Travel time: 45 minutes
Distance: 16 kilometres

By Car

• Leave the Airport and follow the Way Out signs until you reach a signalled roundabout.
• At the roundabout take the 2nd exit signposted Dublin to join Motorway M1 Airport Interchange.
• Junction3 (M50): follow signpost towards City Centre
• End of the Motorway, follow the N1
• At the junction with Griffith Avenue turn left at traffic lights R102 signposted Malahide, Howth.
• Junction with R107, at the traffic lights turn right R107
• At the T Junction turn right R105
• At traffic lights turn left R131 signposted Dublin Port, Dun Laoghaire
• At the junction with Alfie Byrne Road go through the traffic lights
• At the junction for Dublin Port turn right at the traffic lights
• Passing The O₂ (J79) at the roundabout follow the signposts for Dun Laoghaire Via Toll Bridge and  proceed across the River Liffey
• Go through the East Link Toll Bridge (car €1.70)
• Junction 80 (Dublin Outer Orbital Route)
•  At the roundabout take the third exit signposted N11, N81 Irishtown (Junction 81)
• Turn right then and turn immediately left at the traffic signals into Londonbridge Road R111 (Signposted N11, N81) Junction 51 (R815) at traffic signals turn left R815, signposted Ballsbridge.
• Proceed through the next traffic lights and the RDS is situated on your right.

Parking at the RDS 

By Bus
The RDS is only 16km from Dublin International Airport.  An Aircoach to Ballsbridge runs from outside the Airport every 15 minutes with bus stops outside the Main Hall entrance to the RDS and Bewleys Hotel on Simmonscourt Road.  The journey costs €14 return and takes approximately 30-45 minutes depending on traffic.

By Taxi
Taxis are available at the Taxi rank outside Arrivals.  Expect to pay between €30 and €40.

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