Airlines
Getting to Dublin by air is increasingly easy and popular, with many airlines opening new routes and the emergence of cheap air-travel in Europe there has never been a better time to fly to Dublin. Click here to see a list of airlines that fly to Dublin.
Dublin International Airport is about 12km north from city centre, and is well serviced by buses and taxis. The Airport is managed by the Dublin Airport Authority. For information on Dublin Airport phone +353 1 8141111, or log on to www.dublinairportauthority.com. For Summer and Winter Timetable please log on to www.dublinairport.com
Facilities in the Airport include
- Airline Ticket Desks
- Car Hire Desks open daily from 06.00-23.00 or until the last scheduled flight
- National bus and rail information – CIE desk open 08.00-18.00 daily
- Church of Our Lady Queen of Heaven (RC)
- Hotel transfer service to Clarion Hotel and the Radisson SAS Dublin Airport on the Airport grounds. Bewleys/Hilton/Carlton/Roganstown/Premier Inn/Crowne Plaza/Holiday Inn Express/Days Hotel Dublin Airport run transfers but the hotels are located outside the airport.
- Free nurseries on Departures concourse and beside Check In Area 1. Baby changing facilities in airport toilets
- Spar shop where it is possible to purchase stamps (no post office at the Airport)
- Left luggage facility available in the Car Park Atrium, directly across the road from the Terminal, for short and long term storage of luggage. The facility is open from 06.00 to 23.00 daily and rates vary depending on the size of baggage.
- Catering facilities include a wide variety of restaurants and bars both in the main terminal building and in the boarding areas
- Bank - Bank of Ireland in the Arrivals concourse. Normal banking hours (Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri 10.00 – 16.00, Wed 10.00 – 17.00)
- Bureaux de Change – Bank of Ireland Bureau de Change in Departures concourse and ICE bureaux in convenient locations around the airport
- Tourist Information and Reservations service (see below)
Tourist Information & Services
Dublin Tourism's Information and Reservations Centre is located on the Arrivals Concourse next to the main arrivals door. We provide a number of services to the visitor arriving into Dublin including:
- All Ireland Accommodation Reservations Service
- Assistance with Irish holiday itineraries
- Retail area with a broad range of maps, guides and books.
The centre operates 363 days a year, from 08.00-22.00
Transport from Dublin Airport to the City Centre
Taxi: A taxi to the city centre should cost approximately €25. There is a taxi rank outside the Arrivals concourse.
Dublin Bus Services: There are several Dublin bus services operating from directly outside the terminal building. The regular bus service (numbers 41/16a) takes about 45 minutes to reach the city centre. Bus number 16A also serves Rathfarnham via the city centre. Bus number 102 departs from the coach park and operates via Portmarnock to Sutton. Bus 746 runs from the Airport to Dun Laoghaire, south of the city centre and one of Dublin’s two ferry ports.
There is also an Airport Express coach service – Airlink. Airlink number 747 will bring you to the central bus station, Busaras, from which coaches depart to all parts of the country. Busaras is also close to Connolly Railway Station which serves destinations to the North and South of the country. Airlink number 748 continues on to Heuston Railway Station, from which trains to the westerly regions of the country run. The Airlink journey takes approximately 30 minutes. All of the above bus and coach services are operated by Dublin Bus.
Tel: +353 1 8734222
www.dublinbus.ie
Aircoach, a private operator, runs its distinctive blue air-conditioned luxury coaches between Dublin Airport and Ballsbridge, via the city centre, servicing many hotels and B&Bs. The service leaves the airport every 15 minutes between 05.00 and 00.00, and every hour from midnight to 05.00. Up to 2 accompanied children are carried free of charge. Aircoach also operate to Leopardstown and Belfast from the Airport.
Tel: +353 1 844 7118
Email: aircoach@iol.ie
www.aircoach.ie