World City Guide

Getting There By Air

Dublin Airport (DUB)
Tel: (01) 814 1111.
Website: www.dublin-airport.com

Dublin Airport is located 12km (7 miles) north of the city centre. One of the world’s fastest growing airports, in 2003 it enjoyed another record-breaking year, with nearly 15.9 million passengers. This continued growth was driven partly by the launch of 33 new routes and services from the airport and the addition of 10 new airlines. It currently has 40 scheduled airlines serving over 100 destinations.

Major airlines: Airlines serving the airport include the national airline Aer Lingus (tel: (01) 886 8888 ; website: www.aerlingus.com), Air Canada, Air France, Air Malta, Alitalia, British Airways, bmi British Midland, Continental Airlines, Delta, Lufthansa, Euromanx, Ryanair and SAS.

Approximate flight times to Dublin: From London is 1 hour; from New York is 6 hours 30 minutes; from Los Angeles is 12 hours; from Toronto is 8 hours 10 minutes and from Sydney is 24 hours.

Airport facilities: These include a tourist office, bureaux de change, duty-free shopping, bank and currency exchange machines, post office, shops and newsagents, pharmacy, telephones, restaurants, bars and car hire from Avis, Budget, Hertz, Murrays Europcar and National.

Business facilities: Airside, the Anna Livia Executive Lounge (tel: (01) 814 4501) contains a business centre with telephones, fax machines, photocopying and Internet access for use by anyone in possession of a boarding pass for a ¬20 walk-in fee (valid for 3 hours). The Meeting Rooms (tel: (01) 844 7501) contains three landside meeting rooms for hire, located on the mezzanine floor near the restaurants.

Arrival/departure tax: None.

Transport to the city: Buses 16A, 41, 41A/B/C and 46X run to the city centre every 10 to 20 minutes daily 0800-2330 (journey time – 40 minutes) and cost ¬1.80. They are operated by Dublin Bus (tel: (01) 873 4222; website: www.dublinbus.ie). The Airlink Express (tel: (01) 873 4222) coach service (numbers 747 and 748) links the airport with the central bus station on Store Street and the two main railway stations, Connolly Station and Heuston Station, every 10 to 20 minutes daily 0545-2330 (journey time – 30 minutes). Tickets cost ¬5.00. The Aircoach (tel: (01) 844 7118; website: www.aircoach.ie) links Dublin Airport with the city centre (O’Connell Street) every 15 minutes daily 0445-2400 and every hour 0015-0445 (journey time – 30 minutes). Tickets cost ¬7 for a single, ¬12 return. The Aerdart Shuttle bus (tel: (01) 814 1062; website: www.aerdart.ie) connects Dublin Airport to Howth Junction DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transport) Station (see Public Transport section) Monday to Friday 0530-2340, Saturday and Sunday 0530-2030, thereby avoiding city-centre traffic (journey time – 20 minutes). Tickets cost approximately ¬4.30 (bus only) or ¬7 (bus and DART). All bus services depart from bus stops located immediately to the left after exiting the arrivals hall. Taxis are available and an average day fare into Dublin costs around ¬15.