Route Planner to Dun Laoghaire
from the M50, Dublin Airport and
Ferry Terminals
M50 Barrier Free Tolling from August 30th
Your car registration number will be logged by cameras as you pass
through the toll bridge/plaza. You will be liable for a €3 euro toll which you
can pay online
with a credit or debit card at eflow.ie or by telephone on 1890 50 10 50. Or
payments can be made by cash or card at Payzone outlets (many newsagents
and
convenience shops). You must pay before 8pm the day after you use the M50
otherwise penalty charges kick in. (As much as 143 euro !)
If you have a hired car, check with them beforehand about the best way to pay
the toll as you could be charged higher fees for unpaid tolls.
There is only a toll if you have to cross the Bridge at the River Liffey.
If you are coming from the South and are travelling Southbound there is no fee.
If you are coming from the South and are travelling Northbound to the Airport
you will have to pay the fee.
Aircoach
have started a new Bus Service Direct from the Airport to
Dalkey, stopping in Dun Laoghaire through the Port
Tunnel
€8 Single €14 return, it runs 24 hours a day.
Please check the Aircoach website: www.aircoach.ie/news.article.php?ID=223.
for rates and times.
This new service is the best way to and from the Airport. It takes 40
- 50 minutes.
It operates from the Aircoach Stop outside the Arrivals Area in Dublin Airport.
It leaves Dalkey and the Airport every half hour in the early hours, and every
hour on the hour from 07.00 onwards.
The bus stops at the Crunch Fitness Centre on Marine Road in Dun Laoghaire
on the way from the Airport and
Returns to the Airport from outside the Town Hall on Marine Road in Dun
Laoghaire.
Directions from Dun Laoghaire Ferrport, Aircoach Stop and DART (Train) Station
When you arrive in Dun Laoghaire, walk/drive up Marine Road,
Turn left into George's Street,
Take the 3rd turn right into Corrig Avenue (just past McDonalds Restaurant)
We are opposite the Garda Station and Courthouse.
By Taxi Do Not Allow the Taxi Driver to
Take the M50 Route
Only take a taxi if you have to, we would recommend The
Aircoach Bus Service as the best way to travel.
Please agree the cost of the trip to Dun Laoghaire
before you commence the journey from the Airport by taxi.
A taxi will cost around €50 for 2 passengers and takes approximately 50
minutes.
You might be asked which route you would like them to take,
Take the route via the East Link Toll Bridge, and if it is late evening
or weekend take the Port Tunnel as well.
The route via the M50
is twice the distance as the route via the East Link Toll Bridge, and therefore can cost
twice the price.
If you feel you have been overcharged, get your receipt and we will
check with the taxi carriage office. Taxi drivers are obliged to give you
a receipt.
By Car from Dublin Airport
Long delays are no longer a feature of the M50 now that there is Barrier Free Tolling
Alternate Route from Dublin Airport Via the Port Tunnel and
East Link Toll
Bridge
The Port Tunnel is expensive at certain times during
the day. Please check www.dublinporttunnel.ie
for the tolls and times
In the evenings and at weekends it is worth the toll as it cuts the journey time
significantly.
Follow the M1 towards Dublin City. You will come across the
signs for the Port Tunnel.
If you wish to go via the tunnel keep in the right hand lanes.
If you do not wish to take the tunnel keep in the left hand lane when you
see the signs for the Tunnel.
Follow the signs for the East Link Toll Bridge,
You will pass by the
entrance to Dublin Port, on the way to the East Link Toll
Bridge.
Follow directions to Dun Laoghaire from Dublin Port.
Directions from Dublin Port
If you are arriving into Dublin Port, turn left out of the Port to the
'East Link Toll Bridge' (Cost €1.95)
When you cross the Toll Bridge follow the signs for Dun Laoghaire
Ferryport.
Directions from the National Routes
Take the M50 Southbound.
You will see many exits for Dun Laoghaire (Ferry Terminal)
Wait until EXIT 16. This exit is the nearest to our house.
Turn off Exit 16 at Cherrywood and follow the R118 to Dun
Laoghaire.
At the second roundabout stay on the R118 onto Lwr
Glenageary Road.
At the traffic lights turn left into Corrig Road.
Take the 3rd turn right into Corrig Avenue.
We are on the left hand side, just opposite the Garda (Police) Station.
No.
7 Bus
Timetable
No. 7 Bus from O'Connell Street to Dun Laoghaire
.