DART

The Dublin Area Rapid Transit is a commuter train line useful for daytrips on Dublin Bay and for those staying in Ballsbridge

The speedy electric train DART system is designed mostly for commuters (www.irishrail.ie). The only visitors who will likely have cause to use it are:

• Those staying in hotels outside the center, particularly in the popular Ballsbridge district just southeast of the city center (€1.70; 4–8 min.).
• Those taking daytrips out to Malahide (€2.40; 29 min.) or Dún Laoghaire (€2.40; 18 min.) on Dublin Bay.

DART tickets and timetables

The DART is part of the Irish Rail system (www.irishrail.ie).

There are five to seven trains per hour.

Stops are about two to three minutes apart, at least within tourist Dublin (downtown and Ballsbridge).

Ticket prices depend on distance traveled, but for travel between Ballsbridge and the city center cost €1.70 one-way or €2.90 return (or €8.80 for a three-day pass).

Useful DART stops

As fare as downtown Dublin goes, there are really only five or six stops you may need worry about.

The three DART stops in the city center are:

• Pearse Station (on Westland Row at the eastern edge of Trinity College campus)
• Tara Street Station (at Luke Street and Poolbeg Street, between Trinity College and the Liffey River)
• Connolly Station (three blocks northeast of Custom House on the north bank of the Liffey, near the intercity bus depot)

The three DART stops in Ballsbridge are:

• Lansdowne Road (at the southwest corner of Aviva Stadium at Lansdowne Road and Railway Cottages)
• Sandymount (at Sandymouth Avenue and Holyrood Park)
• Sydney Parade (at Sydney Parade Avenue and Ailesbury Gardens)

The Lansdowne Road station is just two stops from Pearse Station (4 minutes), Sandymont one stop farther (6 minutes), etc.