Car

With reasonably good public transport, travelling by car seems the least favourite option unless commuting out of rush hour times. During school term, it gets worse. Getting over the bridge at Celbridge is a nightmare. Here, traffic from Newcastle and Ardclough steams through, showing little mercy to Celbridge residents battling to get out of town. Merging traffic from Lucan on the N4 is the next hiccup, followed by hold-ups at the M50 roundabout. The quays are a perennial traffic jam. Some drivers turn right off the Dublin Road by Lucan Golf Club, through Strawberry Beds and Phoenix Park and into the city via the North Circular Road.

Train

There are four trains which arrive in Heuston Station in time for a nine o'clock start. The 7.09 a.m. gets in at 7.34 a.m. and a train at 7.30 a.m. arrives at 8 a.m. The Galway train stops at Celbridge at 7.55 a.m. and then non-stop to Heuston, arriving at 8.20 a.m. Cutting it a bit fine, the 8.31 a.m. is in Dublin Heuston by 8.59 a.m. Going home, the 5.35 p.m gets to Celbridge by 5.56 p.m. and the 6.40 p.m. arrives back at 7 p.m. The weekly return fare is £11. Arrow feeder buses run between Celbridge and Hazelhatch.

Bus

Bus Eireann has one bus leaving Celbridge at 8.05 a.m., arriving at Busarus at 9 a.m. There are six Dublin Bus services from Celbridge in the morning and four leaving Dublin in the evening. The 67 and 67A at 7.20 a.m., 8.10 a.m. and 8.25 a.m. travel through Lucan and can be slow. The 67X express bus which bypasses Lucan leaves Celbridge at 7.10 a.m., 7.30 a.m. and 7.45 a.m. Going home, the 5.05 p.m. and the 6.20 p.m. go through Lucan and there are express buses at 5.10 p.m. and 5.20 p.m. A weekly return costs £14.