TFI Leap Card offers the best value for bus fares with savings of up to 30% compared to cash single tickets. The TFI Leap Card is also the most convenient way to pay your public transport fare.

Dublin fares

The TFI 90 Minute fare now applies to journeys made on Dublin Bus, Luas and most DART, commuter rail (zones 1 to 4 in the Short Hop Zone) and Go-Ahead Ireland city services in Dublin when using your TFI Leap Card.

TFI Leap Fares Adult Young Adult / Student Child
Short Fare €1.50 €0.75 €0.65
TFI 90 Minute Fare €2.00 €1.00 €0.65

 

TFI Cash Fare Adult Child
Short Fare €2.00 €0.90
Long Fare €2.60 €0.90

For more information visit leapcard.ie.

City and town fares

Bus Éireann single city fares in Cork, Galway, Limerick, and Waterford are €1.50 for Adults and €0.75 for Young Adults (19-25), Students, and Children when using a TFI Leap Card.

Bus Éireann town fares in Drogheda, Athlone, Sligo, Navan, and Carlow are €1.50 for Adults and €0.75 for Young Adults, Students and Children when using a TFI Leap Card. The same fares apply to City Direct Kilkenny city services.

TFI Local Link

Adults can save up to 30% on TFI Local Link services when using a TFI Adult Leap Card and 50% with a TFI Young Adult and Student, or Child Leap Card.

Commercial Bus Operators

Commercial bus operators that currently offer discounts of 50% to Young Adult (19-25) and Student (26+) Leap Card holders are included at the Link HERE.

Additional Information

The Free Travel Pass is valid on all services and under 5’s can travel for free.

For more information on Leap Card and cash fares, please see www.leapcard.ie

Visit Taxsaver.ie for information on monthly and annual tickets.

The TFI 90 Minute fare applies to most journeys in the Dublin area and is only €2.00 for Adults, €1.00 for Young Adults (19-25) and Students, and €0.65 for Children (up to and including 18 years).

Leap fares

TFI Leap Fares Adult Young Adult / Student Child
Short Fare €1.50 €0.75 €0.65
TFI 90 Minute Fare €2.00 €1.00 €0.65

Cash fares

TFI Cash Fare Adult Child
Short Fare €1.70 €0.90
Long Fare €2.60 €0.90

 

NiteLink Services

Adult Young Adult / Student
Leap €2.40 €1.20
Cash €3.10 €3.00

 

24-Hour Bus Services 

Dublin Bus Nitelink services complement the 24-hour services which are in operation seven days a week across ten routes.

Adult Fares Leap Cash
Short Fare €1.30 €1.70
Long Fare €2.00 €2.60

 

Young Adult Fares Leap
Short Fare €0.65
Long Fare €1.00
Passenger Type Zone Fare
Adult Red Zone 1 Monthly €115.00
Adult Green Zone 2 Monthly €147.00
Adult Blue Zone 3 Monthly €187.00
Adult Yellow Zone 4 Monthly €210.00
Adult Orange Zone 5 Monthly €222.00

Please visit the Go-Ahead Ireland website for more details.

Dublin Commuter buses operate from the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) to Dublin city centre.

Bus Éireann fares vary by region and distance, with Adult, Young Adult (19-25), Student and Child fares available.

REGIONAL CITY COMMUTER
Fare type Fare stage/route Fare type Fare type
Adult 0-11 stages TFI Leap single €1.35 Cash single €1.90
Adult 12+ stages TFI Leap single €1.55 Cash single €2.20
Child Flat Fare – All Stages TFI Leap single €0.65 Cash single €0.90
Town Service Fares (Athlone, Balbriggan, Drogheda, Dundalk, Navan & Sligo)
Passenger type Zone Fare type Fare type
Adult Standard TFI Leap Single €1.50 Cash Single €2
Adult Outer Zone TFI Leap Single €1.50 Cash Single €2
Child Flat Fare – All Stages TFI Leap Single €0.65 Cash Single €0.90

For more information or to purchase Bus Éireann tickets online, please visit the Bus Éireann website.

 

Adult Single
(TFI Leap / Cash) Naas Sallins Clane Rathcoffey Maynooth Leixlip Ongar Blanchardstown
Naas €1.25 /€1.70 €1.80 / €2.40* €2.00 / €2.65* €2.40 /€3.20 €3.45 / €4.40 €3.60 / €4.80 €4.00 / €5.20 €4.00 / €5.20
Sallins €1.25 /€1.70 €1.80 / €2.40* €2.00 / €2.65 €2.80 / €3.60 €3.45 / €4.40 €4.00 / €5.20 €4.00 / €5.20
Clane €1.25 /€1.70 €2.00 / €2.65 €2.81 / €3.60 €3.45 / €4.40 €3.60 / €4.80 €4.00 / €5.20
Rathcoffey €1.25 /€1.70 €2.00 / €2.65 €2.80 / €3.60 €3.45 / €4.40 €3.45 / €4.40
Maynooth €1.25 /€1.70 €1.80 / €2.40 €2.00 / €2.65 €2.00 / €2.65
Leixlip €1.25 /€1.70 €1.80 / €2.40 €2.00 / €2.65
Ongar €1.25 /€1.70 €1.25 /€1.70
Blanchardstown €1.25 /€1.70

Child Single

(TFI Leap / Cash)

Naas

Sallins

Clane

Rathcoffey

Maynooth

Leixlip

Ongar

Blanchardstown
Naas €0.65 / €0.85 €0.65 / €0.85* €0.65 / €0.85* €0.90 / €1.20 €1.00 / €1.30 €1.00 / €1.30 €1.20 /€1.55 €1.20 /€1.55
Sallins €0.65 / €0.85 €0.65 / €0.85* €0.65 / €0.85 €0.90 / €1.20 €1.00 / €1.30 €1.20 /€1.55 €1.20 /€1.55
Clane €0.65 / €0.85 €0.65 / €0.85 €0.90 / €1.20 €1.00 / €1.30 €1.00 / €1.30 €1.20 /€1.55
Rathcoffey €0.65 / €0.85 €0.65 / €0.85 €0.90 / €1.20 €1.00 / €1.30 €1.00 / €1.30
Maynooth €0.65 / €0.85 €0.65/ €0.85 €0.65 / €0.85 €0.65 / €0.85
Leixlip €0.65 / €0.85 €0.65 / €0.85 €0.65 / €0.85
Ongar €0.65 / €0.85 €0.65 / €0.85
Blanchardstown €0.65 / €0.85

For more information please visit the JJ Kavanagh website.

Adult Fare Structure (Leap) Cavan IT/Cavan/Cavan Hospital Kilmore Cathedral Crossdoney Cornafean Cross Coronea Church Arvagh Moyne Cross/School Legga Cross Ballinamuck Cross & Village Drumlish/Mill Race Park Estate Leitrim Cross Cahanagh Cross Clonbalt Wood Pearse Park Battery Road School Longford
Cavan IT/Cavan/Cavan Hospital €1.90 €1.90 €1.90 €3.00 €3.00 €4.10 €4.10 €4.10 €5.20 €5.20 €5.20 €6.30 €6.30 €6.30 €6.30
Kilmore Cathedral €1.90 €1.90 €1.90 €3.00 €3.00 €3.00 €4.10 €5.20 €5.20 €5.20 €5.20 €5.20 €5.20 €5.20
Crossdoney €1.90 €1.90 €3.00 €3.00 €3.00 €4.10 €4.10 €5.20 €5.20 €5.20 €5.20 €5.20 €5.20
Cornafean Cross €1.90 €1.90 €3.00 €3.00 €3.00 €4.10 €4.10 €4.10 €5.20 €5.20 €5.20 €5.20
Coronea Church €1.90 €1.90 €3.00 €3.00 €4.10 €4.10 €4.10 €4.10 €4.10 €5.20 €5.20
Arvagh €1.90 €1.90 €3.00 €3.00 €3.00 €4.10 €4.10 €4.10 €4.10 €4.10
Moyne Cross/School €1.90 €1.90 €3.00 €3.00 €3.00 €3.00 €4.10 €4.10 €4.10
Legga Cross €1.90 €3.00 €3.00 €3.00 €3.00 €3.00 €3.00 €4.10
Ballinamuck Cross & Village €1.90 €1.90 €3.00 €3.00 €3.00 €3.00 €3.00
Drumlish/Mill Race Park Estate €1.90 €1.90 €1.90 €1.90 €1.90 €1.90
Leitrim Cross €1.90 €1.90 €1.90 €1.90 €1.90
Cahanagh Cross €1.90 €1.90 €1.90 €1.90
Clonbalt Wood €1.10 €1.10 €1.10
Pearse Park €1.10 €1.10
Battery Road School €1.10
Longford
Adult Fare Structure
(Cash)
Cavan IT/Cavan/Cavan Hospital Kilmore Cathedral Crossdoney Cornafean Cross Coronea Church Arvagh Moyne Cross/School Legga Cross Ballinamuck Cross & Village Drumlish/Mill Race Park Estate Leitrim Cross Cahanagh Cross Clonbalt Wood Pearse Park Battery Road School Longford
Cavan IT/Cavan/Cavan Hospital €2.50 €2.50 €2.50 €4.50 €4.50 €6.00 €6.00 €6.00 €7.50 €7.50 €7.50 €9.00 €9.00 €9.00 €9.00
Kilmore Cathedral €2.50 €2.50 €2.50 €4.50 €4.50 €4.50 €6.00 €7.50 €7.50 €7.50 €7.50 €7.50 €7.50 €7.50
Crossdoney €2.50 €2.50 €4.50 €4.50 €4.50 €6.00 €6.00 €7.50 €7.50 €7.50 €7.50 €7.50 €7.50
Cornafean Cross €2.50 €2.50 €4.50 €4.50 €4.50 €6.00 €6.00 €6.00 €7.50 €7.50 €7.50 €7.50
Coronea Church €2.50 €2.50 €4.50 €4.50 €6.00 €6.00 €6.00 €6.00 €6.00 €7.50 €7.50
Arvagh €2.50 €2.50 €4.50 €4.50 €4.50 €6.00 €6.00 €6.00 €6.00 €6.00
Moyne Cross/School €2.50 €2.50 €4.50 €4.50 €4.50 €4.50 €6.00 €6.00 €6.00
Legga Cross €2.50 €4.50 €4.50 €4.50 €4.50 €4.50 €4.50 €6.00
Ballinamuck Cross & Village €2.50 €2.50 €4.50 €4.50 €4.50 €4.50 €4.50
Drumlish/Mill Race Park Estate €2.50 €2.50 €2.50 €2.50 €2.50 €2.50
Leitrim Cross €2.50 €2.50 €2.50 €2.50 €2.50
Cahanagh Cross €2.50 €2.50 €2.50 €2.50
Clonbalt Wood €1.60 €1.60 €1.60
Pearse Park €1.60 €1.60
Battery Road School €1.60
Longford
Child, Young Adult and Student Fare Structure
(Leap)
Cavan IT/Cavan/Cavan Hospital Kilmore Cathedral Crossdoney Cornafean Cross Coronea Church Arvagh Moyne Cross/School Legga Cross Ballinamuck Cross & Village Drumlish/Mill Race Park Estate Leitrim Cross Cahanagh Cross Clonbalt Wood Pearse Park Battery Road School Longford
Cavan IT/Cavan/Cavan Hospital €0.90 €0.90 €0.90 €1.50 €1.50 €1.80 €1.80 €1.80 €2.40 €2.40 €2.40 €2.70 €2.70 €2.70 €2.70
Kilmore Cathedral €0.90 €0.90 €0.90 €1.50 €1.50 €1.50 €1.80 €2.40 €2.40 €2.40 €2.40 €2.40 €2.40 €2.40
Crossdoney €0.90 €0.90 €1.50 €1.50 €1.50 €1.80 €1.80 €2.40 €2.40 €2.40 €2.40 €2.40 €2.40
Cornafean Cross €0.90 €0.90 €1.50 €1.50 €1.50 €1.80 €1.80 €1.80 €2.40 €2.40 €2.40 €2.40
Coronea Church €0.90 €0.90 €1.50 €1.50 €1.80 €1.80 €1.80 €1.80 €1.80 €2.40 €2.40
Arvagh €0.90 €0.90 €1.50 €1.50 €1.50 €1.80 €1.80 €1.80 €1.80 €1.80
Moyne Cross/School €0.90 €0.90 €1.50 €1.50 €1.50 €1.50 €1.80 €1.80 €1.80
Legga Cross €0.90 €1.50 €1.50 €1.50 €1.50 €1.50 €1.50 €1.80
Ballinamuck Cross & Village €0.90 €0.90 €1.50 €1.50 €1.50 €1.50 €1.50
Drumlish/Mill Race Park Estate €0.90 €0.90 €0.90 €0.90 €0.90 €0.90
Leitrim Cross €0.90 €0.90 €0.90 €0.90 €0.90
Cahanagh Cross €0.90 €0.90 €0.90 €0.90
Clonbalt Wood €0.55 €0.55 €0.55
Pearse Park €0.55 €0.55
Battery Road School €0.55
Longford
Child, Young Adult and Student Fare Structure
(Cash)
Cavan IT/Cavan/Cavan Hospital Kilmore Cathedral Crossdoney Cornafean Cross Coronea Church Arvagh Moyne Cross/School Legga Cross Ballinamuck Cross & Village Drumlish/Mill Race Park Estate Leitrim Cross Cahanagh Cross Clonbalt Wood Pearse Park Battery Road School Longford
Cavan IT/Cavan/Cavan Hospital €1.50 €1.50 €1.50 €2.50 €2.50 €3.00 €3.00 €3.00 €4.00 €4.00 €4.00 €4.50 €4.50 €4.50 €4.50
Kilmore Cathedral €1.50 €1.50 €1.50 €2.50 €2.50 €2.50 €3.00 €4.00 €4.00 €4.00 €4.00 €4.00 €4.00 €4.00
Crossdoney €1.50 €1.50 €2.50 €2.50 €2.50 €3.00 €3.00 €4.00 €4.00 €4.00 €4.00 €4.00 €4.00
Cornafean Cross €1.50 €1.50 €2.50 €2.50 €2.50 €3.00 €3.00 €3.00 €4.00 €4.00 €4.00 €4.00
Coronea Church €1.50 €1.50 €2.50 €2.50 €3.00 €3.00 €3.00 €3.00 €3.00 €4.00 €4.00
Arvagh €1.50 €1.50 €2.50 €2.50 €2.50 €3.00 €3.00 €3.00 €3.00 €3.00
Moyne Cross/School €1.50 €1.50 €2.50 €2.50 €2.50 €2.50 €3.00 €3.00 €3.00
Legga Cross €1.50 €2.50 €2.50 €2.50 €2.50 €2.50 €2.50 €3.00
Ballinamuck Cross & Village €1.50 €1.50 €2.50 €2.50 €2.50 €2.50 €2.50
Drumlish/Mill Race Park Estate €1.50 €1.50 €1.50 €1.50 €1.50 €1.50
Leitrim Cross €1.50 €1.50 €1.50 €1.50 €1.50
Cahanagh Cross €1.50 €1.50 €1.50 €1.50
Clonbalt Wood €0.90 €0.90 €0.90
Pearse Park €0.90 €0.90
Battery Road School €0.90
Longford
Adult Weekly Fare Structure Cavan IT/Cavan/Cavan Hospital Kilmore Cathedral Crossdoney Cornafean Cross Coronea Church Arvagh Moyne Cross/School Legga Cross Ballinamuck Cross & Village Drumlish/Mill Race Park Estate Leitrim Cross Cahanagh Cross Clonbalt Wood Pearse Park Battery Road School Longford
Cavan IT/Cavan/Cavan Hospital €16.50 €16.50 €16.50 €29.50 €29.50 €39.00 €39.00 €39.00 €49.00 €49.00 €49.00 €58.50 €58.50 €58.50 €58.50
Kilmore Cathedral €16.50 €16.50 €16.50 €29.50 €29.50 €29.50 €39.00 €49.00 €49.00 €49.00 €49.00 €49.00 €49.00 €49.00
Crossdoney €16.50 €16.50 €29.50 €29.50 €29.50 €39.00 €39.00 €49.00 €49.00 €49.00 €49.00 €49.00 €49.00
Cornafean Cross €16.50 €16.50 €29.50 €29.50 €29.50 €39.00 €39.00 €39.00 €49.00 €49.00 €49.00 €49.00
Coronea Church €16.50 €16.50 €29.50 €29.50 €39.00 €39.00 €39.00 €39.00 €39.00 €49.00 €49.00
Arvagh €16.50 €16.50 €29.50 €29.50 €29.50 €39.00 €39.00 €39.00 €39.00 €39.00
Moyne Cross/School €16.50 €16.50 €29.50 €29.50 €29.50 €29.50 €39.00 €39.00 €39.00
Legga Cross €16.50 €29.50 €29.50 €29.50 €29.50 €29.50 €29.50 €39.00
Ballinamuck Cross & Village €16.50 €16.50 €29.50 €29.50 €29.50 €29.50 €29.50
Drumlish/Mill Race Park Estate €16.50 €16.50 €16.50 €16.50 €16.50 €16.50
Leitrim Cross €16.50 €16.50 €16.50 €16.50 €16.50
Cahanagh Cross €16.50 €16.50 €16.50 €16.50
Clonbalt Wood n/a n/a n/a
Pearse Park n/a n/a
Battery Road School n/a
Longford
Child, Young Adult and Student Fare Structure Cavan IT/Cavan/Cavan Hospital Kilmore Cathedral Crossdoney Cornafean Cross Coronea Church Arvagh Moyne Cross/School Legga Cross Ballinamuck Cross & Village Drumlish/Mill Race Park Estate Leitrim Cross Cahanagh Cross Clonbalt Wood Pearse Park Battery Road School Longford
Cavan IT/Cavan/Cavan Hospital €10.00 €10.00 €10.00 €16.50 €16.50 €19.50 €19.50 €19.50 €26.00 €26.00 €26.00 €29.50 €29.50 €29.50 €29.50
Kilmore Cathedral €10.00 €10.00 €10.00 €16.50 €16.50 €16.50 €19.50 €26.00 €26.00 €26.00 €26.00 €26.00 €26.00 €26.00
Crossdoney €10.00 €10.00 €16.50 €16.50 €16.50 €19.50 €19.50 €26.00 €26.00 €26.00 €26.00 €26.00 €26.00
Cornafean Cross €10.00 €10.00 €16.50 €16.50 €16.50 €19.50 €19.50 €19.50 €26.00 €26.00 €26.00 €26.00
Coronea Church €10.00 €10.00 €16.50 €16.50 €19.50 €19.50 €19.50 €19.50 €19.50 €26.00 €26.00
Arvagh €10.00 €10.00 €16.50 €16.50 €16.50 €19.50 €19.50 €19.50 €19.50 €19.50
Moyne Cross/School €10.00 €10.00 €16.50 €16.50 €16.50 €16.50 €19.50 €19.50 €19.50
Legga Cross €10.00 €16.50 €16.50 €16.50 €16.50 €16.50 €16.50 €19.50
Ballinamuck Cross & Village €10.00 €10.00 €16.50 €16.50 €16.50 €16.50 €16.50
Drumlish/Mill Race Park Estate €10.00 €10.00 €10.00 €10.00 €10.00 €10.00
Leitrim Cross €10.00 €10.00 €10.00 €10.00 €10.00
Cahanagh Cross €10.00 €10.00 €10.00 €10.00
Clonbalt Wood n/a n/a n/a
Pearse Park n/a n/a
Battery Road School n/a
Longford

 

Adult  TFI Leap single Cash single
Distance A €1.25 €1.70
Distance B €1.80 €2.40
Distance C €2.40 €3.05
Child TFI Leap single (U19) Cash single (U16)
Distance A €0.65 €1.05
Distance B €0.65 €1.05
Distance C €0.90 €1.30
Distance D €1.20 €1.50

More information on Route 197 can be found here.