Getting There By Water
Dublin has two main ports with a series of harbours. Dublin Ferry Port (tel: (01) 855 5493; fax: (01) 836 5230) is on Alexandra Road in the east and Dún Laoghaire Harbour is at 15 Westmoreland Street, 14km (nine miles) south of the city.
Ferry services: Irish Ferries (tel: (01) 607 5555 or (1890) 313 131 (Republic of Ireland only) or (01) 661 0715 (24-hour information line); e-mail: info@irishferries.com; website: www.irishferries.com) operates car and foot passenger ferry services five times daily to Dublin Port from Holyhead.
Stena Line (tel: (01) 280 7777; website: www.stenaline.ie) also operates a twice-daily car ferry service from Holyhead to Dublin Ferry Port and a car and foot passenger ferry service from Holyhead to Dún Laoghaire Harbour four times daily.
The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (tel: (08705) 523 523 (United Kingdom) or (1800) 805 055 (Republic of Ireland only); website: www.steam-packet.com) runs twice-daily car and foot passenger Seacat ferries from Liverpool to Dublin Port, and from the Isle of Man in summer.
Transport to the city: Bus 53 departs from Dublin Ferry Port daily 0730–1930 (travel time – 10 minutes). There is a DART train daily 0600–2330 every 10–15 minutes from Dún Laoghaire Harbour (travel time – 30 minutes). Buses 7, 7A and 46A run to the city centre every 10–15 minutes (less frequent departures on a Sunday) 0700–2300 (journey time – 10–15 minutes). Taxis run from both ports but are hard to find after busy sailings.
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