Step 2

Getting on the bus - paying your fare

• When you get on the bus, tell the driver where you want to go. 
  
  
• The driver will tell you how much your fare is.  
  
  
• Please make sure that you have the correct change to pay for your fare.  All our services are exact fare only* and the driver cannot accept euro notes or give change. 
  *except Airlink routes 747/748 
  
  
• Put your coins into the automatic fare machine that you will see in front of the driver.  Your ticket will be given to you by the driver.  Please keep your ticket for inspection. 
  
  
• If you do not have the correct coins for your fare the driver will give you a change receipt.  You can use this to collect your change at Dublin Bus Head Office, 59 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin 1. 
  
  
• If you have a magnetic prepaid ticket you must insert it into the magnetic bus validator when you get on the bus. 
  
  
• All prepaid Smartcard tickets must be validated on the Smartcard reader by holding the Smartcard on the reader target for at least a second or until a light appears. 
  
  
• If you have a Free Travel Pass please show it to the driver.