Travel to Ireland

Dublin Airport

Dublin Airport is one of Europe’s busiest airports, with more than 55 airlines flying to over 190 destinations. Dublin Airport offers services to 29 airports in the UK and has an ever expanding European network which now covers 100 airports, the majority of which are served by low-cost budget airlines.
Dublin Airport is 11km from the congress venue at Croke Park, with taxi, bus and coach links.

Dublin Port

Dublin is also accessible by sea from Britain and France. The major ferry companies are Irish Ferries and StenaLine. Further information on sailings are available on their websites.
Dublin Port is 2.5km from the congress venue at Croke Park by taxi.

Travel to the Congress Venue and throughout the City and Country:

The congress venue at Croke Park is located close to Dublin city centre. Dublin has a variety of transport options for navigating around the city.

Aircoach

The Aircoach service operates a regular service from Dublin Airport to Dublin city centre and return. There is a stop in Drumcondra (Quinn’s Pub) which is walking distance to the congress venue at Croke Park.
Full timetable details can be found here.

Dublin bus

Dublin Bus offers a high-frequency, accessible and easy to use service all over Dublin. A number of services operate close to Croke Park and many others will get you to the city centre from where the congress venue is a 15 minute walk.
Bus Routes that Serve Croke Park: 1, 7, 11, 13, 14, 16, 27a, 27b, 29a, 31/a, 31b, 32, 33, 40, 40b, 40d, 41, 41b, 41c, 42, 43, 44, 53, 123, 13.
Full timetable details can be found here.

DART and Rail

Both the DART and mainline train provide an excellent service from many parts of Dublin to the city centre. Connolly Station is a 15 minute walk from the congress venue at Croke Park.
Full timetable details can be found here.

LUAS

The LUAS tram has two lines operating in the city, the Red Line and the Green Line. The LUAS Red Line stops at Connolly Station which is a 15 minute walk from the congress venue at Croke Park.
Further information on the LUAS with timetable details can be found here.

Taxi

There are a large number of taxi services available in Dublin. Taxis from the airport to the city centre are readily available outside the Arrivals Hall. Please ensure to only travel in a registered taxi – they will have their taxi license displayed on the dashboard.
Taxis are readily available all over the city with listed Taxi ranks in most main tourism areas.

Car Hire

Hertz Car Hire and Avis Car Hire are both located at Dublin Airport, and have locations within Dublin city centre.