Perfect spot for a DART station at the shores of Dun Laoghaire. Equally far from everywhere and…read moreclose to any place. Easy to get to and operate, clise connections to the local buses.

After a 15 km walk down the coast, and a bit inland, from Dublin 3 this particular DART ( Dublin…read moreArea Rapid Transit) ) station was the first one I had been in and actually used to get a train ( back up to Dublin 3 ). The station is just down the road from the center shopping district, has good direction signage, both automated ticket machines as well as a person in a booth and even has a display telling you how long you will have to wait for your next train. About 2 1/2 Euro, and 25 minutes later, the station in Dublin 3 that I needed, Clontarf Road, was in sight.

I've ridden the light rail and metro in five dozen cities around the world, including Tokyo,…read moreTaipei, Düsseldorf and Dallas. Dublin's Luas (Gaelic for "Speed") is just as good as any mass transportation network there is. The trams are clean, modern, efficient and speedy. The stops seem to be more targeted for the locals than the tourists but they work fine. Ticket kiosks are easy to understand and if you purchase and put value on a Leap card, you'll save a bunch and not have to be concerned with tickets. Just tap and go plus they work on the buses. I've not been asked to verify my ticket. I am sure that they do check them, but I've not seen it happen. The Green Line (of course it's green - this is Ireland!) opened in 2004 and with the addition of the Red Line a few years later, there are now 67 stations and enough miles of track to host a marathon. With stations across the city, the Red and Green lines get you just about anywhere except the airport. For that, you need a bus. Like lots of cities, Dublin's International Airport is a good ways from downtown. I felt as safe on the Dublin Luas as I did on any other metro anywhere. [Review 1991 of 2024 - 171 in Republic of Ireland - 23013 overall]

I took the Luas tram to get around Dublin. Luas is the Gaelic word for speed. The tram is very…read moresimple and easy to navigate. There are only two lines, a Green Line and a Red Line. The two intersect each other in a simple cross shape, so it's impossible to get lost. Just make sure you are going in the right direction. Green basically runs north to south, and Red runs West to East. The lines also connect to commuter trains that will get you to further places outside the city. For example, I was able to transfer over to the DART train to visit the village of Howth.

The DART has always been a fascination for me. My mother has been bringing me on it since I was…read moreabout eight months old, so I hold many dear memories of whizzing by Howth bay on this giant green mechanical caterpillar. Of course, you wil have difficulties remembering your fond memories when you're late for work and standing on a crowded platform while staring at that little red led light turn from four to three to...four again

The service isn't great, the stars are for the views…read more I would strongly advise a DART first thing in the morning heading South past Killiney Bay to catch the sunrise over the sea. Even returning to a red sunset and stopping off anywhere for a stroll along the coast(especially between Dun Laoghaire and Booterstown). Keep an eye out for the odd bit of poetry printed around the inside walls of your carriage, and more recently, the occasional massive billboard with prints from Rasher. The DART supports art, apparently. Don't forget though, no matter how much more comfortable it is, ní do chosa suíochán!

There's only one bone I've got to pick with this posh little station on the south bound Dart…read moreline... That bleeping, beeping level crossing. Make the wrong choice on the 50/50 split of running under the rails in Landsdowne station or waiting at the gates could cost you twenty minutes waiting for the next train after yours whizzes by. Buy your tickets in the main brick building on the Southbound side, or stand in line by the single machine on the Northbound side. A tiny news stand which closes around 6 every day vends chocolate, sodas and dodgy coffee along with the daily papers. Unlike the larger Pearse station, or the sparsely furnished Grand Canal Dock (saved by the dearth of services just outside the gates), there's almost nothing at all in terms of service for folks at Lansdowne road. Considering the massive Aviva stadium barrelling it's way to completion just over the tracks, perhaps a few updates might be well-received here too.

Since I am currently the Yelp Duke of this fair Dart station I keep getting prompted to review…read moreit... not a lot to say really! its the station you use for any event in the Aviva Stadium, it has ticket machines that are never out of order and it is always clean.... yup, that about covers it!!!

This station is very convenient to get to. There are plenty of ticket machines for those who don't…read morehave a Luas pass as well. It is pretty far down the green line route (the last zone and furthest from the city center), so that means you'll be paying the most for your ticket. I found the price for two return tickets to be reasonable, however: about $13. That is vastly cheaper than taking the M50 into the city center and paying for a parking garage. Those prices are insane! The best part about this station is that it isn't crowded. You have your pick of the lot, as far as seats go. As the train gets closer to the city, it'll start to get packed, and you'll be thankful your rump has somewhere to rest! This location is also a park and ride, as well as a cycle and ride with 7 racks. Very handy! It is also wheelchair friendly. If you're heading northbound, make sure to look both ways before you cross the tracks! :)

Interesting that the other reviewers have seen the ticket-checking folks in this area. I usually…read moreonly see them at Dundrum and beyond. Maybe its a time-of-day thing. Anyway, I've done the math and they seem to check frequently enough to justify buying the ticket. I get checked every 10-15 rides, so a €45 fine works out to € 3 - 4.50 per ride. More expensive than the ticket. Although if you think you can talk your way out of the fine every now and then (say, with a bewildered look and a German accent) you might find the calculus tipping in your favor. Not that I would advise such behavior. Anyway, this is a lovely stop. The viaduct means that interference with Ranelagh is minimal, even though the Luas cuts right though the center of the village. It really couldn't be more convenient. I'm also going to echo Dani on the coffee at Pinocchio. Definitely worth a visit, if you can spare the time.

Ranelagh Luas station is one of the more pleasant Luas stops located on a viaduct above the main…read morevillage, overlooking such renowned Ranelagh landmarks as Superquinns and the popular indoor Village Market on one side and Ranelagh Road that leads onto Charlemont Street that will take you into town on the other. The station provides a sheltered seating area and one ticket machine either side of the Luas tracks. The station is seldom busy owing to it being only three stops away from St. Stephen's Green (the last stop on the Green Line taking you all the way into the city centre) and hence most people travelling into town would have already boarded by now together with the reason that walking from this point only takes 20mins max and henceforth unless you are feeling quite sluggish or in such a rush you figure saving an extra few minutes will help your critical cause most people just walk instead of potentially paying for the Luas. I say 'potentially' because the method of payment to use the Luas is quite a contentious subject. There are no ceremonial means of having your ticket checked. What happens is that you board the tram, say with a ticket bought from the freestanding machines at each stop and unless an inspector in a fluorescent orange jacket suddenly boards at one of the stops to check tickets you will not have your ticket inspected. The inspectors, in my experience of living in Dublin are rarely seen and so it is customary behaviour by numerous people, especially students who have limited money to spend, not to buy a ticket at all. At a hefty €1.90 it is hard to justify paying this price for such a short journey, maybe if the local transport company did not charge such a bold price people would be more keen to pay, even if it was just to get rid of some loose change and ensure that if an inspector did board you were safe. If you do get caught ticketless the fine is an excruciating €45. The gamble is yours to either take or, well, not to take.

Milltown Luas Stop is situated in a very remote corner of Rathmines. From the stop itself it is a…read more15-20min walk to Rathmines village. Compared to the bustling village awaiting in the centre of town when you initially dismount the tram you could be forgiven for thinking you were in the wrong place as the stop is perpendicular to leafy residential roads of the affluent Rathmines suburbs and generally very isolated in both look and feel. In recent years the stop has since been teeming with students from Trinity College Dublin whose halls of residence are situated at the top of Temple Road, an upper class road populated with expensive houses and a chapel. The Canadian ambassador also lives here in a fine-looking mansion. Furthermore, a girl's school runs vertical to the Luas stop and so the foremost sights here are scruffy students and an abundance of groomed secondary school children in a perceptible red and white uniform.

worst.bus.ever. i am so glad that i dont have to get this bus anymore! i used to get it to work for…read moreabout 4 years before the blessed luas came along. I think its problems are down to the length of the route, it goes all the way from tallaght to dun laoghaire and back again, nightmare! The awful Dublin bus timetables dont tell you what time the bus will be at your stop at either, you have to try work out how many minutes you are in between two different areas then start doing all sorts of maths in your head and then you come up with an estimated time! now, im either doing my maths wrong or the bleedin bus just doesn't adhere to the timetable at all at all! last thing to say about this bus is never go upstairs and try sit down the back there is always without fail some scum bag with a stupid dance tune blaring out of his music phone and its usually played over and over. turn around to ask them to put headphones in and you are asking for a box!

Legend has it that the 75 bus route was intended as the final punishment in the various circles of…read moreHell by Dante but even he was too afraid to put the idea in writing. No such fear was shown by Dublin Bus however when they inflicted this god awful route upon the good and unwitting people of Dublin. The route is long (who actually needs a bus to go from Dun Laoghaire to Tallaght??), changeable (does anyone know in advance when it decides to go through Sandyford?) and rather tedious (time would be better spent watching grass grow). It is due to these issues that the bus takes approximately two to three eons to get from A to B. Fellow passengers can also vary. People have at various times let their dog have a poop on the bus or discussed the merits of hitting their mate over the head with a bottle. If at all possible do attempt to not use this bus. Use Dart, luas, bobsleigh or llama to get you from place to place and save yourself the hassle etc. Life will be easier that way.

Nothing says "urban modernity" like a light-rail viaduct! This station marks the transition between…read morea fairly ordinary suburban rail line and the brilliant urban streetcar portion. It would have been easy to make this station the terminus and pretend that the southern neighborhoods were adequately serviced, but continuing bravely into Stephen's Green was a bold decision. I think about that, as our ultramodern train glides through Charlemont and down into the busy streets among 400 year old houses. This city is awesome.

The security staff ACTIVELY look for tourists who are unaware that the trams that run on rails in…read morethe streets require riders to tap their Leap card on a card reader at the tram stop before boarding the tram vs on the tram itself (unlike the busses and trains) and to tap again when they get off. Failure to do this may earn you a €45 fine or even €100. My wife and I asked two black clothed tram security workers if we were at the correct location for the destination we wanted. They said yes and asked us if we had Leap cards. We did and we showed them. Once on board the tram and underway, they scanned our cards and said we owed a €45 fine for not tapping in before we boarded. There's no lienency or grace. It seems the Luas system is designed to ensnare the unsuspecting and ignorant tourists to make up for the real scofflaws that don't pay for rides. Ireland and it's people were awesome except for the those that conspired to create and operate the Luas Leap card system and it's zero tolerance policy around tapping in and tapping out. The tram riding process isn't well documented in public. It might be online but I didn't procure my card so I can't comment on that. My advice, walk. It's better for all aspects of your health vs letting a little Luas infect you.

SHAME ON LUAS AND THE little brained managers. A little five…read moreyears old would do it better than you. I walk from Trinity college to Stephens green to be told that I have to wait on the wrong platform for 8minutes and then, when the tram arrives I'm told (me and 300 others) to change the platform. SHAME SHAME SHAME I'M STUPID THAT I PAID!!