The RDS Travelling from Abroad
Access Guide The RDS From the Airport The RDS is serviced by the Aircoach that brings you directly to and from Dublin airport. Aircoach stops are located on the Merrion Road (opposite the RDS) and on Simmonscourt Road. The RDS is Ireland’s premier venue for meetings, conferences, exhibitions, entertainment and sporting events. The RDS is located just minutes from Dublin city centre on a 42 acre site and is surrounded by many hotels. The RDS also has 2,000 car park spaces on site on which more information is available inside this leaflet. The RDS also has parking facilities for bicycles and there is a taxi rank outside the front of Hall 1. For more information on timetables visit www.aircoach.ie or call +353 (0)1 844 7118. Aircoach Bookings for people with disabilities must be made in advance. Please call the Customer Services Manager on +353 (0)87 9786126 to arrange your booking. From the Ferry Dublin has two ferry ports - Dublin Port and Dun Laoghaire. Irish Ferries and Stena Line are the two ferry lines that operate at these ports. Dublin Port is on the north of the city approximately ten minutes drive from the RDS. Dun Laoghaire Port, south of the city, is twenty minutes drive from the RDS. From Dun Laoghaire Port by Bus The no. 7 bus has bus stops at the corner of Merrion Road and Simmonscourt Road to access the Simmonscourt Complex and on the Merrion Road for the Main Complex. The no. 7 bus continues into the City Centre. From Dun Laoghaire Port by Local Train The DART service also operates from Dun Laoghaire. This leaflet was created to help visitors travel to the RDS whether you are arriving in Dublin Airport or just need to make your way from another location in Dublin. Details of car parking, public transport links and airport links are detailed inside this leaflet and we hope that the information makes your journey to the RDS as straightforward as possible. Disabled Access All venues at the RDS are accessible to people with disabilities and there are carparking and facilities for people with disabilites onsite. For further information on disabled access please look for the symbol in this leaflet. Information For more information on events at the RDS or to download this guide visit: www.rds.ie Tickets To purchase tickets for many RDS events please visit: www.rdstickets.com Times can be accessed at www.dart.ie. How to get to the RDS Walking to the RDS Pedestrian routes from transport links are marked on the map. Each square grid on the map represents half a square kilometre, or about 7 minutes average walking time. For more information on Ferry times visit www.irishferries.com or www.stenaline.ie. Contact Tel: +353 (0)1 668 0866 Fax: +353 (0)1 660 4014 Email: [email protected] RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 www.vermilliondesign.com Travelling from Abroad Dublin Bus Dunboyne/Clonee 70 Mulhuddart 38 Portrush Coleraine Derry Bus Eireann is the National Bus Service and operates commuter bus services from Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford stopping in many of the towns on the way. Bus Eireann also operate national routes from all over Ireland. The Central Bus Station is called Busáras and is located on Store Street in Dublin 1. It is linked to the RDS by the DART from Connolly Station which is 3 minutes walk from Busáras. For timetables and more information on national bus routes visit www.buseireann.ie or call +353 (0)1 836 6111. Disabled access is available Lounthaune Cobh no l ly InterCity Rail services run from 2 different stations: Dublin Heuston Station Dublin and Connolly Station Dublin. Heuston Station has trains to/from the following locations: Ballina, Westport, Galway, Limerick, Ennis, Tralee, Cork, and Waterford. Connolly Station has trains to/from Belfast, Sligo, Wexford and Rosslare Europort. The Luas Red Line/ Dublin Bus No. 90 (finishes at 10:00pm) services link the two stations door to door. The RDS is linked to the train stations by the DART at Connolly Station. For more information on national train timetables visit www.irishrail.ie or call 1850 366 222 Disabled access is available Tallaght 49/A 50 54A 56A 65/B 77/A/B Kimmage 15A 19A 54A Terenure 15/A/B/C 16/A Stillorgan 10A 11/A 46/A/B/C 63 84 116 117 118 Donnybrook 10/A 46/A 63 84 Sandymount 2 3 Merrion Road Stops: 27X, 4, 45, 4A, 5, 7, 7A, 8, 18 Anglesea Road Stops: 63, 84 There are also a large numbers of routes serviced through the Donnybrook Bus Garage stop which is located only 10 minutes walk from the RDS. Bus routes include: 10, 10A, 116, 118, 145, 25X, 37X, 39B, 39X, 46A/B/C/E/X, 47, 66X, 67X, 70B, 746, 7B, 7D, 84X. Visit www.dublinbus.ie or call +353 (0)1 873 4222 for more information on local Dublin Bus routes. Disabled access is available Co n t re e qu ar e en -N ce CI rD oc Th k e Po in t rS Sp rg e M G eo ay o ’s Do ck Bu sá ra s Ab be y St ou rt s s Je rv i ld fie ur C ith Fo Sm on um us e M H eu st Simmonscourt HALL 10 Judges & Stewards and Private Pavilion P+R urt RED LINE GREEN LINE co ons oad R a Sta nd North Stand Ring 1 m Sim Sandyford P+R d RDS Main Arena Ang Kilmacud Stillorgan Four Seasons Hotel Ring 2 3 : Entrance : Aircoach Stop Hall 5 Hall 10 Hall 4 Hall 2 Merr : Parking Ring 3 Ring 4 To Sandymount Avenue Dart Station EN Bray 45 84 Blackrock 7/A 45 Ballsbridge 5 7/A 45 45 63 84 The RDS is serviced by bus routes numbers: Bewleys Hotel RE Cork Rosslare Harbour P+R G Wexford Concert Hall HALL 8 Church Balally 2 Mallow Clyde Room HALL 7 Band Lawn Hall 1 Hall 3 ion R oad Hall 6 sea Cork Tralee Dodder Suites HALL 6 stan lese EN Waterford Rosslare Harbour Dungarvan Charleville Tallaght Industries Hall HALL 5 Grand Dundrum Hospital Dun Laoghaire 7/A 46A 746 Monkstown 7/A Ringsend 1 2 3 Serpentine Hall HALL 4 RDS Windy Arbour P+R Kingswood Belgard Cookstown Rathmines 14/A 15/A/B/C 83 Ranelagh 11/A/B 44/B/C 48A 86 Harold’s Cross 16/A 19A 49/A 54/A Shelbourne Hall HALL 3 Simmonscourt House Milltown RE Wexford Rathcoole 69 Clondalkin 51/B 68 69 Ballyfermot 78A 79 206 South Stand Main Hall HALL 2 Minerva Suite Merrion Room Angle Kenmare Mallow Carrick-on-Suir Enniscorthy Red Cow RDS Cowper Bluebell Kylemore G Killarney New Ross Beechwood Blackhorse 1 Clonmel Mitchelstown Arklow RDS Ranelagh AL Newcastle West Newbridge Roscrea Portlaoise Athy Cloughjordan Ballybrophy Nenagh Carlow Birdhill Ennis Templemore Castleconnell Muine Bheag Thurles Gorey Limerick Kilkenny Enniscorthy Limerick Junction Thomastown Wicklow Kilkenny Tipperary Dublin Pearse Dun Laoighire Bray Greystones Kilcoole Wicklow Rathdrum Arklow DOCKLANDS Drimnagh Dublin City Centre Minerva House Charlemont Goldenbridge TR Thurles Dublin Connolly Dublin Heuston Palmerstown 25/A 26 66/A/B 67/A Chapelizod 25/A 26 66/A/B 67/A Heuston 90 92 Harcourt Suir Road N Tralee Kildare Carlow Kilrush Bray Drogheda Rialto Lucan 25/A 66/A/B 67/A Celbridge 67/A Hall 8 HALL 1 St. Stephen’s Green CE Listowel Galway Athy Roscrea Limerick Dublin Tullamore Portlaoise Ennis Shannon Maynooth Naas Birr Loughrea Navan At he At nry ty W mo oo n Ba dlaw llin n as lo e Galway Ballinasloe Athlone Drogheda Fa rra nf Ki or lla e Ra rn th ey m M or ills e tr Ba eet nt ee r Tuam Longford Roscommon Mullingar M an Cas tl u Cl lla J eba r ar un em ct or ion ris Ba lly ha un is Ro Ca st sc om lere a m on Westport Fatima 2 Ardee Dundalk James’s D Castlebar Westport Foxford Dundalk or Cavan Newry City Centre RE Ballina Sligo Howth 31/B Killester 29A 31/A/B 32/A/B 42A Raheny 29A 31/A/B 32/A/B Malahide 32A 42 Coolock 27 127 129 Artane 27/B/C 42/B 43 127 129 Connolly Station 20B 90 127 129 130 748 3 Ballina Newry W B Ca d el a m lin lly pi gt cu le on lla Ro Bri Bri ne ss dg dg lar et e e S ow tra n nd Monaghan Sligo Blanchardstown 38/A/B/C 39 70 Castleknock 37 38 Cabra 120 121 122 D Armagh Lisburn Lurgan Portadown Maynooth 66 67A Leixlip 66/A/B RE Belfast C Ba ollo ll o Bo ymo ney yle te Ca rri ck At on Dr Lo hl Sh om on ng an od e fo Cl no rd ar E n a Tu dg l ew Po lam M or rta ore ul t hs lin M rlin t ga ow En on gt r fi n o a Ki ste n Kil eld c ld re ar va M ock e n ay no ot h Enniskillen Bangor Belfast Omagh Ballyshannon Ti pp er ar y Ca hi r Ca C rri lo c n W k on mel at er Suir f Donegal Antrim Simmonscourt Complex 4 Strabane Larne RDS grounds DART Swords 33 41/A/B/C 43 Airport 16A 41/A/B/C 747 746 Santry 16A 33 41A/B/C D Derry Dr um co nd ra Letterkenny Finglas 19A 40/A/B/C/D Ballymun 13/A 4 Glasnevin 11 13 19 83 LUAS Road Iarnród Éireann RE Bus Eireann Buses to City Centre Library President’s Room There is no direct route from the LUAS to the RDS, however, the LUAS does connect to the DART local train system that passes by the RDS. The LUAS connects to the DART at Connolly Station. Connections to Heuston Station and National rail routes can then be reached through this stop. Connolly Station is accessible by lift and there are two wheelchair areas on board each Luas. For more information visit www.luas.ie or freefone 1800 300 604 The closest DART (local Dublin Rail) station (approx. 5 minute walk) to the RDS is Sandymount. From the Sandymount Dart Station: Follow the Exit signs and turn right onto Sandymount Avenue. Continue until you reach the traffic lights (Bewley’s Hotel and the Four Seasons Hotel will be directly in front of you). For the RDS Main Complex (Hall 1 – 7) then turn right onto Merrion Road and the Main Complex is situated on the left hand side (Merrion Road). For the Simmonscourt Complex (Hall 8) continue straight ahead from the traffic lights at the crossroads, passing Bewley’s on your left: the Simmonscourt Complex is on the left hand side. Sandymount platform is accessed by ramp and you must ask the ticket office for the gate release. Members’ Club Hall 7 To Lansdowne Road Dart Station Car Parking Under regular circumstances, the Merrion Road Car Park is open year-round from 7.30am – 6.00pm Monday to Friday. Simmonscourt and Anglesea Road Car Parks are only open for particular events. A flat fee is charged upon entry as outlined above and parking is provided on a first come first served basis. Check before you travel! Different car parks are used for different events and for some events there is limited/no parking. Please check our website www.rds.ie or call +353 1(0) 668 0866 before you travel. Dublin Bus Dunboyne/Clonee 70 Mulhuddart 38 Portrush Coleraine Derry Bus Eireann is the National Bus Service and operates commuter bus services from Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford stopping in many of the towns on the way. Bus Eireann also operate national routes from all over Ireland. The Central Bus Station is called Busáras and is located on Store Street in Dublin 1. It is linked to the RDS by the DART from Connolly Station which is 3 minutes walk from Busáras. For timetables and more information on national bus routes visit www.buseireann.ie or call +353 (0)1 836 6111. Disabled access is available Lounthaune Cobh no l ly InterCity Rail services run from 2 different stations: Dublin Heuston Station Dublin and Connolly Station Dublin. Heuston Station has trains to/from the following locations: Ballina, Westport, Galway, Limerick, Ennis, Tralee, Cork, and Waterford. Connolly Station has trains to/from Belfast, Sligo, Wexford and Rosslare Europort. The Luas Red Line/ Dublin Bus No. 90 (finishes at 10:00pm) services link the two stations door to door. The RDS is linked to the train stations by the DART at Connolly Station. For more information on national train timetables visit www.irishrail.ie or call 1850 366 222 Disabled access is available Tallaght 49/A 50 54A 56A 65/B 77/A/B Kimmage 15A 19A 54A Terenure 15/A/B/C 16/A Stillorgan 10A 11/A 46/A/B/C 63 84 116 117 118 Donnybrook 10/A 46/A 63 84 Sandymount 2 3 Merrion Road Stops: 27X, 4, 45, 4A, 5, 7, 7A, 8, 18 Anglesea Road Stops: 63, 84 There are also a large numbers of routes serviced through the Donnybrook Bus Garage stop which is located only 10 minutes walk from the RDS. Bus routes include: 10, 10A, 116, 118, 145, 25X, 37X, 39B, 39X, 46A/B/C/E/X, 47, 66X, 67X, 70B, 746, 7B, 7D, 84X. Visit www.dublinbus.ie or call +353 (0)1 873 4222 for more information on local Dublin Bus routes. Disabled access is available Co n t re e qu ar e en -N ce CI rD oc Th k e Po in t rS Sp rg e M G eo ay o ’s Do ck Bu sá ra s Ab be y St ou rt s s Je rv i ld fie ur C ith Fo Sm on um us e M H eu st Simmonscourt HALL 10 Judges & Stewards and Private Pavilion P+R urt RED LINE GREEN LINE co ons oad R a Sta nd North Stand Ring 1 m Sim Sandyford P+R d RDS Main Arena Ang Kilmacud Stillorgan Four Seasons Hotel Ring 2 3 : Entrance : Aircoach Stop Hall 5 Hall 10 Hall 4 Hall 2 Merr : Parking Ring 3 Ring 4 To Sandymount Avenue Dart Station EN Bray 45 84 Blackrock 7/A 45 Ballsbridge 5 7/A 45 45 63 84 The RDS is serviced by bus routes numbers: Bewleys Hotel RE Cork Rosslare Harbour P+R G Wexford Concert Hall HALL 8 Church Balally 2 Mallow Clyde Room HALL 7 Band Lawn Hall 1 Hall 3 ion R oad Hall 6 sea Cork Tralee Dodder Suites HALL 6 stan lese EN Waterford Rosslare Harbour Dungarvan Charleville Tallaght Industries Hall HALL 5 Grand Dundrum Hospital Dun Laoghaire 7/A 46A 746 Monkstown 7/A Ringsend 1 2 3 Serpentine Hall HALL 4 RDS Windy Arbour P+R Kingswood Belgard Cookstown Rathmines 14/A 15/A/B/C 83 Ranelagh 11/A/B 44/B/C 48A 86 Harold’s Cross 16/A 19A 49/A 54/A Shelbourne Hall HALL 3 Simmonscourt House Milltown RE Wexford Rathcoole 69 Clondalkin 51/B 68 69 Ballyfermot 78A 79 206 South Stand Main Hall HALL 2 Minerva Suite Merrion Room Angle Kenmare Mallow Carrick-on-Suir Enniscorthy Red Cow RDS Cowper Bluebell Kylemore G Killarney New Ross Beechwood Blackhorse 1 Clonmel Mitchelstown Arklow RDS Ranelagh AL Newcastle West Newbridge Roscrea Portlaoise Athy Cloughjordan Ballybrophy Nenagh Carlow Birdhill Ennis Templemore Castleconnell Muine Bheag Thurles Gorey Limerick Kilkenny Enniscorthy Limerick Junction Thomastown Wicklow Kilkenny Tipperary Dublin Pearse Dun Laoighire Bray Greystones Kilcoole Wicklow Rathdrum Arklow DOCKLANDS Drimnagh Dublin City Centre Minerva House Charlemont Goldenbridge TR Thurles Dublin Connolly Dublin Heuston Palmerstown 25/A 26 66/A/B 67/A Chapelizod 25/A 26 66/A/B 67/A Heuston 90 92 Harcourt Suir Road N Tralee Kildare Carlow Kilrush Bray Drogheda Rialto Lucan 25/A 66/A/B 67/A Celbridge 67/A Hall 8 HALL 1 St. Stephen’s Green CE Listowel Galway Athy Roscrea Limerick Dublin Tullamore Portlaoise Ennis Shannon Maynooth Naas Birr Loughrea Navan At he At nry ty W mo oo n Ba dlaw llin n as lo e Galway Ballinasloe Athlone Drogheda Fa rra nf Ki or lla e Ra rn th ey m M or ills e tr Ba eet nt ee r Tuam Longford Roscommon Mullingar M an Cas tl u Cl lla J eba r ar un em ct or ion ris Ba lly ha un is Ro Ca st sc om lere a m on Westport Fatima 2 Ardee Dundalk James’s D Castlebar Westport Foxford Dundalk or Cavan Newry City Centre RE Ballina Sligo Howth 31/B Killester 29A 31/A/B 32/A/B 42A Raheny 29A 31/A/B 32/A/B Malahide 32A 42 Coolock 27 127 129 Artane 27/B/C 42/B 43 127 129 Connolly Station 20B 90 127 129 130 748 3 Ballina Newry W B Ca d el a m lin lly pi gt cu le on lla Ro Bri Bri ne ss dg dg lar et e e S ow tra n nd Monaghan Sligo Blanchardstown 38/A/B/C 39 70 Castleknock 37 38 Cabra 120 121 122 D Armagh Lisburn Lurgan Portadown Maynooth 66 67A Leixlip 66/A/B RE Belfast C Ba ollo ll o Bo ymo ney yle te Ca rri ck At on Dr Lo hl Sh om on ng an od e fo Cl no rd ar E n a Tu dg l ew Po lam M or rta ore ul t hs lin M rlin t ga ow En on gt r fi n o a Ki ste n Kil eld c ld re ar va M ock e n ay no ot h Enniskillen Bangor Belfast Omagh Ballyshannon Ti pp er ar y Ca hi r Ca C rri lo c n W k on mel at er Suir f Donegal Antrim Simmonscourt Complex 4 Strabane Larne RDS grounds DART Swords 33 41/A/B/C 43 Airport 16A 41/A/B/C 747 746 Santry 16A 33 41A/B/C D Derry Dr um co nd ra Letterkenny Finglas 19A 40/A/B/C/D Ballymun 13/A 4 Glasnevin 11 13 19 83 LUAS Road Iarnród Éireann RE Bus Eireann Buses to City Centre Library President’s Room There is no direct route from the LUAS to the RDS, however, the LUAS does connect to the DART local train system that passes by the RDS. The LUAS connects to the DART at Connolly Station. Connections to Heuston Station and National rail routes can then be reached through this stop. Connolly Station is accessible by lift and there are two wheelchair areas on board each Luas. For more information visit www.luas.ie or freefone 1800 300 604 The closest DART (local Dublin Rail) station (approx. 5 minute walk) to the RDS is Sandymount. From the Sandymount Dart Station: Follow the Exit signs and turn right onto Sandymount Avenue. Continue until you reach the traffic lights (Bewley’s Hotel and the Four Seasons Hotel will be directly in front of you). For the RDS Main Complex (Hall 1 – 7) then turn right onto Merrion Road and the Main Complex is situated on the left hand side (Merrion Road). For the Simmonscourt Complex (Hall 8) continue straight ahead from the traffic lights at the crossroads, passing Bewley’s on your left: the Simmonscourt Complex is on the left hand side. Sandymount platform is accessed by ramp and you must ask the ticket office for the gate release. Members’ Club Hall 7 To Lansdowne Road Dart Station Car Parking Under regular circumstances, the Merrion Road Car Park is open year-round from 7.30am – 6.00pm Monday to Friday. Simmonscourt and Anglesea Road Car Parks are only open for particular events. A flat fee is charged upon entry as outlined above and parking is provided on a first come first served basis. Check before you travel! Different car parks are used for different events and for some events there is limited/no parking. Please check our website www.rds.ie or call +353 1(0) 668 0866 before you travel. Access Guide The RDS From the Airport The RDS is serviced by the Aircoach that brings you directly to and from Dublin airport. Aircoach stops are located on the Merrion Road (opposite the RDS) and on Simmonscourt Road. The RDS is Ireland’s premier venue for meetings, conferences, exhibitions, entertainment and sporting events. The RDS is located just minutes from Dublin city centre on a 42 acre site and is surrounded by many hotels. The RDS also has 2,000 car park spaces on site on which more information is available inside this leaflet. The RDS also has parking facilities for bicycles and there is a taxi rank outside the front of Hall 1. For more information on timetables visit www.aircoach.ie or call +353 (0)1 844 7118. Aircoach Bookings for people with disabilities must be made in advance. Please call the Customer Services Manager on +353 (0)87 9786126 to arrange your booking. From the Ferry Dublin has two ferry ports - Dublin Port and Dun Laoghaire. Irish Ferries and Stena Line are the two ferry lines that operate at these ports. Dublin Port is on the north of the city approximately ten minutes drive from the RDS. Dun Laoghaire Port, south of the city, is twenty minutes drive from the RDS. From Dun Laoghaire Port by Bus The no. 7 bus has bus stops at the corner of Merrion Road and Simmonscourt Road to access the Simmonscourt Complex and on the Merrion Road for the Main Complex. The no. 7 bus continues into the City Centre. From Dun Laoghaire Port by Local Train The DART service also operates from Dun Laoghaire. This leaflet was created to help visitors travel to the RDS whether you are arriving in Dublin Airport or just need to make your way from another location in Dublin. Details of car parking, public transport links and airport links are detailed inside this leaflet and we hope that the information makes your journey to the RDS as straightforward as possible. Disabled Access All venues at the RDS are accessible to people with disabilities and there are carparking and facilities for people with disabilites onsite. For further information on disabled access please look for the symbol in this leaflet. Information For more information on events at the RDS or to download this guide visit: www.rds.ie Tickets To purchase tickets for many RDS events please visit: www.rdstickets.com Times can be accessed at www.dart.ie. How to get to the RDS Walking to the RDS Pedestrian routes from transport links are marked on the map. Each square grid on the map represents half a square kilometre, or about 7 minutes average walking time. For more information on Ferry times visit www.irishferries.com or www.stenaline.ie. Contact Tel: +353 (0)1 668 0866 Fax: +353 (0)1 660 4014 Email: [email protected] RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 www.vermilliondesign.com Travelling from Abroad
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