Car Rental Dublin Airport (DUB)

Car Hire from Dublin Airport

Dublin Airport is situated 10km north of Dublin City Centre. The airport offers a range of services and facilities including: bars, restaurants, cafés, a duty-free, banks and a bureau de change-for those last minute euros. Dublin Airport is served by a number of international airlines including: Aer Lingus, the national carrier, budget airline Ryanair, Lufthansa, British Airways and Scandinavia Airlines. If driving from the airport, you'll find the city centre sign-posted on all major route ways.

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Things To See/Do in Dublin

Fascinating cultural and historical attractions, superb shopping, and warm hospitality…it's easy to see how Dublin has become one of Europe's most popular short break destinations.

Ireland's capital city Dublin is situated on the banks of the River Liffey, on the east coast of the country. The city offers a wide range of highbrow, low cost attractions and Dublin is home to Ireland's national museums and galleries, most if not all of which offer free admission.

Dublin Mini Guide

The city has long been associated with the arts and with writing in particular. As the one time home of literary greats such as James Joyce, Jonathan Swift and Oscar Wilde, visitors are sure to find something about Dublin to catch their imagination. A visit to the Dublin Writer's Museum is highly recommended for all bookworms or anyone interested in the world of literature. Joyce, Yeats, Beckett, Shaw and Wilde are amongst those represented in exhibitions throughout the museum. The museum is located at Parnell Square, just off O'Connell St., Dublin's main thoroughfare.

Apart from literary giants, Dublin's greatest gift to the world is probably Guinness. Tours of the Guinness Storehouse at St.James' Gate are popular with visitors to the city, who can take advantage of excellent panoramic views of the city while downing a complementary pint of 'the black stuff' at the brewery's stunning Gravity Bar.

Dublin offers great choice in terms of shopping. Grafton Street is a fashionable pedestrianised area, famous for its exclusive up-market designer boutiques and department stores, most notably Brown Thomas. Heading to the north of Grafton Street and just off from O' Connell Street you'll find Henry Street which offers all the cheap high street fashion boutiques, discount stores and music shops, perfect for some last minute shopping.

Things To Do in Dublin

Dublin's surrounding countryside is just waiting to be explored by hire car. Places of special interest include the beautiful monastic settlement at Glendalough in Co. Wicklow, which can be reached within a few hours' drive of the city.

Eating Out/Nightlife/Accommodation in Dublin

Dublin offers great choice in terms of eating out, with an excellent range of restaurants, cafés and gastro-pubs offering everything from traditional fare to international cuisine and fine dining. Those looking to eat well at a low cost should try Avoca Café or Nude on Suffolk Street. The city's most up-market restaurants include La Stampa on Dawson Street and l'Ecrivain on Baggot Street.

Temple Bar is the main focus of the city's nightlife. Here traditional pubs and buzzing nightclubs compete for passing tourist trade. Trendier, more exclusive clubs are to be found in and around the Grafton Street area and include: Lillies Bordello, Renards and Spy.

Accommodation in Dublin

Visitors to Dublin are guaranteed a warm Irish welcome, whether they choose to live it up rock-star style at establishments like the U2 owned Clarence Hotel, situated at Wellington Quay, where room rates start at €340 per night or rest easy at one of the city's laid back, low cost hostels such as Avalon House on Aungier Street, where at €56 per double room per night, you're guaranteed to get a cheap sleep.

Top Four Drives in Dublin

Picnic in the Garden of Ireland: Enniskerry/Powerscourt Drive

The pretty village of Enniskerry is situated in 'The Garden of Ireland' in Co. Wicklow and is well worth exploring by hire car. Leaving Dublin, you'll find the best route to take to Enniskerry is to follow the N11 South for 19km and exit at the 'Enniskerry, Powerscourt Gardens, Bray South' signpost.

Enniskerry is convenient to some of Ireland's most beautiful and popular attractions, including Powerscourt Estate and Gardens. The town itself epitomises character and charm and is well worth a wander. Here you'll find organic food shops selling the best of local produce and preserves, as well as high quality crafts by local artists. If you're looking for tasty treats or authentic souvenirs, you'll find good value here.

Powerscourt Gardens

The impressive Powerscourt Gardens are found at the foothills of the Wicklow Mountains and have a history dating back to 1745. There are plenty of features worth exploring, including walled gardens, ornamental lakes and secret hollows.

A 5km drive from the Powerscourt Estate leads you to Ireland's highest waterfall, the perfect place to stop off for a picnic lunch. The waterfall plunges 135m into the Dargle Valley, splashing impressive limestone rocks along on the way.

High Road to High Kings: Newgrange Drive

Follow the N3 towards Navan in Co. Meath. You'll find that the historic Hill of Tara is well signposted and can be found just a few kilometres outside of Dunshaughlin. The Hill of Tara was the one-time seat of Ireland's High Kings and the visitor's centre here is well worth a visit.

On exiting the Hill of Tara, follow the N51 on to Newgrange, where you'll discover one of Europe's most important passage graves. Distinctive spiral artwork dating back to 300BC can be seen here. The valley of this area is home to a range of other fascinating sites and is known as 'Brú na Bróinne'.

Kildare Drive: National Stud and Japanese Gardens

Follow the N4 out of Dublin and take the R403 out of Dublin to Celbridge and on to Maynooth. From Maynooth, continue to Kildare Town, which is built around the medieval cathedral dedicated to St. Brigid. Kildare's National Stud is to be found 3km outside of Kildare, in the village of Tully, which is the country's top stud farm. Some of the world's most famous racehorses have been bred here and the stud's museum even houses the skeleton of the legendary Arkle.

The Japanese Gardens are to be found next door and discount rates are available on combination tours of the two attractions.

Marble City: Kilkenny Drive

Follow the Wicklow route, and continue on to Aughrim and Shillelagh, from here you'll come to Co. Carlow. Follow the signposts on the main Carlow route for 30km and you'll arrive at the beautiful medieval city of Kilkenny, which is situated on the River Nore. The city is known nationwide as the 'Marble City' due to its distinctive architecture and a guided tour of Kilkenny Castle is recommended. Kilkenny's medieval High Street offers a range of appealing shop fronts, guaranteed to entice souvenir hunters of every budget. Other places of interest in the city include: Saint Canice's Cathedral, Rothe House and the impressive city hall.

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When visiting Dublin Airport don't forget to see and experience the museums, galleries, Bars, Lounges, Restaurant and vibrant cafe society of this area!