This should save some money.

This year’s Kids Go Free promotion has been extended from two to four weeks.

Essentially, all children that own a Leap Card (aged 5 – 18) can now travel freely on Leap Card services, provided they present a Child Leap Card with at least 1 cent credit upon boarding.

The initiative starts from Monday, 1 July and it will last until Sunday, 28 July.

The initiative covers most journeys, such as:

• All Dublin Bus scheduled services (excluding Airlink and Nitelink)
• All Go-Ahead Ireland scheduled services
• All Luas services
• All DART services
• All Commuter Rail services in Dublin’s “Short Hop Zone” and on the Cork to Cobh/Midleton train lines
• Route 139 Naas to Blanchardstown
• Bus Éireann services where TFI Leap Card Validators are available. This includes Bus Éireann Services in Cork city, Limerick city, Galway city, Waterford city, Sligo and Athlone towns and Bus Éireann services in Dublin and surrounding counties (Excluding Expressway).
• Kids also go free on Local Link services throughout July (child leap card not required for local link services)

Speaking about the announcement, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport,  Shane Ross, has said: “The past Kids Go Free campaigns run by the National Transport Authority have been hugely successful in mobilising our youth during the summer, and this initiative aims to build on that success.

“Local businesses, cultural events, and other attractions will benefit from this campaign as well. When families are saving money on public transport, they will have more freedom to enjoy everything Ireland has to offer in the summer.”

Customers can get a Child Leap Card online at leapcard.ie (details available here) or from one of 650 payzone agents nationwide.

For more information on the Kids Go Free offer, you can visit the Leap Card website here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUehOv8lmw0 Clip via Transport for Ireland