Dublin, Ireland travel guide
Dublin Airport is located in Collinstown, 10 km north of Dublin city centre, Ireland. It is the country's main international airport, having received over 23 million passengers 2007, most of them from international airports.
Dublin Airport is growing rapidly. This growth matched Ireland's economical growth from early 90's. The airport has had to adapt to the growing passengers number; thus it is almost always under construction. The airport has two terminals handling flights to London, Manchester, Paris, Amsterdam, and different cities in Spain, New York, among others.
Airlines serving to and from Dublin Airport include Rynair, Aer Lingus, Air Europa, Delta Airlines.
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- Local time in Dublin, Ireland:
- GMT+0
- Population of Dublin, Ireland:
- 1,661,185
Tourist attractions at Dublin, Ireland
Dublin Castle
Originally built in the 13th century where once was a Viking settlement, the castle served as a fortress, a prison, a treasure and as headquarters for the Irish Administration during 700 years. Rebuilt during the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, Dublin Castle is used today to celebrate important State receptions.
State's apartments, the storage room, crafts shop and the restaurant are open for visitors.
This and other monuments in Dublin are always more accessible in a rental car in Dublin, Ireland. In your own car you will be able to choose your paths and your schedules touring Dublin, Ireland.
National Gallery
Situated in Kildare Street, it is considered to be one of Europe's most important galleries with over 2.600 works of both Irish and international artists displayed. In the entrance you'll find the statute of Irish writer George Bernard Shaw, who left one third of his work in this gallery.
Galleries in Dublin, Ireland are all reachable by rental car collected in Dublin Airport, Ireland.
National Museum
Free entrance and located in three different buildings: Kildare Street, Merrion Street and Collins Barracks headquarters, it's a bit far but it's worth to stop by when visiting Phoenix Park.
It houses the major Irish treasures and antiques, such as Tara's brooch and Ardagh's chalice, among many other Celtic, Danish Viking and even Roman treasures.
Dublin is a city full of history everywhere you go. Make sure to tour the sites in the comfort of a personal transportation. From Dublin Airport hire a car and begin exploring the marvels in Dublin, Ireland.
Grafton Street
This is a pedestrian street with all the typical trendy stores, together with the great stores of Brown Thomas and one of the finest malls in Dublin, Powerscourt Town House, on its highest floor is the Design Centre, where you'll only find Irish designers clothes.
Park your rental car in Dublin and opt to walk around the streets in Dublin for a closer look into Ireland's lifestyle and people.
Dublin Literary Pub Crawl
This is a two-hour tour including poetry recitals, music, as well as a visit to Dublin pubs with literary connections. It costs 10€ and it begins in the first floor of y Duke Pub, 9 Duke Street, Monday to Saturday at 19.30, from April to November (tickets are on sale from 19.00); and also Sundays at 12.00 and 19.30.
Information:
Call: (01) 670 5602; mailto:info@dublinpubcrawl.com; web page: http://www.dublinpubcrawl.com/
Discover Dublin Tours, 20 Stephen Street Lower
It organizes a pub tour, for two and a half hours in the area of Temple Bar for 10€. You can buy tickets that same night or in the Tourism Offices in Suffolk Street. The tour starts in Oliver St John Gogarty's (the corner of Fleet Street and Anglesea Street) and it's held every night at 19.30, from May to October; Fridays and Saturdays only in November, February, March and April.
Information:
Call: (01) 478 0193; web page: http://www.musicalpubcrawl.com/)
Recommended daytrips from Dublin, Ireland
A Visit to Avondale House
In Wicklow County you'll find this beautiful, majestic residence built in 1777. Avondale House, is a gregorian style house designed by James Wyatt with original pieces that make it a true museum of that time. It's located within a magnificent 2 square kilometre forest park full of winding paths which you can tour peacefully, enjoying nature for about 5 hours. With a cheap car hire in Dublin, Ireland you will find easy to get here.
For information call +353 (0)404 46111.
Website: http://www.coillte.ie/tourism_and_recreation/ww_avondale_home_parnell.htm
Fort Lucan Outdoor Adventureland
This is an adventure playground, fully supervised, where the goal is to have a fun family day. Some of the features include Water Slide, Crazy Golf, Go-Karting, 40 Foot Slide. A great number of options for the younger members, as well as a cafe and shop.
How to get there with a rental car in Dublin:
From South Dublin, take the N4 to Lucan, cross the Liffey at Lucan Village. Just after the bridge, turn right onto the Strawberry Beds road. Signs will lead from here.
From North Dublin, take the N3 to Blanchardstown. Drive to Clonsilla Village, and take the road from Clonsilla to Lucan. Fort Lucan will be on your left 1 mile from Clonsilla. Signs will lead from here. So let the games begin! Children: €7.50 Adults: €3 (incl. tea/coffee) Under 2s: Free. Ask for group deals.
Hotels at Dublin, Ireland
The Clearence Hotel
6-8 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland
Tel: +353 1 407 0800 / Fax: +353 1 407 0820
Merrion Hotel
Hotel Class 5*
Upper Merrion Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
Tel: +353 1 603 0600 Fax +353 1 603 0700
Clontarf Castle Hotel
Castle Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3.
Tel: + 353 (0)1 8332321 Fax: + 353 (0)1 8330418
Local conditions for Dublin, Ireland
Thu, 24 May 2012 10:50:00 +0100
Thursday at 10:00 IST:
white cloud. 16°C (61°F)
Temperature: 16°C (61°F), Wind Direction: NNW, Wind Speed: 4mph, Relative Humidity: 76%, Pressure: 1029mb, rising, Visibility: VG
Weather forecast for Dublin, Ireland
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Thursday
Sunny, Max Temp: 19°C (66°F), Min Temp: 11°C (52°F)
Max Temp: 19°C (66°F), Min Temp: 11°C (52°F), Wind Direction: E, Wind Speed: 8mph, Visibility: good, Pressure: 1029mb, Humidity: 57%, Sunrise: 05:10IST, Sunset: 21:33IST
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Friday
Sunny, Max Temp: 20°C (68°F), Min Temp: 13°C (55°F)
Max Temp: 20°C (68°F), Min Temp: 13°C (55°F), Wind Direction: ENE, Wind Speed: 9mph, Visibility: moderate, Pressure: 1025mb, Humidity: 67%, Sunrise: 05:09IST, Sunset: 21:34IST
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Saturday
Sunny, Max Temp: 19°C (66°F), Min Temp: 12°C (54°F)
Max Temp: 19°C (66°F), Min Temp: 12°C (54°F), Wind Direction: E, Wind Speed: 16mph, Visibility: good, Pressure: 1022mb, Humidity: 59%, Sunrise: 05:08IST, Sunset: 21:36IST
Airport Information
- Airport name:
- Dublin International
- Airport code:
- DUB
- Phone number:
- +353 (0)1 814 1111
- Fax number:
- +353(0)1 814 4816
- Address:
- County Dublin, Ireland
- Map:
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- Distance from airport to Dublin:
- Dublin city || 6.2 Miles / 10 km / 20 minutes by rental car from Downtown Dublin
- Car Rental office location:
For car rental in Dublin, Ireland; car rental facilities can be found in Dublin Airport Main Terminal, at the Arrivals hall, a very convenient location to collect your Dublin Airport car hire after arriving.
Companies operating their vehicle pickup and return services directly from these facilities include:
- Europcar
- Avis
- Budget
- Hertz
- Sixt
- 353 Car Rental
Pre-booked car rental companies at the airport include:
- Thrifty Car Rental
- Enterprise Rent-a-Car
- County Car Rentals
- Dan Dooley Car Hire Ireland
The daily opening hours for all car rental companies are 06.00hrs - 23.00 hrs. Rent a car from Dublin Airport or book today and benefit of great Dublin Airport cheap car rental deals.
Airlines providing airport services to Dublin, Ireland
- Adria Airways
- Aer Arann
- Aer Lingus
- Air Baltic
- Air Canada
- Air France
- Air Southwest
- Air Transat
- American Airlines
- BMI
- Cityjet
- Continental
- Danube Wings
- Delta
- Etihad Airways
- Flybe
- Germanwings
- Iberia
- Lufthansa
- Luxair
- Malev Airlines
- Norwegian Airlines
- Ryanair
- S7
- SAS
- SATA
- Star1 Airlines
- Swiss Airlines
- Thomas Cook Airlines
- Tofino Air
- Turkish Airlines
- United Airlines
- United Express
- US Airways
- West Coast Air
- WestJet
