Getting There By Water
Dublin has two main ports, with a series of harbours. Dublin Ferry Port (tel: (01) 855 2222) is on Alexandra Road in the east, while Dún Laoghaire Harbour, 15 Westmoreland Street (tel: (01) 204 7700; fax: (01) 204 7620), is located 14km (9 miles) south of the city. Dublin Port Authority, Alexandra Road (tel: (01) 887 6000; website: www.dublinport.ie), oversees these ports. Facilities at Dublin Ferry Port are limited to a coffee shop and bureau de change. Dún Laoghaire Harbour has several cafés, a tourist office, bureau de change, ATM, newsagent and gift shop.
Ferry services: Irish Ferries (tel: (0818) 300 400 or (01) 661 0715 (24-hour information line); e-mail: info@irishferries.com; website: www.irishferries.com) operates car and foot passenger ferry services six times a day to Dublin Port from Holyhead. Stena Line (tel: (01) 204 7777; website: www.stenaline.ie) also operates a car ferry service twice a day from Holyhead to Dublin Ferry Port and a high-speed car and foot passenger ferry service from Holyhead to Dún Laoghaire Harbour three times a day. The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (tel: (0800) 805 055; website: www.steam-packet.com) operates car and foot-passenger Seacat ferries once a day in winter, twice in summer, from Liverpool to Dublin Port – and from the Isle of Man in summer.
Transport to the city: Bus 53 departs from Dublin Ferry Port daily 0730-1930 (journey time – 10 minutes). Buses 7, 7A and 46A run to the city centre every 10 to 15 minutes (less frequently on a Sunday) daily 0630-2300 (journey time – 10-15 minutes). There is a daily DART train 0600-2330 every half-hour (sometimes more frequently) from Dún Laoghaire Harbour (journey time – 25 minutes). Taxis run from both ports but are difficult to find after busy sailings.
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