Waiting in Dublin Airport overnight

Credit Checker Moose

Is it ok to wait around the airport at night? My bus arrives there at 2300 and my flight is not till 0600.



At what time does security open to allow passengers through to the airside?

gozunda

Credit Checker Moose wrote: »

Is it ok to wait around the airport at night? My bus arrives there at 2300 and my flight is not till 0600.

At what time does security open to allow passengers through to the airside?

This may be of some use

https://www.sleepinginairports.net/guides/dublin-airport-guide.htm

Xenji

Did it a few years ago, nothing wrong with doing it, but everything closed for about 4 hours after midnight, might be different now, but it certainly was not 24/7.

whisky_galore

You wont get anything like sleep there, floor cleaning and other noise going on through the night and wee hours.

irish_goat

I'd suggest going into Dublin. You could sit in a pub for 2 hours then go to the 24 hour McDonalds for a coffee or something for an hour or two. As said, you'll not get any sleep at the airport.

rebel456

Nothing wrong with it, have done it before. Find somewhere quiet to kip and you'll be grand. Upstairs in Terminal 2 there's a bar/cafe, to the left of the Arrival doors when facing them, it would be closed overnight but usually there's a few others there camping out.

Security should not bother you, but if they do they'll just ask to see a boarding pass etc. There's a disabled toilet downstairs in Terminal 2 that actually has a shower - but you need a towel of course.

You should be able to go through security screening as soon as it opens, I'm not sure if that is 24 hours but when it opens go on through.

Best place for a cheap meal too would be the McDonalds in Terminal 1 - I think that is 24 hours, although not entirely sure.

happyoutscan

Did it a few times, no bother at all.

Beechwoodspark

There are certainly quieter areas. If you have a eye mask and earplugs etc it would be fairly easy to get sleep

Credit Checker Moose

Thanks for all the suggestions.

There are places to sleep in T1 airside down near the food court before the turn off for the 200 gates. Also plenty of power sockets there for using a laptop. Of course only of use if the security people will let you through that early.

Once I can sit down and use the laptop for entertainment I am not that bothered about sleep.

Boxcar_Willie

Credit Checker Moose wrote: »

Thanks for all the suggestions.

There are places to sleep in T1 airside down near the food court before the turn off for the 200 gates. Also plenty of power sockets there for using a laptop. Of course only of use if the security people will let you through that early.

Once I can sit down and use the laptop for entertainment I am not that bothered about sleep.

+1 on that , wouldn't be my cup of tea but plenty of padded benches , pods etc in that area , prob ok for a few hours rest.

LoonyLovegood

Upstairs in McDonalds T1 is your best spot, you can get one of the booths to stretch out if you're there around 11. Security opens at 3, but most shops airside won't be open till 4-ish.

suicide_circus

you cant get through to airside until 4am

Credit Checker Moose

Where does it state this?

p_haugh

My friend was getting an early morning flight. He lives in santry, but it was before any Dublin Bus routes were running and he didn't want to pay for a taxi.
So he walked thinking he could hang around in duty free and got there for about 2am, only to find out that security didn't open back up until 4am.

Wishbone Ash

suicide_circus wrote: »

you cant get through to airside until 4am

Credit Checker Moose wrote: »

Where does it state this?

The security staff don't start until 4am so you can't go through without the security checks.

Consey

p_haugh wrote: »

My friend was getting an early morning flight. He lives in santry, but it was before any Dublin Bus routes were running and he didn't want to pay for a taxi.
So he walked thinking he could hang around in duty free and got there for about 2am, only to find out that security didn't open back up until 4am.

If he lived in Santry and knew how long it would take him to walk, why didn't he just sleep on or stay home till his time to leave rather than hanging around Duty Free???

p_haugh

Consey wrote: »

If he lived in Santry and knew how long it would take him to walk, why didn't he just sleep on or stay home till his time to leave rather than hanging around Duty Free???

You would think that, but I think he was bored of hanging around at home and decided to just go to the airport early