Dublin Connolly Station - Station Information

	Dublin Connolly Station Hotel Depot - Information about Dublin Connolly Station

There is no railway station at Dublin Airport.

Use the # 747 shuttle bus from the airport to Connolly Station. Rail routes from Connolly Station include Drogheda-Dundalk-Belfast, Bray-Arklow-Rosslare, and Longford-Carrick on Shannon-Sligo routes.
Use the 748 shuttle bus from the airport to Heuston Station. Rail routes from Heuston Station include Dublin-Cork, Dublin-Limerick, Dublin-Kilkenny-Waterford, Dublin-Athlone-Galway and Dublin-Castlerea-Ballina.

Population : Metropolitan Area: 1,000,000+

Greater Dublin Area: 1.4 million.

Area: 44 square miles

Time Zone: Greenwich Mean Time: 5 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time in New York.(6 hours ahead of central time in Chicago, etc.)

International Dialing Code: to place telephone calls outside Dublin but within Ireland, add ‘01’ to the front of the number. From outside Ireland, use Ireland’s international code as a prefix: 353. Dublin’s city code is 01. Calling cards can be purchased at news stands and post offices in Ireland to use in placing calls from public or private phones. To call the operator: dial 1190.

Emergency ( police; fire; ambulance): 999.

Currency: euro (EUR). Credit cards are accepted at larger restaurants, but cash is still the preference in Dublin. The easiest method of securing cash at the best exchange rate is to make withdrawals using a US credit card from the ATM machines found at the major banks.

Customs Regulations: Telephone: 1 855 4045 in Dublin for information.

Weather forecast: 1 550 123 854

National Holidays:

Jan. 1 New Year’s Day
Mar. 17 St. Patrick’s Day
Good Friday and Easter Monday (dates vary each year - Mar. or April)
1st Mon. of May May Day holiday
Whit Monday (late May or early June)
1st Mon. of August August holiday
Last Mon. of Oct. October holiday
Dec. 25 Christmas day
Dec. 26 St. Stephen’s day

Electricity: 220 volt A/C. Most hotels have 110V shaver outlets. Plugs have 3 square pins.

Visitors with disabilities: Disability Federation of Ireland will assist with suggestions and publications: 295 9344.

How to get around: Buses are the main form of public transportation. Dublin Bus operates Mon-Sat 6 AM - 11 PM and Sun. 10 AM - 11:30 PM. (exact fare needed) 873-4222. Schedules and prepaid tickets are available at Dublin Bus office and some news stands.

Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) is a light rail service running from Howth in the north to Bray in the south. Trains run every 15 minutes - every 5 minutes during rush hour.

Taxi stands can be found outside hotels, train and bus stations.

Air Travel: Dublin Airport is 7 miles north of the city. There are taxis and an Airlink express bus service to the city center that operates 6 AM -11:30 PM with departures every 20-30 minutes. The cost is minimal.

Rail Service: There are two mainline rail stations in Dublin. For rail information call Irish Rail at 836 6222.

Ferries from the United Kingdom sail into the ports of Dublin and Dan Langhaire (9 miles south of the city)