Getting to Ireland
By Plane
Dublin is easily accessible from the UK, Continental Europe and the east and west coast of the USA. More than 36 scheduled airlines fly into Dublin Airport, which is located 12 km from the city centre. Dublin Airport serves 7 domestic, 29 UK, 36 Continental European and 9 international destinations. For more information please visit www.dublinairport.com
Please see below a list of some of the frequent airlines that fly to Dublin. By clicking on them you will link to their sites.
| Aer Lingus | American | Etihad | Lufthansa | SAS |
| Air France | British Airways | Emirates | Norwegian | Turkish Airlines |
| Alitalia | Delta | Flybe | Ryanair |
Access from Dublin Airport to Dublin City
Dublin is now served by 2 Terminals. There are a number of private and public bus services that operate from outside the airport arrivals areas to Trinity College and city centre hotels. The Aircoach is a privately run bus service which operates between the airport and a number of city hotels and locations. www.aircoach.ie
Airlink (bus 747), operated by Dublin Bus, will bring you directly from the airport to Busaras, the central bus station, located in the city, 15 minutes walking distance from Trinity College. www.dublinbus.ie
There are also a number of other public bus services operating between the airport and various destinations. A full list of services is available on the Dublin airport website.
A Taxi rank is situated just outside the terminals and, depending on the time of day, the journey takes approximately 25 minutes to the city centre, and conference hotels.
By Ferry
It is also possible to get to Dublin by ferry via Holyhead, Liverpool and Isle of Man ports in Britain. Dublin has two ferry terminals – Dublin Port, located in the city centre, is serviced by bus, and Dun Laoghaire ferry terminal, south of the city, is easily reached by a 20 minute car or DART train journey
Car Rental
Irish Car Rentals are one of the largest independent Car Rental Companies in Ireland and operate a fleet of over 2,700 new vehicles. Their car rental desk is ideally located at Dublin Airport, Shannon Airport, Knock Airport, Kerry Airport and Cork Airport and we have several other car rental offices in Ireland in Dublin City Centre, Dublin North (Santry) and Limerick City Centre. The large international car rental companies operate in Dublin Airport which include Hertz and Europcar. A full list of rental companies available at Dublin airport is available here.
