for 5 second absolutely horrible service tell your drivers to be more patient.
Unreliable Company
So sick of this company between the 103 and 105 routes. I could name 20 complaints about them between showing up whenever they feel like it, driving by stops when the seats are full and not just letting some people stand. I’ve been stranded by this bus company multiple times. Funny how I never have an issue with Go Ahead or Dublin Bus.
Would rate 0 stars if I could
Would rate 0 stars if I could, there's one bus from carlow to portlaoise around 5 and you send an unmarked bus??? Ridiculous company.
Awful service.
Awful prices.
Lads
Lads. Id love to know what drugs yeer on....
Is it really that hard to follow a schedule. The amount of times ive been waiting and waiting for a bus just for it to be pushed back another 20 minutes. Dont trust this company. Incredibly horrible service
Very poor service
Price of the trip is rising, but the service is very poor. To start, the bus station in Letterkenny closes at 8pm, getting the midnight bus to Dublin airport, which is 4 hours trip. The bus has no toilet onboard yet doesn't stop at night except for the pick ups. So could you hold a pee for all this length of time especially arrived at the bus station at 11:30 which is closed mind you, or just piss against the wall in the bus station or onboard in the seat? This is just a basic human needs, not talking comfort and reliable internet as advertised. C'mon guys some improvements are needed instead of just rising the costs blaming the fuel. A customer should get what he paid for. In third world, the buses are getting much nicer and for half the price.
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