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City to airport · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours

3 ways to the airport

The airport suggests arriving 2 hours before a short-haul flight and 3 hours before long-haul. First departures

Recommended

The cheapest way to the airport. The Aircoach 700 (sold from €8) is 15 minutes quicker for at least €5.40 more, which is not worth it at this party size.

Dublin Bus route 41

41 · Dublin Bus
40 min rideEvery 30 minRuns all night
Lower Abbey StreetBus stops at the airport
Non-stop24-hour service
€2.60total for 1 adult€2.60 eachBuy ticketOn Dublin Bus
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Lower Abbey Street, beside O'Connell Street

The standard cash fare paid to the driver, matching the Travel 90 paper ticket sold in the terminal. With a TFI Leap Card the same journey costs EUR 2.00, with a EUR 6.00 daily cap; children pay EUR 0.65 on Leap against EUR 0.90 in cash.

Luggage. Limited, and not guaranteed. Dublin Bus states it cannot guarantee you will be able to board with luggage.

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Shuttle

Aircoach 700

700 · Aircoach
25–34 min rideEvery 15 minRuns all night
O'Connell StreetAirport coach stands
24-hour serviceLuggage space
from €8total for 1 adultfrom €8 eachBuy ticketOn Aircoach
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. O'Connell Street, opp RIU Gresham Hotel

The operator advertises "from EUR 8" to the heart of Dublin city on one part of its homepage and "from only EUR 9" on another. Both are starting prices, so what you pay depends on when you book.

Luggage. Hold luggage carried, in the coach hold.

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Shuttle

Dublin Express

Dublin Express · Dublin Express
50–87 min rideEvery 15 min03:28–23:28
George’s QuayDublin Airport Terminal 2
Pre-bookLuggage space
from €9total for 1 adultfrom €9 eachBuy ticket3 places to buy
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. George’s Quay, at Tara Street Station — not Custom House Quay, where the coach from the airport sets down

"From just EUR 9 one-way when you book online" — a starting price, and conditional on booking ahead rather than turning up.

Luggage. Two bags up to 20 kg each plus one piece of soft hand luggage, included.

Hours. Narrower than the airport-bound hours: nothing runs from George’s Quay between 23:28 and 03:28, against the airport side’s 00:35-03:05 gap. The first coach reaches the airport at 04:20, the last at 00:19.

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Fares are the same ticket ridden the other way; the boarding points, hours and, where a ride differs by direction, the ride time are read for this direction. Also runs to the airport, boarding point and hours in town not recorded yet: Aircoach 705X, Dublin Express 785, Citylink 761, Aircoach 704X, Pre-booked private transfer, Private transfer to Belfast, Private transfer to Galway. Every way from Dublin airport into Dublin

How do I get from Dublin city centre to Dublin airport?

For one traveler the Dublin Bus route 41 is the way we recommend: €2.60 in total, 40 min, boarding at Lower Abbey Street. It runs at any hour. The airport suggests arriving 2 hours before a short-haul flight and 3 hours before long-haul, more if you are checking bags or travelling in a large group. Terminal 1 check-in opens at 02:30, Terminal 2 at 03:30, both until the last departure.

First departures

Earliest at the airport first
Dublin Bus route 41

Any hour.

Aircoach 700

Any hour.

Dublin Express

First 03:28 from George’s Quay, at the airport by about 04:24.

Arrival times add the recorded ride time to the first departure; no walking or waiting is added.

Early flight?

Dublin Express does not start from the city until 03:28. For anything earlier, Dublin Bus route 41 and Aircoach 700 both run through the night from the city centre.

Before you leave for Dublin Airport

From the centre to each way out
How early to be there

The airport suggests arriving 2 hours before a short-haul flight and 3 hours before long-haul, more if you are checking bags or travelling in a large group. Terminal 1 check-in opens at 02:30, Terminal 2 at 03:30, both until the last departure.

Early flights

Dublin Express does not start from the city until 03:28. For anything earlier, Dublin Bus route 41 and Aircoach 700 both run through the night from the city centre.

Where the bus leaves from

Dublin Express does not board where it set you down: the coach back to the airport leaves from George’s Quay (Tara Street Station), not Custom House Quay. Aircoach 700 boards on O’Connell Street; Dublin Bus 41 from Lower Abbey Street.

Uber and Bolt

Uber and Bolt drivers dropping you off use the same set-down zones as any car, in front of both terminals — follow the signs for T1 or T2 Departures. No separate charge is stated for setting someone down, unlike collecting an arriving passenger.

Questions

How early should I be at Dublin airport?

The airport suggests arriving 2 hours before a short-haul flight and 3 hours before long-haul, more if you are checking bags or travelling in a large group. Terminal 1 check-in opens at 02:30, Terminal 2 at 03:30, both until the last departure.

Where does the Dublin Bus route 41 leave from in Dublin?

Lower Abbey Street, beside O'Connell Street.

My flight is early. What runs before the first train?

Dublin Express does not start from the city until 03:28. For anything earlier, Dublin Bus route 41 and Aircoach 700 both run through the night from the city centre.

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