Dublin DUB Airport Overview

Dublin Airport DUB (Aerofort Bhaile Atha Cliath) is not only Ireland's busiest airport, but is also among the busiest airports in Europe.  In terms of customer service a most recent ACI study determined that Dublin came in as number four among 28 European airports within  the same passenger count.

The Airport is located in Collinstown, in the Fingal part of County of Dublin, near the city of Swords, and is only 10 km north of Dublin City, Republic of Ireland, and accessible directly via the N9, connecting shortly thereafter to the M50 motorway encircling part of Dublin, and connecting to motorways N2, N3, N4, N7, N91/92 and N11.

With two runways (a third parallel runway to be built) and an estimated 18.4 million  passengers a year, the Airport is hub for Aer Lingus, Aer Lingus Regional, and Ryanair, and is served by a multitude of domestic, international, low-fare and charter airlines, offering direct and connecting flights to all points of the globe.
Starting June 2012 United will depart daily from Terminal 2 for the Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD. This brings the North American destinations to 10 (Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, New York, Newark, Orlando, Philadelphia, Toronto & Washington).

NOTE: Presently Dublin Airport is one of the few airports outside North America with U.S. border preclearance services for US-bound passengers - meaning after arrving in the U.S., they can forego the 30-45 minute immigration & customs procedure.

On-Airport hotels Clarion & Radisson are located on either side of the airport's circle road.

The passenger terminal complex at Dublin Airport now consists of two terminals - Domestic T1 & International T2 - connected landside by a new 100-meter pedestrian corridor. (For detailed terminal information, click on 'Terminal Map'.) 

Parking options at Dublin Airport: (For detailed parking information, click on 'Airport Parking'.)

Rental car desks at Dublin Airport are located in the Terminal 1 Arrivals Hall and in Terminal 2's  multi-story carpark (Hertz, Budget, Avis, Sixt & Europcar). Pre-booked rental cars are available from Thrifty, Dan Dooley, Enterprice, & County Car Rentals, located in T1, Arrivals Hall.

To get from Dublin Airport to your destination, you can rent a car, take a taxi, a bus or a train:
1. A taxi stand with dispatcher is available on the Arrivals level road. 
2. Buses to Dublin City and its surrounding areas are available from Dublin Bus, Airlink, Aircoach, Flybus & Urbus.
(a) The Airlink bus takes you directly to city center, railway & bus stations.
(b)The Dublin Bus serves Heuston & Connolly railway stations.
 
NOTE: Construction on the Metro North project is to start soon and will provide Dublin with an airport rail link (the rail station is to be situated between the two passenger terminals), and other connections. A trip between Dublin Airport and St. Stephen’s Green will take 18 minutes. Together with the proposed extensions to the Luas Green and Red tram lines, the Metro to Dublin Airport will connect with Dublin's bus and rail terminal, with access to all major modes of transportation in and from the city.




Dublin DUB Airport Update History

  • Updated DUB Airports page - Dec 29, 2011
  • Updated DUB Persons With Disabilities page - Dec 29, 2011
  • Updated DUB Airport Intro page - Nov 30, 2011
  • Updated DUB Main Terminals page - Nov 30, 2011
  • Updated DUB Parking On site page - Nov 30, 2011
  • Updated DUB Food & Stores page - Nov 17, 2011
  • Updated DUB Lost Found page - Nov 14, 2011
  • Updated DUB Direct Flights page - Oct 19, 2011

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