If you’ve booked a flight to the Irish capital, buses from Dublin Airport to the Dublin city centre are an easy and inexpensive way to get to your final destination. There are a number of different buses that leave from Dublin Airport and travel to various locations in the city.
If you have a bus or train connection to make when you arrive in Dublin, there are buses that run from the airport to the central bus station, Connolly train station, and Heuston train station.
To get from Dublin Airport to any of the aforementioned stations or the city centre, take Airlink bus number 747 from outside of the arrivals halls.
The bus takes 30 minutes to get to the last stop and lets passengers off at the O2 Dublin, the Convention Centre, the International Financial Services Centre, the Central Bus Station (Busáras), Connolly Rail Station, Luas Red Line, O’Connell Street, Trinity College and Temple Bar, Christchurch, and Heuston Rail Station on the way.
Airlink bus 747 operates daily from 6:00 to 23:30 (7:00 to 23:20 on Sundays) with departures every 15 minutes from 6:45 to 20:50 (every 15 to 20 minutes from 10:00 to 22:20 on Sundays).
Dublin Airport Bus Tickets
Single tickets for Airlink buses from Dublin Airport to the Dublin city centre cost 6 euros for adults and 3 euros for children. Return tickets cost 10 euros for adults and 5 euros for children.
You can purchase bus tickets at the information desks in the airport, at the machine at the bus stop at Terminal 1, or from the driver.
Other Ways to Get from Dublin Airport to the Dublin City Centre
Other ways of getting from Dublin Airport to the city include car hire, airport taxis, and private cars.