Travel to and from Dublin
Knowledge Train Dublin,
Ormond Building,
31-36 Ormond Quay Upper,
Dublin D07 N5YH,
Ireland.
Road
The M50 motorway runs around the south, west and north of the city and connects important national primary routes to the rest of the country. The city is also surrounded by an inner and outer orbital route. The inner orbital route runs approximately around the heart of the Georgian city and the outer orbital route runs primarily along the natural circle formed by Dublin’s two canals, the Grand Canal and the Royal Canal, as well as the North and South Circular Roads.
Bus
Dublin is served by a network of nearly 200 bus routes which cover the city and suburbs.The National Transport Authority is responsible for integration of bus and rail services in Dublin and has been involved in introducing a pre-paid smart card, called a Leap card, which can be used on all of Dublin’s public transport services.
Cycling
5.9% of commuters in Dublin cycle as their main mode of transport representing an increase of 87.2% increase over 2006 levels. This attributed to bike rental schemes, the provision of cycle lanes, public awareness campaigns to promote cycling and the introduction of the 30 km/h city centre speed limit.
Rail
Heuston and Connolly stations are the two main railway termini in Dublin, serving the Greater Dublin Area and commuter towns such as Drogheda and Dundalk in County Louth, Gorey in County Wexford, and extending as far as Portlaoise and once a day, Newry.
A new light rail system was launched in 2004 and carries over 34 million passengers annually. The network consists of the Red Line (linking the Docklands and city centre with south-western suburbs) and the Green Line (connecting northern suburbs with suburbs to the south of the city including Sandyford and Brides Glen).
Air
Dublin Airport is located north of Dublin city, near Swords in Fingal. The airport offers a short and medium-haul network, domestic services to regional airports in Ireland, and long-haul services to the United States, Canada, the Middle East and Hong Kong.
Dublin is also served by Weston Airport and other small facilities, by a range of helicopter operators, and the military and some State services use Casement Aerodrome nearby.
