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Originally Posted by Eddie
On the Cork route, different trains have different prices depending on the time of day, varying from €9.99 to €24.99 single, booking a few days ahead. All fine, except that it is possible to save €5 by booking the cheapest train of the day and then going to the ticket office before traveling and paying a €10 change fee, if a peak train was actually required.
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True you can do this, but you lose the seat reservation. The 10 euro was introduced due the complications in figuring out the excess.
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Originally Posted by Eddie
The other thing I've spotted is that £10 Belfast to Dublin day returns are available from Translink, but corresponding (approx €12.50 at current exchange rate) Dublin to Belfast day returns don't appear to be available from Irish Rail.
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By design I'm afraid there is no link between NI and IE fare rates, IE discount ticket must originate in IE, same for NI fares, must originate in NI.
There is a long standing hedge process used by some cross border commuters who vary who they buy their annual ticket from based on price and exchange rate.