Which dublin train station is closest to the airport

It appears JavaScript is disabled. For this site to function correctly, please enable JavaScript in your browser. There are several transport options for those travelling to Dublin City Centre and beyond. Dublin Airport is accessible by over 1, buses and coaches daily, reaching many areas in and around Dublin and towns and cities across Ireland. Find a route that will take you directly to or from the airport.

The name of the station is in honour of James Connolly, an Irish revolutionary and socialist. In , the Luas Red Line to Tallaght began serving the station. Connolly Station consists of seven platforms, four terminals dedicated to trains that are coming from the north and three for trains arriving from the south. From Connolly Train Station, passengers can take three intercity routes or one of a couple of suburban services.

While Connolly Station connects the city of Dublin to the east coast of Ireland, the Heuston Station serves the south and west of the country. Although trains seldom run between the two stations, they are connected by the Luas tram system and the No. In future years, there may be an interconnecting tunnel from Heuston Station to Pearse Station, and continuing on to the new Docklands Railway Station.

Heuston Train Station consists of nine platforms, of which eight are terminal platforms and one is a through platform. Irish sport images provided by Inpho Photography unless otherwise stated. Wire service provided by Associated Press. Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for user created content, posts, comments, submissions or preferences.

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Newsletters Podcasts More. Weekly Podcast. The Explainer is a weekly podcast from TheJournal. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. Well unlike most European countries Dublin does not have a train to the Dublin Airport. In fact, the trains do not travel close to the airport. However, the closest Dublin train station to Dublin Airport is Connolly Station in the north city center and Heuston Station on the edge of the south city center.

Connolly is closer to Dublin Connolly is about 12 km away, Heuston about 17 km. Tourists flying in or out of Dublin Airport would use trains in case they are traveling to or from other counties with in Ireland. From Connolly Station or Heuston Station, you could travel to the airport by local airport taxis, public buses, or airport coaches.