Tramway
A two-line light tram network called the
Luas (
http://www.luas.ie)
opened in 2004 in Dublin. Five new Luas lines are planned and the two existing
lines set to be joined up by 2012.
Metro
There's no Metro in Dublin
Bus/Coach
Bus Átha Cliath - Dublin
Bus, provides most of the bus services in Dublin, with some other operators
providing a number of routes.
It also offers Dublin sightseeing tours on a daily basis.
Dublin Bus follows an "exact fare - no change" policy
on all buses for passengers who pay cash fares. To minimise the risk of staff
being robbed, passengers must place the exact fare in coins (be careful,
notes are absolutely not accepted ) in the fare box; in the case of overpayment
a "change ticket" is issued which can only be exchanged for cash at the
company's head office on O'Connell Street.
For information, timetable are not always on date. Check on the website
before to take you bus and be ready 10 minutes before.
For all information, you can contact the Sales Office and Information Bureau:
Telephone: (01) 873 4222
Fax: (01) 703 3177.
Phone lines open: 08.30 - 18.00 (Monday - Saturday excluding Public Holidays).
There are several types of pre-paid tickets available, including:
- Booklets of single day and multi-day tickets ("Ramblers")
- Tickets corresponding to cash fares
- 90 Minutes tickets which allow unlimited travel for 90 minutes
You can buy all this ticket to the newspaper agents
There are private operators which provide services to Dublin Airport from Dublin
city centre. The biggest and more comfortable is Aircoach.
(www.aircoach.ie/)
To travel around Ireland in good condition and price, use Bus
Eireann (http://www.buseireann.ie/
)
Train
The Dublin Suburban Rail network is a system of five
rail lines serving mainly commuters in the Greater Dublin Area.
One of these is an electrified line that runs along Dublin Bay and is known
as the Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) line. A good
idea to travel is to take the Dart and stop on Bray. Now, have a look of the
landscape!
Look on http://www.irishrail.ie/home/
to get the timetable
Boat/Ferry
Today six ferry companies operate daily connecting Dublin port with Holyhead,
Liverpool and Douglas.
Ferry Operators:
From Roscoff (Britany in France) to Cork, use Irish
Ferries.
From Cherbourg (Manche in France) to Rosslare, use Celtic
Links.
Airports
All the world major companies and low cost are available from Dublin airport.
There's 3 runways for around 20 billion passengers.
For cheap flights, Ryan Air (http://www.ryanair.com),
EasyJet (http://www.easyjet.com).
The national Irish companies is Aer Lingus (www.aerlingus.com/
)
For more information about the destination, look on http://www.dublinairport.com/
Taxis
Taxis in Ireland are easily recognised by the yellow sign on their roof, showing
the licence number. On Friday and Saturday night, Dublin city centre is full
of Taxi.
On the beginning of the night, you will get the choice to pick one. But you
can wait some hours before to get one at the end of the night.
Taxi can be economical for short distance if you are 4 people. They can be
hailed on the street, ordered by phone or you can go to a taxi rank.
The main ranks in the city centre are at O'Connell Street,
Dame Street and Stephen's Green.
Cars
With a car, you will notice, obviously right at the beginning (except if you
come from UK, Hong-Kong or Australia), that you drive on the left side of the
road! Saying that, you might want to hire a car:
Road
Don't forget that you must drive on left!
Tourists driving on the wrong side of the road cause serious accidents every
year.
Dublin is the main hub of the country's road network. The M50 motorway (the
busiest road in Ireland) runs around the south, west and north of the city,
connecting the most important national primary routes in the state.
To have an idea of the Dublin network, have a look on this Google
Map
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