Travelling to The RDS

https://www.rds.ie/getting-here

Public Transport to the RDS

• DART (Train):
  The closest stations are Lansdowne Road and Sandymount, both just a short walk from the RDS.
  It’s approximately a 5-minute walk.
• Bus:
  The RDS is served by several Dublin Bus / Go-Ahead Ireland routes:
  • E1 and E2 — 24-hour spine routes under BusConnects.
  • 19 — radial route.
  • 27X — UCD Belfield → Clare Hall via the RDS.
  • S2 — Heuston Station → Poolbeg via the RDS.
  • 4, 7, 7a — serving Anglesea Road / Ballsbridge.
  • Other nearby routes (a short walk away): 7b, 7d, 39a, 84x, 116, 155.
• From Dublin Airport:
  The Aircoach Route 702 stops directly on Merrion Road outside the RDS.

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.

Parking                 

Please note that car parking is limited during this busy period, with multiple events taking place on site.

Except for Members of the RDS, all car parking facilities at the RDS are operated on a fee-paying basis.

Car Park Opening Hours

Merrion Road Car Park

Monday to Friday 7am – 7pm

Simmonscourt Road and Anglesea Road Car Parks

Monday to Friday 7am – 7pm

Please note that this is subject to change depending on events at the Venue.