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Travelling to The RDS

Travelling to The RDS

DART Routes

The DART service runs to Lansdowne Road Station and Sandymount Station, both of which are a short walk from the RDS. 

For timetables and tickets, please visit Iarnrod Eireann Trip Planner.

Public Bus Routes

The RDS is serviced locally by Dublin Bus and Go-Ahead Ireland from Dublin City Centre, with a number of routes:

Dublin Bus Routes

4    From Harristown To Monkstown Avenue via Ballsbridge (Anglesea Rd.)
7    From Mountjoy Sq. Towards Loughlinstown/ Cherrywood via Ballsbridge (Anglesea Rd.)
7a  From Mountjoy Sq. Towards Loughlinstown
27X  From UCD Belfield To Clare Hall Via RDS Ballsbridge

Go-Ahead Ireland Bus Routes

18   From Palmerstown (Old Lucan Rd.) Towards Sandymount via Ballsbridge (Anglesea Rd.)

S2   From Heuston Station to Poolbeg via RDS Ballsbridge

There are also multiple routes serviced to and from the nearby Donnybrook Road, Bus Garage on the N11 which is only 10 minutes walking distance from the RDS. They are 46a, 145, 7b, 7d, 39a, 84x, 116 and 155.

For further information on local Dublin Bus routes visit www.dublinbus.ie 

Irish Rail - Iarnród Éireann

InterCity Rail services run from 2 different Dublin stations: Heuston Station and Connolly Station: 

  • Heuston Station has trains to and from to Ballina, Westport, Galway, Limerick, Tralee, Cork, Waterford, Portlaoise and Kildare
  • Connolly Station has trains to/from Belfast, Sligo, Dundalk, Kildare, Longford and Rosslare Europort. The Luas Red Line links the two stations door to door.

LUAS - Dublin Light Rail

There is no direct route from the LUAS to the RDS. However, the LUAS connects at Connolly Station to the DART system which stops at both Landsdowne and Sandymount Dart Stations, both of which are a short walk from the RDS. 

The closest LUAS stop is Ranelagh, which can be reached by taking the S2 bus from Merrion Road.

Cycling

It is a short cycle from Dublin city centre to the RDS with dedicated cycle lanes in place. Bicycle parking racks are also avaialble on site at the RDS.

Visit Dublin Bikes for more information on easy bike rental in Dublin city.