Where to buy a TFI Leap Card
Order online or use the map below to find your nearest agent
Student Leap Card applications can only be verified by Student Leap Agents. These can be found by searching the map also
- TFI Leap Card 
- Student Leap CardStudent Cards will need to be validated at a Student Leap Card agent below at the time of collection:
| Trinity Students’ Union TCD Front Office, House 6, Trinity College Telephone: 01 646 84 31 Please note: If you have completed the remote verification process with Trinity SU and have paid the postage fee, you do not need to attend the agent again, your Student Leap Card will be posted to you. |
| UCD The Campus Bookshop, Belfield, Dublin 4 Telephone: 01 269 13 84 Email: info@universitybooks.ie |
| Dublin Bus 59 Upper O’Connell St, Dublin 1, D01RX04 Telephone: 01 873 42 22 (Customer Service) Email: customer.comment@dublinbus.ie |
| DCU Student’s Union The U Building, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 Telephone: 01 700 53 92 |
| DCU St. Patrick’s Campus DCU St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra Road Upper, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 Telephone: 01 700 9117 |
| TUD Student Services Desk, East Quad, Grangorman Campus |
| Maynooth Students’ Union, North Campus, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co Kildare Telephone: 01 708 36 69 Email: frontdesk@msu.ie |
| NUI Galway Students’ Union Áras na MacLéinn, NUI Galway, Galway Email: studentsunion@nuigalway.ie |
| UL Student Life University of Limerick, Castletroy, Limerick. Telephone: 061202324 |
| MTU Cork Campus – Students’ Union Munster Technological University Cork Campus, Bishopstown, Cork Telephone: 0214335270 Email: mella.leonard@mtu.ie |
| UCC Student’s Union UCC Student’s Union, 54 College Road, Cork City Telephone: 021 4903218 |
| TMB Galway Commerce House, 2 New Dock St., Galway, H91 H998 Telephone: 091547553 Email: galway@tmb.ie |
| Waterford Institute of Technology WITSU Social, College Hall, Waterford IT, Cork Road, Waterford, Co. Waterford Telephone: 051374744 Email: info@witsu.ie |
| Athlone IT (TUS) Students’ Union SU Hub, John McCormack Building, Athlone IT, Dublin Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath Telephone: 0906468067 Email: aitsu@ait.ie |
| Griffith College Students Union Griffith College SU, Griffith College Dublin, South Circular Road, Dublin 8 Telephone: 01 415 0463 Email: su@griffith.ie |
| Institute of Technology, Dublin Rd, Marshes Upper, Dundalk, Co. Louth, A91 K584 Telephone: +353 42 937 0200 |
| In Sync Youth Information Service Email: yic@insync.ie Phone, Text or Whatsapp: 087 1954541 Canal Stores, Basin Street, Naas, W91 F668 |
Purchase options for different card types
You can also purchase an Adult or Child (age 5 – 15) Leap card at Ticket Vending Machines located at Irish Rail stations within Dublin’s Short Hop Zone or at one of the hundreds of agents nationwide. Use the map above to find your nearest one.
As the Child (age 16 – 18), Young Adult (age 19 -23) and Student (age 24+) Leap card must be personalised with your photo these cards must be ordered online.
Student Leap Card applications must be verified by Student Leap Agents. These can be found by searching the map.
How do I top-up my TFI Leap Card?
- The most popular way to top-up your card is to download our Leap Top-Up app for free and use it to add credit, check your balance and collect tickets
- At TFI Leap Card Payzone outlet
- At Luas, DART and commuter rail ticket machines
- On-board selected bus operators
- Use Auto Top-Up for regular top-ups to be debited from your bank account
- Online at leapcard.ie, but please note if you top-up online, you still have to collect your travel credit or ticket at either a TFI Leap Card outlet or another nominated load location
What is a load location?
A load location is the point you nominate to collect your online top-up. You can choose:
- Any TFI Leap Card Payzone outlet
- Luas/DART/commuter rail validators and gates in the Short Hop Zone
- On board selected bus operators including Wexford Bus, Matthews Coaches and Swords Express
- Or Leap Top-Up app
If you are collecting your top-up at a Payzone Leap Card outlet, present your card to the reader at the counter and ask for a balance check. Your online top-up will load and your new balance will update automatically. Remember, it can take up to 48 hours for your travel credit to be ready for collection at your nominated load location.
Want to know more?
- Get the Leap Top-Up app for Android and iPhone
- Read tips on how to use your TFI Leap Card
- Check out the FAQs
- Contact us here
- Get apps for topping up, planning your next trip or finding out when the next bus is due
- See our full fares section
Remember, it can take up to 48 hours for your Travel Credit to be ready for collection at your nominated load location.
