Dublin City Guide - Getting There By Rail

Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) provides the national service (tel: (01) 836 6222). Services do not cover all parts of the country but are quite reliable. Dublin has two main stations: Connolly Station on Amiens Street (tel: (01) 703 2358), in the centre, and Heuston Station by the Quays (tel: (01) 703 3299). Both have bureaux de change, lockers, left luggage, shops, bar and snack bars.

Rail services: Connolly Station serves Belfast (journey time - 2 hours), Rosslare (journey time - 3 hours 10 minutes) and Sligo (journey time - 3 hours). Heuston Station serves Galway (journey time - 2 hours 40 minutes), Tralee (journey time - 4 hours 30 minutes), Westport (journey time - 3 hours 20 minutes), Kildare (journey time - 30 minutes), Cork (journey time 2 hours 30 minutes), Kilkenny (journey time - 1 hour 35 minutes), Waterford (journey time - 2 hours 40 minutes), Clonmel (journey time 4 hours) and Limerick (journey time - 2 hours 30 minutes).