Dublin Airport Parking queries & codes

GreatDefector · 18-01-2016 12:16pm

Park/wait in McDonalads/Topaz and drive across to departures once you get the text

endacl · 18-01-2016 12:17pm

GreatDefector wrote: »

Park/wait in McDonalads/Topaz and drive across to departures once you get the text

Exactly. Simple, and works every time.

endacl · 18-01-2016 12:17pm

GreatDefector wrote: »

Park/wait in McDonalads/Topaz and drive across to departures once you get the text

Exactly. Simple, and works every time.

onway · 26-05-2016 10:18pm

I will be parking at the airport for 6 days - any advice on where I should park ?

spurious · 26-05-2016 10:20pm

If you can get a voucher or discount code for any of the car parks, choose that one.
I usually use quickpark.ie

mandymo · 26-05-2016 10:20pm

We normally go for the quick park and book it online in advance. I have heard a radio ad for the airport parking so might be worth looking that up.

Pro Hoc Vice · 26-05-2016 10:23pm

Sure go mental and treat yourself https://www.dublinairport.com/at-the-airport/travel-services/platinum-services

pjproby · 27-05-2016 10:10am

Quickpark and use codes CINEMA or DOGS

spurious · 27-05-2016 12:31pm

Pro Hoc Vice wrote: »

Sure go mental and treat yourself https://www.dublinairport.com/at-the-airport/travel-services/platinum-services

Very nice. A little bit pricey at €130.

Or, experience the splendour that is being stuck behind a hen party, none of whom seem to have flown before, nor seem to understand the concept of 'liquid'. Revel in the aroma of sweaty toe flavour nylons and socks, with overtones of Lynx lashed on over stinky armpits.

Eat over-priced food, drink over-priced brown liquid with your name mis-spelt on the cup, severely test your 'Sure Extra Strength anti-perspirant' as you hoof it up the gently sloping hill to the lovely Ryanair gates.

Watch with amusement as your fellow passengers leap up to queue at the first mention of their flight, stand for half an hour, shuffle past the desk, stand and queue in the stairwell, stand and queue at the bottom of the aircraft steps, charge like loonies onto the aircraft jamming bags in anywhere they can, unable to tell front steps from back steps.

Maybe €130 isn't so bad if work would pay and you had to face it regularly.

Strumms · 28-05-2016 7:44pm

^ It's funny because its true, very true :P:eek:

*also I read that with the voice of Les Dawson in my head for some reason... must get that checked out !

Fred Swanson · 28-05-2016 11:12pm

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thebuzz · 20-10-2016 8:05pm

www.smartparkdublin.ie

Has anyone used this car park at Dublin? They're giving me a very good rate for a longer term stay so would be interested in people's opinions on this car park, is it secure etc.? Parking is at the White House Hotel if anyone knows it?

Atlantic Dawn · 20-10-2016 8:12pm

They are using a Gmail account for the contact email, not a sign of a professional outfit.

We have great offers available for long term rates for people working over seas.
Contact Shane on 0863909611 or email smartparkdublin@gmail.com to get a quote.
Special Offer for 2 weeks parking Only €45

Walter2016 · 20-10-2016 8:18pm

The white house hotel has been doing airport parking for years. Its on the old Ashbourne road.

Its a traditional road house style hotel - quite nice in the traditional way.

I'd have no issue if it suited me. - Its probably 20-25 min from airport.

Vic_08 · 21-10-2016 12:36am

Walter2016 wrote: »

The white house hotel has been doing airport parking for years. Its on the old Ashbourne road.

Its a traditional road house style hotel - quite nice in the traditional way.

I'd have no issue if it suited me. - Its probably 20-25 min from airport.

more like 10-15 minutes.

Idbatterim · 21-10-2016 12:41am

if its two weeks. smartpark are e45 and quickpark for 15 days is E42 with "WOOF" discount code...

Aragneer · 09-11-2016 3:48pm

Hi,

So it was my first time booking flights and parking for my partner for Christmas and I booked us into the Holiday Blue Car Park (we are only going from a friday to a monday - very very early Friday, I must say).

Is it very far from the airport and if so, the shuttle bus - does it run regularly and how long does it take?

I'd appreciate all your help

Thanks!

Also - any tips for things I should make sure I haven't forgot?

I have return and going tickets, parking, booked seats and bus to the city from the airport when we get to our destination.

Thanks!

kieran. · 09-11-2016 3:56pm

Its approx 10 mins drive from the airport itself and buses are approx every 15mins from memory.

Aragneer · 09-11-2016 4:00pm

kieran. wrote: »

Its approx 10 mins drive from the airport itself and buses are approx every 15mins from memory.

Thank you very much,Kieran. That's exactly what I wanted to hear/know. So I definitely made the right choice. Thanks again!

Yamanoto · 09-11-2016 4:38pm

If you're only there over a weekend, I'd have paid marginally more for the convenience of Quickpark or DAA Red.

pjproby · 09-11-2016 7:15pm

Leave yourself plenty of time to get from car park and through security as it can be very busy early in the am

carl-sagan · 17-12-2016 9:17pm

Just a query about parking rates here . How much is short-term parking at Terminal 2 and if I drive up tomorrow will I get a space ? Flight due in at 1245 and have a passenger with a few bags

Atlantic Dawn · 17-12-2016 10:53pm

€3 per hour for first hour, €4.50 for each additional hour. I've no idea on spacing but given the size of it and cost I would say there will be plenty of spaces.

https://www.dublinairport.com/car-parks/short-term-parking?gclid=COyS7f2a_NACFU2x7QodRI4GgA&gclsrc=aw.ds

J.pilkington · 27-12-2016 4:23am

US airports have a great system called cell phone lots, it's a nice parking area about a mile from the airport where you pull in and wait for the call from the arriving passenger then you drive up and make the pick up. Works real well as the high demand collection area is literaly only used for 1minute

DAA should consider this instead of paying jealous airport police to drive around in expensive jeeps to nooks and crannies around the airport where they rudely demand in their best mall cop tone that you immediately move on.l or else you will be towed. Unfortunately with most of the DAA it's all about max revenue extraction rather than customer experience.

Del2005 · 27-12-2016 4:48am

J.pilkington wrote: »

US airports have a great system called cell phone lots, it's a nice parking area about a mile from the airport where you pull in and wait for the call from the arriving passenger then you drive up and make the pick up. Works real well as the high demand collection area is literaly only used for 1minute

DAA should consider this instead of paying jealous airport police to drive around in expensive jeeps to nooks and crannies around the airport where they rudely demand in their best mall cop tone that you immediately move on.l or else you will be towed. Unfortunately with most of the DAA it's all about max revenue extraction rather than customer experience.

Having a dedicated pick up point would be a start, I vaguely remember one around the Spar area but it didn't last long. The ironic thing is that I've been waiting down the end of T1 for taxis the odd time and airport staff would regularly leave their cars there while they run into the airport for a few minutes.

To be fair in this climate parking in nooks and crannies at any airport will have the police after you and most other police forces won't be as nice as our Airport Police, there are plenty of places to park around the airport that don't attract attention.

endacl · 27-12-2016 4:56am

I do that pick up every week. I park in McDonalds, pick up a very acceptable coffee, and sit in the car waiting for a call to say, "I'm walking out of arrivals". Then a quick zip around to pick up. Simple.

If the Airport Police have one of their very infrequent checks set up (twice last year) and ask why I'm driving through departures with no passenger to drop off, I tell them I'm not going to the airport at all. Just passing through to get to McDonalds.

Pretty much a McDonalds based system. Works every time.

spurious · 27-12-2016 7:40am

The above is what I do too, with a pre-arranged pick up point that suits both terminals. I have never managed to get out of the airport parking for only one hour's fee.

armabelle · 25-02-2017 10:04am

Hi there. Family and I are going on holiday and I am checking my car into Holiday Long Term Blue Car Park near the airport. Has anybody else used this carpark before? It said when making the reservation that a bus will take you to the departures terminal but no information was provided regarding this. Can anybody else please tell me if they know where to get this bus or any advice at all.

thank you

cloneslad · 25-02-2017 10:09am

armabelle wrote: »

Hi there. Family and I are going on holiday and I am checking my car into Holiday Long Term Blue Car Park near the airport. Has anybody else used this carpark before? It said when making the reservation that a bus will take you to the departures terminal but no information was provided regarding this. Can anybody else please tell me if they know where to get this bus or any advice at all.

thank you

Not sure which ones I've used in the past, but.....

The buses got every 10-15 minutes, you can't miss them and there will usually be a queue waiting. If I remember correctly there are also designated and signposted areas showing you where the bus pick up is. You'll see them after you drive into the car parks.

OUTDOORLASS · 25-02-2017 10:10am

I did it a few weeks ago. Bus, easily seen, picks you up and stops at the 2 terminals. No charge. Same on the reverse.

It runs round the clock.
Enjoy...(dont forget where you parked the car...)

Jimbob1977 · 25-02-2017 10:12am

armabelle wrote: »

Hi there. Family and I are going on holiday and I am checking my car into Holiday Long Term Blue Car Park near the airport. Has anybody else used this carpark before? It said when making the reservation that a bus will take you to the departures terminal but no information was provided regarding this. Can anybody else please tell me if they know where to get this bus or any advice at all.

thank you

The car parks are usually subdivided into zones, like A to H. There are bus shelters located in a few spots.

The buses arrive at regular intervals throughout the day.... Possibly every ten minutes at peak.

You won't have any problems. It's straightforward. One very important point.... Remember the zone you parked in. The car park is huge.

HeidiHeidi · 25-02-2017 10:12am

I haven't actually used the blue carpark, but if it's the same as the others (and why wouldn't it be?) then there will be bus stops dotted around the carpark, and buses will appear roaming up and down the carpark picking up passengers from all the stops.

Don't cut it too fine for when you need to be in the terminal - worst case scenario you'll have just missed a bus and will have to wait for the next one, and you'll be at its first stop so will have to visit all the other stops before heading for the terminals, and your terminal will of course be the second on on its route!

That's worst case.

I don't know how far the blue carpark is from the terminal.

Take a photograph of nearest zone sign to your car with your phone!!!

stefanovich · 25-02-2017 10:13am

OUTDOORLASS wrote: »

Enjoy...(dont forget where you parked the car...)

Spent a long time looking for my car once, it's big!

Also, if you come back and your battery is flat they will send someone out to help you for free!

amdublin · 25-02-2017 10:16am

Shuttle bus. You'll see the stop(s) when you arrive

CFlat · 25-02-2017 10:27am

If you make your back out to where you drove in that's normally where the shuttle buses collect passengers.

uck51js9zml2yt · 25-02-2017 12:38pm

Take a picture of the row number/ Bus stop where you are and one of the general area.
makes finding the car and knowing where to get off easier on the return journey

dennyk · 25-02-2017 1:21pm

CFlat wrote: »

If you make your back out to where you drove in that's normally where the shuttle buses collect passengers.

Nah, the shuttle bus drives through the whole lot; you can wait at any of the bus shelters along the main lane and it'll pick you up as it goes by.

The bus runs at least every 10-15 minutes 24/7, as I recall, and takes about 10 minutes to reach T2 and another couple minutes to T1. Probably best to figure on at least half an hour from the time you park until you reach the terminal when planning your arrival.

pjproby · 25-02-2017 7:59pm

Leave plenty of time to get to the terminal as the shuttle bus can be delayed at times.

Spanish Eyes · 25-02-2017 8:03pm

Itzayana Happy Clergyman wrote: »

Take a picture of the row number/ Bus stop where you are and one of the general area.
makes finding the car and knowing where to get off easier on the return journey

That's what I do aswell. No panic on the return!

Great idea, if I remember to do it:pac:

I wonder what happens if you forget? How do you find your car!!

I think they go by the approx time and date you entered.

cml387 · 25-02-2017 8:08pm

I tend to use the long term red. It's actually within walking distance of the terminals.

jimmycrackcorm · 25-02-2017 8:30pm

OUTDOORLASS wrote:

It runs round the clock. Enjoy...(dont forget where you parked the car...)

Get one of those apps on your phone that lets you record where you parked.

ted1 · 25-02-2017 8:33pm

cml387 wrote: »

I tend to use the long term red. It's actually within walking distance of the terminals.

That's debatable.

My preference is quick park.

Pipmae · 25-02-2017 8:35pm

ted1 wrote: »

That's debatable.

My preference is quick park.

+1

Quickpark.ie is the best IMO.

Chuchote · 25-02-2017 8:37pm

OP, when you park you're directed into a particular row. The bus will stop there, at a bus stop near one or the other end of the row. Other people will probably already be queuing there. +1 on taking a photo of the row number; people tend to be sleepy or rushed when leaving the car park, and tired when coming back, so a photo is handy.
By the way, a lot of the car parks have (or used to have) cheaper rates if you booked online; they also send you helpful texts if you do so.

Spanish Eyes · 25-02-2017 8:40pm

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

Get one of those apps on your phone that lets you record where you parked.

Go on, give us a clue there! thanks.

uck51js9zml2yt · 26-02-2017 12:13am

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

That's what I do aswell. No panic on the return!

Great idea, if I remember to do it:pac:

I wonder what happens if you forget? How do you find your car!!

I think they go by the approx time and date you entered.

No point knowing when you entered. You could have parked anywhere:D

MrBlack93 · 26-02-2017 3:11pm

Hi,

This is potentially going to be a stupid question but I don't travel much so I apologize for my lack of knowledge.

I'm looking to book parking at dublin airport, I'm just curious as to whether the shuttle busses to the various car parks run all night?

Seth Brundle · 26-02-2017 3:12pm

Yes they do.

26-02-2017 3:14pm

MrBlack93 wrote: »

Hi,

This is potentially going to be a stupid question but I don't travel much so I apologize for my lack of knowledge.

I'm looking to book parking at dublin airport, I'm just curious as to whether the shuttle busses to the various car parks run all night?

Yes. I always use the Blue carpark. Heading North on M50, take Exit 4 for Naul and follow signs. Allow 30 minutes to get from carpark to terminal. It won't take this long, but that's my rule of thumb!

MrBlack93 · 26-02-2017 3:16pm

Thank you. I haven't been out of the country for almost a decade.

I didn't book this holiday and have one last question. What constitutes hand luggage with ryanair? I hear people saying you can bring 2 bags onboard?

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