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Dublin ExpressorPre-booked private transfer?

The short answer

For one traveler the Dublin Express is cheaper by up to €52. The Dublin Express fare is sold "from" a price rather than at it, so this comparison holds only at the advertised prices and the real answer can change with the day you travel.

The Pre-booked private transfer is quicker: 53 min against 56 min. The Dublin Express varies between 50 and 87 minutes.

Dublin Express: 03:05–00:35. Pre-booked private transfer: Runs all night.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersDublin ExpressPre-booked private transferDifference
1from €9€61up to €52
2from €18€61up to €43
3from €27€61up to €34
4from €36€61up to €25
5from €45€75up to €30
6from €54€75up to €21
7from €63€75up to €12
8from €72€75up to €3

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
Dublin Express · Dublin ExpressDublin Express
From
Airport coach stands, zones 1 and 21
To
Custom House Quay, by Connolly Station, via George's Quay, the south quays and Heuston Station
Luggage
Two bags up to 20 kg each plus one piece of soft hand luggage, included.
Runs
03:05–00:35
Journey
50–87 min

The advertised "as little as 14 minutes" is not in its own timetable, which gives 23 minutes at the quickest to George's Quay, the first city stop. The coach loops west to Heuston before Custom House Quay: 50 minutes overnight, up to 87 on weekday mornings.

It does not run between 00:35 and 03:05. If you are landing in the small hours this is not an option, however fast it is by day.

It reaches Heuston Station directly, which no other service here does, so it is the one to take for an onward intercity train.

Dublin Express: price for every party size

Check times and fares with Dublin Express
transfer · Welcome PickupsPre-booked private transfer
From
Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To
Any address
Luggage
Stated when booking; choose the vehicle by luggage as well as seats.
Runs
All night
Journey
20–53 min

This price is indicative: the operator sets it, and it moves with vehicle size, luggage and the exact address. Confirm the total at the time you book.

Pre-booked private transfer: price for every party size

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