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Dublin Bus route 41orPrivate transfer to Galway?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Dublin Bus route 41 reaches the north quays, around O'Connell Street and Lower Abbey Street; the Private transfer to Galway does not. This goes to Galway, not Dublin: the driver takes you to any address there.

The Dublin Bus route 41 is quicker: 40 min against 2 h 20.

Dublin Bus route 41: Runs all night. Private transfer to Galway: Runs all night.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersDublin Bus route 41Private transfer to GalwayDifference
1€2.60€384€381.40
2€5.20€384€378.80
3€7.80€384€376.20
4€10.40€384€373.60
5€13€420€407
6€15.60€420€404.40
7€18.20€840€821.80
8€20.80€840€819.20

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
41 · Dublin BusDublin Bus route 41
From
Bus stops at the airport, zones 11, 13 and 15
To
Lower Abbey Street, beside O'Connell Street
Luggage
Limited, and not guaranteed. Dublin Bus states it cannot guarantee you will be able to board with luggage.
Runs
All night
Journey
40 min

You cannot pay with a card or a phone, and the driver cannot give change for a note. It is exact coins, a Leap card, or a Travel 90 ticket bought in the terminal before you board.

Luggage is the real catch: the timetable itself says there is limited capacity for it and that Dublin Bus cannot guarantee you will be able to board with it. This is a city bus that happens to pass an airport, not an airport service.

It runs around the clock, every 30 minutes through the night, which no other cheap option here does.

40 minutes is Dublin Bus's own published running time from the airport to Lower Abbey Street. It stops everywhere on the way.

Dublin Bus route 41: price for every party size

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