Dublin Airport bus (Aircoach, Dublin Express and other key services)

This section contains information about key Dublin Airport bus services, including the popular Aircoach and Dublin Express options.


Note: Leap Cards are not valid on Aircoach or Dublin Express buses.

How to get from Dublin Airport to the city centre

There isn’t yet a train from Dublin Airport to the city centre, but you can make use of several bus routes which serve the airport, including good express services which provide interchanges with Dublin trains and trams. You’ll find information about these below.

Aircoach

The Aircoach buses provide express services from Dublin Airport to the city centre, and their routes contain several interchanges with key Dublin tram stops — check out our rail map to see the connections for the main city centre route, number 700.

The main Aircoach route, the 700, typically runs every 30 minutes. You can view the timetable here.

There are additional Aircoach routes serving other parts of Dublin — see the Aircoach website for more details.

Dublin Express bus

The Dublin Express Route 782 takes you from Dublin Airport to the city centre, and is the best option if you need to travel to Heuston Station. Buses typically run every 15-20 minutes. Dublin Express also provides some additional routes from the airport to other parts of the city, including to Terenure and Charlotte Way — you can view all the available destinations here.

Tickets

Aircoach and Dublin Express tickets can be bought online or from customer staff at Dublin Airport. You can also buy tickets online for these services by following the below links:

Note that these services do not accept Leap cards.

Wheelchair accessibility / step free access

Aircoach buses are low-floor, wheelchair-accessible vehicles that can accomodate one wheelchair passenger at a time. However, wheelchair users must contact Aircoach 24 hours in advance of travel - the details for doing so are available here.

Express airport bus services to Greater Dublin Area

Routes

Bus Eireann, Ireland’s state-owned coach company, provide a wide range of services which serve the Greater Dublin Area and beyond. You van view a full list of these on the Bus Eireann website, but routes which are of most relevance to passengers wishing to travel in the Greater Dublin Area are as follows:

  • 100X: Dublin > Airport > Drogheda > Dundalk

  • 101: Dublin > Airport > Balbriggan > Drogheda

  • 109A: Dublin City University > Airport > Ratoath > Dunshaughlin > Navan > Kells

  • 133: Dublin Airport > Dublin > Ashford > Wicklow

  • 2: Dublin Airport > Dublin > Arklow > Gorey > Enniscorthy > Wexford

  • 4: Dublin Airport > Dublin > Carlow > Waterford

  • 22: Dublin > Airport > Mullingar > Longford > Ballina

  • 23: Dublin > Airport > Mullingar > Longford > Sligo

  • 30 / X30: Dublin > Airport > Cavan > Enniskillen > Ballyshannon > Donegal

  • 32 / X32: Dublin > Airport > Monaghan > Letterkenny

Tickets and timetables

Please visit the Bus Eireann website for details on where to catch the above buses, along with ticketing and timetabling information.

Wheelchair accessibility

Not all Bus Eireann services are wheelchair-acessible, and wheelchair users need to book a space in advance of their journey — please see Bus Eireann’s accessibility advice for more details.

Local bus services

Routes

A number of local Dublin Bus and Go-Ahead Ireland services also operate from Dublin Airport to various locations around the city. These are:

  • 16: Dublin Airport Towards Ballinteer (Kingston)

  • 41: Abbey St. Towards Swords Manor

  • 102: Dublin Airport to Sutton DART station

  • 33A: Dublin Airport to Balbriggan

These services are cheaper to use than Aircoach (but can be slower).

Tickets and timetables

  • Tickets can be bought on the bus, but it’s cheaper and easier to use a Leap Card. See our tickets information for more details.

  • You can view timetables and real-time information for these services on the Dublin Bus website.

Wheelchair accessibility

Dublin buses are low-floor and wheelchair accessible.

Additionally, Dublin Bus runs a travel assistance scheme to help those with a mobility impairment to travel around Dublin. The Travel Assistance Scheme is free and is for people aged 18 or over. You can use it Monday to Friday between 08:00hrs and 18:00hrs. To find out more, phone (01) 703 3204 or email customercomment@dublinbus.ie.

Other operators

A number of private operators provide bus services to Dublin Airport. These include:

  • Airport Hopper operates hourly shuttle buses from Dublin Airport to Maynooth and Tallaght, serving Lexlip, Liffey Valley, Lucan, Clondalkin and various hotels en route. For wheelchair accessibility information, you will need to email the company at info@airporthopper.ie.

  • Green Big Bus (by Dublin Coach) provides 36 direct express services daily between Dublin Airport, the Red Cow Luas tram stop and Dundrum town. For wheelchair accessibility information, you will need to phone the company on +353 (0)1 465 9972 or email info@dublincoach.ie.

See also

Dublin transport map

View connections between Dublin airport buses, trains and trams

Dublin transport map