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Getting to Dublin by Air
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
for information on Airlines that fly into Dublin.
Dublin International Airport is about 12km north from of
city centre, and is well serviced by buses and taxis. The
Airport is managed by Aer Rianta (+353 1 7044507). For information
on Dublin Airport phone +353 1 8141111, or log on to www.aer-rianta.ie.
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 Holiday Inn and
the new Great Southern Dublin Airport Hotel
- Free nurseries on Departures concourse
and beside Check In Area 1. Baby changing facilities in
airport toilets
- Post Office - Mon-Fri 09.00 - 17.00, Sat
09.00 – 12.30
- 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 Departures
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
A taxi to the city centre should cost from approximately
€15.24 to €19.05. There is a taxi rank outside the
Arrivals concourse.
There are 6 bus services operating from directly outside
the terminal building. The regular bus service (numbers 41/41A/41B/41C)
takes about 45 minutes to reach the city centre. The regular
buses terminate in the city centre at Eden Quay on the river
Liffey. The fare is €1.45. Bus number 16A serves Rathfarnham
via the city centre. Bus number 230 operates via Malahide
to Portmarnock to the North of the airport.There is also an
Airport Express coach service – Airlink. Airlink Number
747will bring you to the central bus station (Busaras) from
which coaches depart to all parts of the country. Airlink
748 continues on to Heuston railway station, from which trains
to the westerly regions of the country run. Connolly railway
station, serving destinations to the North and South of Dublin,
is close to Busaras. The fare is €4.50 to Busaras and
Heuston Station. The journey takes approximately 30 minutes.Airlink
746 runs from the Airport to Dun Laoghaire, south of the city
centre and one of Dublin’s two ferry ports. This journey
will cost you €1.45. All of the above bus and coach services
are operated by Dublin Bus.
Tel: +353 1 8734222
www.dublinbus.ie
Aerdart is a public transport link between
Dublin Airport and anywhere on Dublin's DART (Dublin Area
Rapid Transport) and suburban rail network. The major benefit
of this service is that it provides a speedy and reliable
link to and from the airport avoiding city centre traffic.
The Aerdart Shuttle bus operates 18 hours a day, 7 days a
week, connecting Dublin Airport to Howth Junction DART Station
from 5:45 (Mon – Fri), 6.20 (Sat) and 8.30 (Sun) to
23.45. The service operates every 15 minutes in both directions.
Aerdart Tickets cost €5 each way from the airport to
any DART station, €3.15 for children.
Tel: +353 1 8625363
Email:info@aerdart.ie
www.aerdart.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.
A single journey is €6, return €10. Up to 2 accompanied
children are carried free of charge.
Tel: +353 1 844 7118
Email: aircoach@iol.ie
www.aircoach.ie
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