Fares on Dublin Bus, Irish Rail, Bus Eireann and the Luas are to rise for many customers before Christmas.
A range of fare changes are being brought in from December 1st - however the National Transport Authority says some prices will fall.
A statement from the Authority has said the new fares "are set with the aim of maintaining customer support and passenger numbers while ensuring financial stability for the operators."
There has been a push towards encouraging more use of Leap cards rather than cash, with the gap between the two extended on several services, with a saving of 24% in regional cities for customers using Leap cards.
On Dublin Bus those adults paying cash will see a 15 cent increase for the 4-13 stop band to €2.70.
It is part of a campaign across the board to increase the number of people using Leap Cards by increasing the cash cost of travel.
School child fares, Leap fares and pre-paid rambler tickets are among those tickets to see a price increase.
Bus Eireann fares have been looked at with the intention of giving best value to students and schoolchildren,a s opposed to adult passengers.
Anne Graham, CEO of the National Transport Agency said "Leap card is now used to pay for some 1.5 million public transport journeys in Ireland every week – representing about €2.5 million in electronic transactions, which are cheaper for the operators to manage."
The fare changes for each service are broken down below and you can read a full breakdown of all the changes here
Dublin Bus
- Schoolchild cash fare up 5c and Leap up 2c
- Multi-operator monthly and annual tickets increase 2.6%-2.9%
- Pre-paid rambler tickets up 3.7% - with the objective of encouraging more people to opt for Leap card to pay for these journeys
- Merging the 4-7 and the 8-13 stage bands for cash-paying customers into one 4-13 band at a €2.70 fare means fares for the previous 4-7 stage go up 15c from 2.55 and fares for the previous 8-13 stage go down 10c from 2.80. This change follows the same stage-fare adjustment for Leap card fares a year ago.
Iarnród Éireann
- Short Hop Zone fares increases approved of 1.4% to 4.2%
- Monthly and annual fare increases capped below 3%
- Transfer to Leap card encouraged by increasing price of 3-day and 7-day tickets by up to 4%
Bus Éireann
- The key focus in determining the Bus Éireann fares for 2016 has been to restructure fares to give better discounts to children and students (compared to adult fares) in line with international norms resulting in no increase for child Stage Carriage fares with some fares reduced
- Hold Stage Carriage annual adult fares close to the 2014 fares to bring them closer to the value offered by other transport operators
- The restructuring also looked at improving the value offered to regular users and commuters on the services in the multi-journey tickets - This has resulted in a wide variety of fares changes (increases and decreases) with the majority falling within the plus 5% to minus 5% range. (Full details of fares increases requested and granted are available in the Bus Éireann determination report)
- No increase in Leap fares in the Regional cities and Leap saving increased to 24% compared to cash
Luas
- Off-peak Leap card travel encouraged through modest increases in Adult Cash and Leap Peak Fares, and Adult Cash Off-peak Fares but maintaining Off-Peak Leap fares at current levels
- Transfer to Leap further encouraged by increasing 1-day, 7-day and 30-day tickets by up to 4% - where Leap offers better value
- Three zone monthly and annual tickets to be withdrawn
