Ireland Travel Guide – Dublin
Posted by Melissa in Ireland
An around the world tour wouldn’t be bad and as exhausting as it seems if you know what you’re looking forward to as you arrived at your destination. One country that caught my attention was Dublin, Ireland.
Dublin is Ireland’s capital city which is split into halves by the River Liffey. On the north side of the river is O’ Connell St., which is the main thoroughfare that is intersected by numerous shopping streets like Henry Street and Talbot Street. While on its south is St. Stephen’s Green, Grafton St. (this is known as a shopping area), Trinity College, Christ Church and St. Patrick’s Cathedrals among other attractions.
One could reach Ireland through plane, bus, car, and even through boat. I do know however, how to get to Dublin, Ireland in plane, and a little by bus –my apologies!
Dublin, Ireland is only served by one terminal airport, a second terminal hopefully will open to serve the people in 2010. There are however, a number of airlines that you can choose from in Ireland. There is Ireland’s flag carrier, Aer Lingus, which flies to Dublin, Ireland from quite a number of European countries. Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fare carrier has one of its bases in Dublin, Ireland which has connecting flights to Paris, London, Manchester, Liverpool, Madrid and Frankfurt. Hoever for late booking of flights, Ryanair can take on expensive fares. Ireland also has a third airline, Aer Arann. This airline links Dublin, Ireland to many other Irish airports and some smaller UK cities. If you’re in a tight budget, low cost airline Flybe can link Dublin to Exeter and Southampton on the UK mainland and Guernsey in the Channel Islands.
There are three types of bus that can provide transport back to Dublin, Ireland. There is Aircoach which is characterized by a large blue bus that connects the city centre and many of Dublin’s many hotels, most of which are on the south side of the city. The cost is €8 single or €14 return (price seems to have gone up as of 11/27/08). They also offer services to other destinations within Ireland including Cork and Belfast.
Dublin bus of Ireland on the other hand offers a cheaper service to the centre and further afield in the southern suburbs. Cost is €2 and buses run every 10 – 25 minutes depending on time of day. You can save 10 cents by purchasing a Travel 90 ticket for €1.90 in the ticket machines in Ireland next to the airport bus stops. The ticket also allows you to transfer on to any other Dublin Bus services in Ireland for up to 90 minutes, saving you another bus fare should you need to transfer. On the other hand, I think a taxi in Ireland to the city centre would cost around €20 to 30 that is a cheaper option.
Whichever way you get yourself to reach Dublin, Ireland, do not sacrifice the quality of the service you could enjoy with the price that would cost you.
Remember that to enjoy much of your travel in Ireland, you must be comfortable. Ireland promises more to what you’re expecting so grab your luggage and your passports and off you to Ireland!!
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