Getting a taxi from the city centre at 4 a.m. on Sunday - best rank?

Louche Lad · 10-05-2025 05:07PM #1

We need to catch an early flight from Shannon on Sunday week (18th), and we'd prefer to not rely on booking someone (had problems before).

So where can we reliably get a taxi from at that time of the morning on a Sunday? Colbert station? William Street? Arthurs Quay?

black & white · 10-05-2025 05:20PM

I occasionally drive through the city around that time and don’t remember ever seeing a taxi on rank. If it was me I’d be booking in advance.

djdunny · 10-05-2025 07:21PM

would the bus be an option? Doesn’t it run 24hrs now? I think it has a stop at Dunnes on Henry street or the Strand Hotel.

Louche Lad · 11-05-2025 08:02AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123435632#Comment_123435632

Good point re the bus, though it's only once an hour, and I'll be travelling with someone who's infirm, so we'd prefer a taxi.

Louche Lad · 11-05-2025 08:14AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123435342#Comment_123435342

Can anyone recommend a reliable taxi company? When using taxis (which is rare these days) it's at normal times of the day and I just walk to a rank or flag one down, because of one a company that let us down once. I want to reduce the chances of something going wrong.

black & white · 13-05-2025 09:11AM

I don't use taxis very often so cannot recommend anything, sorry.

Poxyshamrock · 13-05-2025 01:18PM

You can prebook ubers and both times I've done it, it has been reliable. Once was around the same time you are looking for as I was getting a taxi to Arthurs Quay to get the bus to Dublin airport.