Dublin Airport

Dublin Airport (DUB)

Dublin Airport is a fast growing airport. Almost 18.5 million passengers were processed in 2005, and in 2006 the number will exceed 20 million. This growth has coincided with economic rise in Ireland since the beginning of the 90s. The airport has had to keep up with the growing number of passengers, so there are almost always construction activities at the Dublin Airport. At this moment work is being done on the building of a second terminal building which will be completed in 2009. Extra check-in counters have been temporarily set up in the basement of the Departures Hall.

The airport is ten kilometers north of the Irish capital is home base for the national airline Aer Lingus and the budget airline Ryanair.

Local transport

Train

Dublin Airport has no train connection. There are advanced plans to connect the airport to Dublin with the metro connection. If you want to travel with the train you can take bus 748 from Dublin Bus to stations Heuston and Connolly.

Car and bus

The airport is very easily accessible. It is next to highway M1 and the exit is on the ring road of Dublin (M50).

There are many bus connections between Dublin Airport and various destinations in Ireland. AirCoach and Dublin Bus have lines to Dublin for € 7.00 and € 5.00, respectively. AirCoach goes to the destinations further to the south and the north. Bus Eireann maintains a fast service between Dublin and Belfast which also stops at the airport. JJ Kavanagh has bus connections to the south, and Citylink is the bus company that goes to destinations in the west. All busses leave from stops close to the exit of the Arrivals Hall.

Car rental Dublin Airport

Car rental companies at the Dublin Airport are Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz, Murrays and National. You can rent a car on site with these companies, but there are also a considerable number of counters for companies where you can book in advance: Argus, Atlas, Dan Dooley, Hamills, Malone, Sixt and Thrifty. You can also reserve a rental car in advance using the service EasyTerra provides. They compare the rates of several car rental providers in a single quote.

Taxi

Taxis are in front of the Arrivals Hall. All taxis have meters, but they are only used for destinations in the so-called Dublin City Taxi Metered Area. Apart from that you must negotiate the price before hand. A ride to the centre of Dublin costs about € 20.00, but there may be an extra charge for baggage. An added surcharge is also added in the evenings and weekends.

Luxury cars with a driver can be booked with ECL (tel: +353(0)1 842 0249).

Airport Parking

Passengers can be dropped off in the area in front of the Departures Hall, but that is strictly for very short parking. The road by the Arrivals Hall does not allow private vehicles. Unattended vehicles will be towed away.

Opposite the terminal is a garage for short term parking. The base rate is € 1.50 for a half hour running to € 30.00 for the whole day. The area for long term parking is at the east side of the airport. The rate is € 8.50 per day. There is a shuttle bus from the parking lot to the terminal. For more information about parking at Dublin Airport call tel: +353(0)1 814 4828.

For the busy business traveler that regularly uses the Dublin Airport there is the Collinstown Executive Car Parking Service where you unload in front of the terminal and a driver will park your car. Cost € 5000 per year. Tel: +353 (0)1 814 4895.

Services

Hotels

There are two hotels at the airport: Clarion Hotel (tel: + 353(0)1 8080 500) and Dublin Airport Great Southern Hotel (tel: +353(0)1 844 6000). Airport Manor and Tulip Inn are close to the airport. For more hotels and reserving online you can go to Booking.com. They have a large offering of hotels with great internet rates.

Shops and restaurants

Dublin Airport offers a large choice of bars and restaurants, both before and after customs control. The shopping and eating area after customs control is called “The Street”. There are more than 25 bars, restaurants and shops. The website from Travel Value Airport Shopping (tel: +353(0)1 814 4356) gives and extensive overview of the offerings including a useful map.

Baggage

There are baggage safes in the central hall of the garage for short term parking. You can report misplaced baggage to the Airport Police. You can find the office on the Arrivals Road, tel: +353(0)1 814 5555.

Information

There is an information counter in the Arrivals Hall that is open from 6:00 am to 1:00 am (open 24 hours per day from June until October 24). Next to it there is a counter from Dublin Tourism where you can reserve a hotel room, among other things.

Business

The Anna Livia Lounge is accessible for everyone at a cost of € 20.00 for three hours. There is complimentary internet and a fax and copy machine.

Meeting rooms and VIP-lounges can be booked through tel: +353(0)1 814 1111. Large conference facilities can be found at the Dublin Airport Great Southern Hotel (see “hotels”).

Handicapped persons

There are adapted restrooms and elevators with buttons with Braille. For people with hearing disabilities there is a Minicom telephone available (tel: +353(0)1 814 4613).
Greencaps Limited (tel: + 353(0)1 814 4633) rents wheelchairs and offers other services for handicapped persons.

Handicapped persons can park on the ground level of the parking garage for short term parking. You can also park your car there for longer as long as it has been requested and there is a special sticker visible in the car (tel: +353(0)1 814 4828).

Other services

Money exchange offices and cash machines can be found throughout the terminal building. There is a medical centre and a pharmacy. There is a post office in the garage for short term parking.

There is a special meeting service offered by Airport Liaison (tel: +353(0)1 8144849). This is for when you cannot pick up your passengers yourself but you want to make sure that they are picked up safely and helped further to their destination. There is also a service for VIPs.

In terminals A and C in the Arrivals Hall there are shoe shiners. Base price is € 4.00.

Contact

Address

Dublin Airport
Dublin County
Republic of Ireland

Telephone, fax, email

Telephone: +353(0)1 814 1111
Fax: +353(0)1 814 4816
E-mail: information.queries@dublinairport.com (general information) customer.relations-dublin@aer-rianta.ie (complaints or suggestions)

Airport codes

IATA airport code: DUB
ICAO airport code: EIDW