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Who is eligible for this ticket?

  • Customers in possession of a valid open class ticket
  • Free Travel/DSFA Pass Holders

What are the conditions of travel?

Customers who are already in possession of or purchasing on the day of travel a valid standard class ticket(s) such as Family Tickets, Day Return, Open Return, Weekly, Monthly, Annual, InterRail and Free Travel pass holders can book on their chosen service by selecting the 'Free Travel Pass or Valid Ticket' option. Customers are advised there is limited availability for seat only reservations online. 

How do I buy this ticket? 

Where can I buy this ticket? 

  • You can purchase the ticket above using our Journey Planner. Tickets can only be purchased up to 90 days in advance.
  • An allocation of bookings on all InterCity services can be reserved online without a fee for 'Free Travel Pass or valid ticket holders'. When this allocation is fully booked, all remaining seats can be reserved by 'Free Travel Pass or valid ticket holders' for €2.50 per journey. 

Where do I collect the ticket? 

See our Ticket Collection section.

Free Travel Pass

Who is eligible for this ticket?

  • Customers in possession of a valid open class ticket
  • Free Travel/DSFA Pass Holders

What are the conditions of travel?

Customers who are already in possession of or purchasing on the day of travel a valid standard class ticket(s) such as Family Tickets, Day Return, Open Return, Weekly, Monthly, Annual, InterRail and Free Travel pass holders can book on their chosen service by selecting the 'Free Travel Pass or Valid Ticket' option. Customers are advised there is limited availability for seat only reservations online. 

How do I buy this ticket? 

Where can I buy this ticket? 

  • You can purchase the ticket above using our Journey Planner. Tickets can only be purchased up to 90 days in advance.
  • An allocation of bookings on all InterCity services can be reserved online without a fee for 'Free Travel Pass or valid ticket holders'. When this allocation is fully booked, all remaining seats can be reserved by 'Free Travel Pass or valid ticket holders' for €2.50 per journey. 

Where do I collect the ticket? 

See our Ticket Collection section.

Preferences

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Wheelchair users

Please select the passenger(s) the wheelchair space is required for. Once selected we will only show services where wheelchair(s) spaces are available to book based on your Tickets Explained section.

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Travel Pass or Valid Ticket holder

Is an option for customers who are in possession of Free Travel Pass, a valid standard class ticket(s), seasonal ticket(s), Taxsaver ticket(s) or InterRail to book onto a train in standard class. Customers who have a valid standard class ticket but wish to upgrade to First Class should also use this selection. For more information go to Tickets Explained section.

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Catering On-board Trains

Water Refill Stations

There are free water filling stations available at the following stations:

  • Dublin Connolly
  • Dublin Pearse
  • Dublin Heuston
  • Dundalk
  • Athlone
  • Galway
  • Tralee
  • Killarney
  • Limerick

Intercity Routes (excluding Belfast)

Customers please note, all catering services are cashless and cash will not be accepted on board.

  • Dublin to Cork - A full trolley service operates on-board every service Monday to Saturday and on Sunday 
  • Cork to Dublin - A full trolley service operates on-board every service Monday to Saturday and on Sunday 

Please see some frequently asked questions below for your information:

  • When will the rest of the country see catering return? We are undertaking a full procurement process for all Intercity routes, and cannot confirm at this time when catering will resume on other routes.
  • What about vending machines, is it true you will be introducing these? We are planning a pilot trial of on-board vending machines in the coming months, and will have more details on this soon.

Belfast Services

On-board catering is available on the Dublin - Belfast Enterprise services. See below for the menus available on Enterprise services.

Enterprise - Full Service Menu 

Enterprise - Trolley Service

Monday - Saturday
Departing Dublin Catering Offering Departing Belfast Catering Offering
07:35 Full Service 06:50 Full Service
09:30 Full Service 08:00 Full Service
11:20 Full Service 10:35 Full Service
13:20 Full Service 12:35 Full Service 
15:20 Full Service 14:05 Full Service
16:50 Full Service 16:05 Full Service
19:00 Full Service 18:05 Bar and Trolley Service
(No Main Meals/ Hot Food)
20:50 Bar and Trolley Service
(No Main Meals/ Hot Food)		 20:05 Trolley service only
Sunday
Departing Dublin Catering Offering Departing Belfast Catering Offering
10:00 Full Service 09:00 Full Service
12:00 Full Service 11:05 Full Service
14:00 Full Service 13:05 Full Service
16:00 Full Service 16:05 Full Service
19:00 Full Service 19:05 Full Service
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