Next Bus Dublin

Stephen McBride

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About this app

Next Bus Dublin uses the Dublin Bus realtime information system to tell you exactly when your bus is arriving. No more guessing using fictional timetables! The app is packed with useful features, looks great and is easy to use.

Features:

- Support for routes operated both by Dublin Bus and Go-Ahead Ireland
- Easily add, remove and re-order favourite stops to get your times as fast as possible.
- Filter results to see only the routes you want at busy stops.
- Bus alerts so you know exactly when to leave to catch your bus.
- Route map previews so you can check out the route before catching the bus
- Each bus stop page has it's own map so you'll know you're at the right one!
- News updates from Dublin Bus
- Ability to export your favourites so you don't lose them when moving to a new phone.
- Get bus times on your watch with Android Wear support!

"A great replacement to the official Dublin Bus app" - Quinton O'Reilly, Tech Writer, TheJournal.ie

Artwork courtesy of Stuart Scargill

Data provided by Dublin Bus and Transport For Ireland. This app is unofficial and not associated with Dublin Bus.

Ratings and reviews

Have used this app for years, it had a few issues, usually resolved at some stage. However, problems keep coming up. Some routes don't show the same times as those displayed by the official Dublin Bus app, which itself has improved much over time, and at least shows reliable info. I have now switched to that one as it only has minor drawbacks.

Very strong app, compared to the last one the built in features are great. The tracking of a bus in 5 minute intervals so you've time to walk to the bus stop, the option between minute countdown and arrival time, filtering buses and also the fact when tracking a bus it'll automatically close the push bar notifications. A wonderful app upgrade and it's much stronger utilisation of Dublin bus scheduling. Do buses go missing? Yes I've had one. But I don't believe it's the apps fault.

Great app, so much better than the official app. The only issue I have is when I click on the notification for the bus tracker, it doesn't bring up the bus stop where that bus will be arriving, only the main page of my favourite stops. Normally this is okay because I can just hit my saved stop, but sometimes when I am tracking a bus at a stop I don't usually use and don't know the number of, I have to go to the route, find the stop and then I can see where the bus is at (and if there are any sooner, as Dublin bus is liable to do!) if this was fixed it would be be super useful.

What's new

Big update!
- A new trip details screen showing timings and a map for all the stops a bus will call at along it's journey plus details about the physical location of the bus where available.
- Buses that are cancelled are now highlighted in the results list rather than being removed from results.
- Improvements to the route details screen with all route variations now shown.
- Lots of small bug fixes
- Support for new W4, W61 and W62 routes