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- Transport
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- Getting Around
- The transportation system in Dublin leaves much to be desired. The government expects the national transport plan in Ireland to be completed within ten years’ time, and it will cost more than 34 billion euros; there is, however, a substantial risk that the plan will go over-budget.
- BUS
- Several bus companies offer service within the city, but there is no overall transport authority and therefore it might be not so easy to receive information on how to get where you would like to go. Some companies, such as the principal one, Dublin Bus, do not charge flat fares; how much you pay depends on how many fare stages you have traveled through. Fares range from 80 cents to 1.80 euro. Children and elderly citizens get a discount. You need to pay the exact sum in coins, otherwise you will be given ‘change tickets’, which you can convert into cash at the company office. The alternative is to purchase daily, three-day, five-day, weekly, monthly or yearly cards, which can turn out to be quite a bargain if you use the service regularly. Depending on the location, bus services are offered from 7 in the morning to 11.30 in the evening. They are slightly reduced on Saturdays, and on Sundays buses arrive half as frequently as on weekdays.
- For a genuine Dublin experience when you need to make the most of the city in little time, you could check out one of the various sightseeing buses which travel on a route that covers all the city’s major places of interest. The main nationwide bus company is Bus Eireann, which offers regular connections to Ireland’s major cities. Iarnrod Eireann is the company which runs the train service in and around Dublin. It is quite regular and covers a large part of the city; prices for tickets vary from 75 cents to 2.50 euro.
- DART Train
- The high-speed DART service is also quite frequent, but its destinations are generally limited to the downtown and coastal areas. The main railway stations are the Tara Street Station, the Connolly Station and Heuston Station.
- TAXI
- Taxis in Dublin are usually easy to get, save for Friday and Saturday nights, when young people go clubbing. They can stop for you in the street, or be called by phone. Taxis are great for short distances, but on longer ones the prices can get a little high. The main companies are A to B Cabs, Pony Cabs, Access Metro Cabs, Castle Cabs and others.
- AIRPORT
- The Dublin International Airport, with an average of 18,000,000 passengers yearly, is by far the busiest airport in Ireland, four times larger than the second major Irish airport in Belfast. It takes the 5th position on the list of Europe’s fastest-growing airports. It is the headquarters of Ireland’s two international airline companies, Aer Lingus and RyanAir (the largest no-frills airline in all of Europe). The airport offers connections to hundreds of destinations throughout Ireland, Europe, America and Asia. It is situated about 10 kilometers north of the city in the area of Collinstown. For the time being, the Dublin International Airport is not well-connected to downtown and most passengers prefer to reach the city by taxi. A light rail track linking the airport and the city center is a major project launched by the authorities in Dublin; a final date for completing the construction has not been announced yet.
- SEAPORT
- The Dublin seaport is the largest in Ireland, and it is here that the world’s most high-capacity car ferry operates, the Ulysses. There are regular connections to the English city of Liverpool, and the cities of Holyhead and Mostyn in Wales; during the summer months, the port also offers a connection to Isle of Man.
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