IRFU: Nations Series – Ireland v England @ Aviva Stadium Dublin

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You can choose from a number of options:

• 1 day (24 hours) – €8.00
• 3 days (72 hours) – €16.00
• 7 days (168 hours) – €32.00

Your chosen time period starts from the first time you use the card.

Please note that unused Leap Visitor Cards expire 12 months from the day it’s purchased.

Leap Visitor is not valid on the Hop on/Hop off tour or other special tour services and cannot be used on Bus Éireann services.

Buying and topping up

At selected agents:

• Dublin Airport
• Wrights Airport Convenience Store (T1 Arrivals)

Dublin City Centre

• Dublin Bus, 59 Upper O’Connell St., Dublin 1
• Spar, 63 Upper O’Connell St., Dublin 1
• Mullins Newsagent, Unit 1B Heuston Station, Dublin 8
• Spar, Talbot Street, Dublin 1
• Easons, Unit 2, Connolly Station, Dublin 1

Travelling with your Leap Visitor Card

Your Leap Visitor Card allows you unlimited travel after first use for the period you have selected on the following transport services in Dublin:

All Dublin Bus scheduled services (not valid on tours)

• Go-Ahead Ireland Dublin City services
• All Luas (tram) services
• DART and Commuter Rail in the Short Hop Zone (all of Dublin city and county)

Please note the Leap Visitor Card is not valid on Bus Éireann services.

Simply touch your card against a Validator. You will hear a tone to verify you have validated properly:

• On Dublin Bus and Go-Ahead Ireland, touch the card against the Leap Card Validator on the right-hand side as you enter the bus.
• On Luas (tram), Touch On at a Validator on the platform before you get on the tram and Touch Off when you get off the tram.
• On DART and Commuter Rail, Touch On at the platform entry gate or Validator before your journey and Touch Off at the platform exit gate or Validator after your journey. The card can be used between stations within the Short Hop Zone.

Make your travel even easier by downloading the TFI Live App, which allows you to access live real time departure and journey planning information across the Transport for Ireland (TFI) network.

Use the TFI journey Planner / TFI Live App to plan your route.

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Dublin Bus & Bus Éireann

Dublin Bus & Bus Éireann services can be used to reach the Aviva Stadium

S2 now serves The Aviva Stadium

Dublin Bus

Use the TFI journey Planner / TFI Live App to plan your route.

Commercial Bus Operators

For information on Commercial Bus Services contact the operator directly.

Use the TFI journey Planner / TFI Live App to plan your route.

Charlemont (Green Line) is the closest Luas stop and a 25-minute walk from the stadium.

If you are travelling from Heuston station, take the Red Line to Connolly and change to the DART line there.

Use the TFI journey Planner / TFI Live App to plan your route.

For more information visit the Luas website.

Irish Rail provide great links to Dublin city from all over the country.

Aviva Stadium is approximately a 2 minute walk from Lansdowne Road DART station.

To plan your journey see visit the Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail website for timetables and routes.

Use the TFI journey Planner / TFI Live App to plan your route.

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• DART (rail) offers a service to and from Lansdowne Road Station which is immediately adjacent to the Aviva Stadium. The DART operates from the Dublin city centre stations of Connolly, Tara Street and Pearse Street.
• DART runs along the coast of Dublin from Malahide or Howth (North Dublin), via Dublin city centre as far south as Greystones, Co. Wicklow.
• In order for a seamless travel journey please purchase a Leap Card or return ticket to avoid delays.
• Connolly Train Station, Tara St and Pearse Street Stations in Dublin City Centre will bring you southbound to Landsdowne Road DART Station.

RAIL: Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail:

Travel information for fans travelling to the Aviva

• • • Travel Information
    • Fans travelling to the Aviva Stadium from Connolly will be able to take the Dart to Lansdowne road.
    • Fans travelling to the Aviva Stadium from Heuston should take the LUAS to Connolly and then the Dart to Lansdowne Road.

    • Additional Services

    • Friday 8th November 2024,     Ireland v New Zealand Kick-off 20:10

      • 00:15 Dublin Heuston to Cork with connection Limerick Junction to Limerick Colbert at 01:40 (As this service departs after midnight please search Saturday 9th November 2024 on our Journey Planner)
      • 23:10 Dublin Connolly to Belfast
    • Friday 15th November 2024: Ireland v Argentina Kick-off 20:10
      • 00.10 Heuston to Limerick (As this service departs after midnight please search Saturday 9th November 2024 on our Journey Planner)
      • 23:10 Dublin Connolly to Belfast
    • Saturday 23rd November 2024: Ireland v Fiji Kick-off 15:10
      • Details at Autumn Nations Series
    • Saturday 30th November 2024: Ireland v Australia Kick-off 15:10
      • Details at Autumn Nations Series

Aviva Stadium days and events:
There is no bike parking or car parking available at Aviva Stadium on match day/ concerts for security reasons.

From Nassau Street at Trinity College (city centre), travel along Merrion Square and Lower Mount Street. Cross the canal and continue along Northumberland Road to the second set of lights. Turn left onto Lansdowne Road. Continue through the next junction. Aviva Stadium is on your left.

There is a car park located just past entrance A on the right hand side also. The car park has an hourly and daily max charge and is open 24 hours per day. This car park is not available on match days as the surrounding roads are closed.

You can take a taxi to the Aviva Stadium.

If you are travelling from the city centre it can take anywhere between 9 and 16 minutes, depending on traffic.

Use the Taxi Fare Estimator to determine your cost.

Taxi Apps: Free Now is the default Irish taxi transportation app, you can download in the app store for free. Rideshare apps like Uber also connect users to licensed taxi drivers and not independent rideshare drivers.

Walking:

The main mode of transport to and from the stadium should be walking. The Aviva Stadium is a 25 minute walk from Dublin City Centre. We encourage you to walk to and from the Aviva Stadium on game day.

For walking details visit our online Journey Planner / TFI Live App .and filter ‘Trip Options’ to Walking, set Maximum walking time (minutes) to 60 minutes (increase from 30).

• Approx 45 minutes from The Spire, O’Connell Street
• 40 minutes from Busárus (Bus station)
• 25 minutes from 3 Arena North Wall Quay
• 25 minutes from Merrion Square
• 15 minutes from Grand Canal Dock (Dart station)
• 13 minutes from RDS, Ballsbridge

Leaving the stadium

The main mode of transport from the stadium should be walking. Aviva Stadium is a 25 minute walk from Dublin City Centre.

• Aviva Stadium to St. Stephens Green/Grafton St – 1.7 miles / 25 minutes
  Aviva Stadium to Dawson St – 1.7 miles / 25 minutes
  Aviva Stadium to Merrion Square – 1.2 miles / 20 minutes
  Aviva Stadium to Dame St – 1.7 miles / 25 minutes
  Aviva Stadium to Trinity College – 1.6 miles / 25 minutes
• Aviva Stadium to RDS – 0.6 miles / 7 minutes
  Aviva Stadium to Ballsbridge – 0.5 miles / 7 minutes
  Aviva Stadium to Clayton Burlington Road / Leeson St – 1.2 miles / 20 minutes
• Aviva Stadium to Charlemont (Green Line Luas Stop) – 1.4 miles / 20 minutes
  Aviva Stadium to The Point (Red Line Luas Stop) – 1.3 miles / 20 minutes

Cycling

The dublinbikes share scheme have stations close to the Aviva Stadium, visit the dublinbikes website  to find out all the details.

There is no bike parking  available at Aviva Stadium on match day/ concerts for security reasons.

Dublin Bus operates the Nitelink, which offers twelve routes every Friday and Saturday night. The Nitelink service complements Dublin Bus’ 24-hour services (including routes: 15, 39a, 41, C1, C2, C5, C6, G1, G2 and the N4).

We recommend that you familiarise yourself with the service best suited for your desired location.
The Nitelink timetable is available to download here.

We encourage you to use your Leap Card when using this service.