How long would it take to cover the whole Dublin tram system?

[PeterY]

I'm doing a cruise in July, and one of the ports is Dublin. Realistically, how long would it take to cover the whole Dublin tram system, with a bit of leeway?

 

[route101]

I done it in a day about 6 hours or so.

 

[sk688]

Tallaght and Saggart branches on the Red Line or just the one?

 

[stadler]

I'm doing a cruise in July, and one of the ports is Dublin. Realistically, how long would it take to cover the whole Dublin tram system, with a bit of leeway?

It depends what you mean by covering the whole system? Do you mean simply riding each line from end to end? So just ticking off the lines? Or actually alighting and at each and every stop and ticking off each stop before waiting for the next tram?

 

[PeterY]

It depends what you mean by covering the whole system? Do you mean simply riding each line from end to end? So just ticking off the lines? Or actually alighting and at each and every stop and ticking off each stop before waiting for the next tram?

I just want to simply cover the lines from end to end, so just ticking off the lines. Probably have a lunchbreak somewhere.

 

[berneyarms]

Red Line:
The Point - Busaras - Connolly - Saggart - Allow 1 hour

Saggart-Tallaght (change at Belgard) - Allow 30 mins

Connecting bus across south Dublin
S8 bus from Tallaght to Sandyford (towards Dún Laoghaire) - Allow 1 hour

Using the S8 avoids retracing your steps back to the city centre.

Green Line:
Sandyford - Brides Glen - Allow 30 mins

Brides Glen - Broombridge (change at Sandyford if tram terminates at Parnell) - Allow 1 hour 30 mins

Broombridge - Marlborough - Allow 30 mins

I’m factoring in waiting time in the times above

So allow 5-6 hours with a break possibly at Milltown LUAS (The Dropping Well pub is close by (5 mins walk) and is good for food).

 

[PeterY]

Thank you all for your replies. I should have ample time to cover the tram system. Cruise ships usually dock for about 8 hours.

 

[Willie Bee]

Thank you all for your replies. I should have ample time to cover the tram system. Cruise ships usually dock for about 8 hours.

Don't be late back to your ship !

There are several YouTube clips showing passengers rushing back to the dock just as the ship is leaving .. it's quite comical to watch, but of course NOT for the passengers. It can prove an expensive error

 

[GPT]

Red Line:
The Point - Saggart - Allow 1 hour

Saggart-Tallaght (change at Belgard) - Allow 30 mins

Connecting bus across south Dublin
S8 bus from Tallaght to Sandyford (towards Dún Laoghaire) - Allow 1 hour

Using the S8 avoids retracing your steps back to the city centre.

Green Line:
Sandyford - Brides Glen - Allow 30 mins

Brides Glen - Broombridge (change at Sandyford if tram terminates at Parnell) - Allow 1 hour 30 mins

Broombridge - Marlborough - Allow 30 mins

I’m factoring in waiting time in the times above

So allow 5-6 hours with a break possibly at Milltown LUAS (The Dropping Well pub is close by (5 mins walk) and is good for food).

There is also the short spur from Busaras to Connolly Station.