Hardiman Road Drumcondra to the Airport

Ayrtonf7

Hey guys,

Just looking for a bit of advice. I'm heading off at 6am on the 16th of October for a flight at Dublin airport. I will be leaving from Hardiman road in Drumcondra. Would there be any public transport so early on in the mornings ?

Probably a stupid question but I live out in Meath and commute on my motorcycle for about 99% of the year so I never really use Dublin Bus or Bus Eireann.

LXFlyer

What time is your flight departing at?

That will dictate whether public transport is available or not, allowing for check-in time.

Ayrtonf7

lxflyer wrote: »

What time is your flight departing at?

That will dictate whether public transport is available or not, allowing for check-in time.

Ehh the flight departs from Dublin Airport at 05:55. I just thought there might be some sort of shuttle bus service running considering its fairly close to the airport. A taxi might be the next option.

n97 mini

https://www.google.ie/maps/dir/Hardiman+Rd,+Dublin+9/Dublin+Airport,+Dublin/@53.3948077,-6.2813037,13z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m18!4m17!1m5!1m1!1s0x48670e6deaee252f:0x32d4b6246b3a08!2m2!1d-6.2592601!2d53.3739107!1m5!1m1!1s0x486711be6993192f:0x55121bb5b725f355!2m2!1d-6.2499098!2d53.4264481!2m3!6e1!7e2!8j1444194000!3e3

While that's doable I'm sure a taxi wouldn't cost a lot more and it'd bring you door to door.

LXFlyer

Ayrtonf7 wrote: »

Ehh the flight departs from Dublin Airport at 05:55. I just thought there might be some sort of shuttle bus service running considering its fairly close to the airport. A taxi might be the next option.

Ok - that's a bit different from "I'm heading off at 6am for a flight at Dublin Airport ", which implies that's when you plan on leaving the house!

You will need to be at the airport for between 04:15 and 04:30 for that flight, to allow for security queues, as that is the start of the busiest period at the airport.

No Dublin Bus services operate at that time of the night.

The only public transport available would be Aircoach, but the nearest stop to you would be outside Drumcondra Station which is quite a walk from where you are going from, and it is somewhat difficult to predict what time the buses will arrive at that stop, as the timetable is not stop specific.

I would suggest that your best option would be a taxi.

Ayrtonf7

n97 mini wrote: »

https://www.google.ie/maps/dir/Hardiman+Rd,+Dublin+9/Dublin+Airport,+Dublin/@53.3948077,-6.2813037,13z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m18!4m17!1m5!1m1!1s0x48670e6deaee252f:0x32d4b6246b3a08!2m2!1d-6.2592601!2d53.3739107!1m5!1m1!1s0x486711be6993192f:0x55121bb5b725f355!2m2!1d-6.2499098!2d53.4264481!2m3!6e1!7e2!8j1444194000!3e3

While that's doable I'm sure a taxi wouldn't cost a lot more and it'd bring you door to door.

20 minutes seems seriously exagerated for 1.6km, Ill be traviling light so I will probably look a bit more into this route! Thanks!

lxflyer wrote: »

Ok - that's a bit different from "I'm heading off at 6am for a flight at Dublin Airport ", which implies that's when you plan on leaving the house!

You will need to be at the airport for between 04:15 and 04:30 for that flight, to allow for security queues, as that is the start of the busiest period at the airport.

No Dublin Bus services operate at that time of the night.

The only public transport available would be Aircoach, but the nearest stop to you would be outside Drumcondra Station which is quite a walk from where you are going from, and it is somewhat difficult to predict what time the buses will arrive at that stop, as the timetable is not stop specific.

I would suggest that your best option would be a taxi.

Apologies should have worded it better! Noted with the timetables. If I can find out its origin surely I should be able to get some idea of what time it will arrive at. Although waiting on a bus at 4am in the morning isnt really an ideal situation ... also missing the bus would suck balls!

Looks like its a taxi! Much appreciated guys/gals!

LXFlyer

Ayrtonf7 wrote: »

20 minutes seems seriously exagerated for 1.6km, Ill be traviling light so I will probably look a bit more into this route! Thanks!

Apologies should have worded it better! Noted with the timetables. If I can find out its origin surely I should be able to get some idea of what time it will arrive at. Although waiting on a bus at 4am in the morning isnt really an ideal situation ... also missing the bus would suck balls!

Looks like its a taxi! Much appreciated guys/gals!

If you can judge how long an Aircoach will take to get from Leopardstown to Drumcondra at that time, then you're a better man than I.


Given that the frequency is every 30 minutes until the 04:00 departure, I would suggest that if you missed it, it would be a bit of a problem.

Mr.Frame

Just get a taxi