Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Dun Laoghaire Ferry Terminal
The
Dun Laoghaire ferry terminal
( 01-280 1905; Dun Laoghaire), 13km southeast of the city, receives
Stena
Line
( 01-204 7777;
www.stenaline.com
;
Ferry Terminal, Dun Laoghaire) ferries to/from Holyhead in Wales. The
crossing takes just over three hours and costs around €25 for foot passengers or €95 for a medium-size car with two pas-
sengers. The fast-boat service from Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire takes a little over 1½ hours and costs €25 or €130 for
the same.
Train
To travel between Dun Laoghaire ferry terminal and Dublin, take the DART to Pearse Station (for south Dublin) or Con-
nolly Station (for north Dublin). Trains from Dublin to Dun Laoghaire take about 15 to 20 minutes. A one-way DART
ticket costs €2.80
Bus
To get into Dublin by bus, take bus 46A to St Stephen's Green, or bus 7, 7A or 8 to Burgh Quay.
Dublin Port Terminal
The
Dublin Port terminal
( 01-855 2222; Alexandra Rd) is 3km northeast of the city centre.
Irish Ferries
(
0818 300 400;
www.irishferries.com
;
Ferryport, Terminal Rd South) serves Holyhead in Wales (three hours, €25 for foot
passengers, €95 for a car with two passengers).
P&O Irish Sea
( 01-407 3434;
www.poferries.com
;
Terminal 3) and
Isle of Man Steam Packet Company/Sea Cat
( 01-836 4019;
www.steam-packet.com
; Maritime House, North
Wall) have services to/from Liverpool in England. Between Liverpool and Dublin the ferry service takes 8½ hours and
costs €25 (foot passenger) or €180 (car with two passengers). Cabins on overnight sailings cost more. The fast-boat ser-
vice takes four hours and costs up to €40 or €240 respectively.
Bus
Buses from Busáras are timed to coincide with arrivals and departures from the Dublin Port terminal. For the 9.45am
ferry departure from Dublin, buses leave Busáras at 8.30am; for the 1am sailing to Liverpool, the bus departs from
Busáras at 11.45pm. All buses cost adult/child €2.50/1.25.
GREENER ARRIVALS
Although the vast majority of visitors will enter and exit Dublin via the airport, you can do your bit for the envir-
onment and arrive by boat - and have a bit of an adventure along the way. From Britain it's a cinch: you can buy
a combined train-and-ferry ticket (known as Sail & Rail) for about €46 (see
www.irishrail.ie
for travel from Ire-
land or
www.thetrainline.co.uk
for travel from the UK) or, if you're really on a budget, get a bus-and-ferry ticket
- from London it won't cost you more than the price of a meal.
You can also arrive at another Irish port. Rosslare in County Wexford has ferry services from France and south-
western Britain, while Larne, a short hop outside Belfast, is served from Stranraer in Scotland. Not only will you
get to Dublin easily enough, but you can do some exploring on the way.
