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Dublin
Airport is located about 6 miles North of
Dublin City Centre on the M1/N1 Road, off the intersection
with the M50 ring road which loops around the city. The
airport is well signposted on all major routes and is
served by an excellent road network.
Dublin
Airport serves both international and domestic airlines
and is the main airport in Ireland. Flying time to Ireland
is 6½ hours from New York, 7½ hours from Chicago, 10
hours from Los Angeles and approximately 1 hour from most
British cities. There are no direct flights from Australia
or New Zealand.
On
Arrival
Flying into Ireland is relatively hassle-free, although an
increase in traffic over recent years has caused some
flight and baggage delays. Customs and immigration in
Ireland is normal, naturally no contraband items will be
tolerated. Allow at least an hour to 90 minutes or so to
disembark, collect luggage, clear customs and arrange
transportation. Most major hotels will arrange for you to
be collected and quality tour operators will have someone
meet you or your group at the Airport. Visitors arriving
will either Rent
a car, or travel to the city centre or their
Hotel by Airlink, Bus or Taxi.
Facilities
There are several Bureau de Change located in the Airport
most operated by Bank of Ireland, A 24 hour Foreign
currency ATM machine (US Dollars, £ Sterling, French
& Belgian Francs) is also located on the Departures
Floor. As a busy Capital Airport, Dublin has good
Restaurants, Public Area's and Restrooms. Disabled
passengers are well catered for and a "take to
plane" service is available when required.
Transport
As a guide Taxis are available from outside the Arrivals
Area of the Airport between 06.30 and 11.30 pm freely but
at peak periods in the morning and evening long queues can
develop so our best advice is to pre book. Outside of
these hours you may still find it difficult to get a cab
so again we suggest you pre book. Taxi Fares are about EUR
18 (US$15) from the Airport to the City Centre, the ride
is about 20 minutes, 40 at peak times.
All Car Rental Desks are located in the ARRIVALS
HALL and most car rental agencies are open from 8 AM to 8
PM. Irish Car Rentals Desk is
located in the Pre-booked Car Hire Section, Arrivals Hall,
Dublin Airport. Turn right when you come out of baggage
reclaim, walk all the way to the end of the terminal
(passing some other car rental companies on your left). At
the end of the terminal (near the bank machine) turn right
again and you will see the SIXT Irish Car Rentals sign and
our desk which is staffed between 06:00 - 23:00 GMT Daily.
Bus &
Rail
Alternative transport to Dublin City Centre is the new '
Aircoach' service which provides transport between Dublin
Airport and Dublin City Centre Aircoach runs daily every
15 minutes from 05:30 until 22:30. Among the destinations
covered are O'Connell Street, Merrion Square, Mount
Street, Northumberland Road, Ballsbridge and Donnybrook. A
shuttle bus runs from outside the arrivals gate to the
city centre and serves the main Rail stations to the South
west and North of Ireland.
Dublin Airport more Info: here
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