Travelling to UCD
Belfield Campus
Belfield, the main Univeristy College Dublin campus is located on a 132 hectare site, 4km south of Dublin city centre. The campus in an attractively landscaped complex of modern architectural buildings, accommodating student residences and numerous leisure and sporting facilities. The UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business is located on the campus at Blackrock, County Dublin.
Plane
Dublin is served by Dublin International Airport, which is located north of Dublin City Centre. There are frequent connecting buses from the airport to the city centre, inlcuding
a special shuttle service which brings passengers directly to Busáras
(Central Bus Station, Dublin).
Aircoach operates a service from Dublin Airport to Leopardstown / Sandyford / Stillorgan which passes UCD.
- Further details available
at http://www.aircoach.ie
- For further information on Dublin Airport and Flights please visit Aer Rianta
Train
Dublin is served by two main railway stations: Connolly Station and Heuston Stations. It is a short walk from Connolly Station to O'Connell Street, where the
Dublin Bus numbers 3, 10 and 11B can be boarded for UCD. There are frequent connecting services
from Heuston Station to the city centre.
- For further information please visit Iarnróad Eireann (Irish Rail)
Bus - Dublin Bus
Dublin Bus numbers 3, 10, 11B, and the 17 all provide direct services to the
Belfield campus. The numbers 3, 10 and 11B can be boarded at O'Connell Street.
For timetable information please visit
Aircoach operates a bus service from Dublin Airport to Leopardstown / Sandyford / Stillorgan which passes UCD
- Further details available at http://www.aircoach.ie
Bus - Bus Eireann
Bus Éireann provides a nationwide bus service, with
most major areas having a regular link to Dublin. The majority of Dublin
services terminate in Busáras (Central Bus Station, Dublin) from where it
is a short walk to O'Connell Street for connecting buses to UCD.
Bus Éireann operates two free daily shuttle services from UCD, Belfield
Campus to Busáras (Central Bus Station, Dublin). These services operate daily to Busáras, during the college term and are available
for holders of valid Bus Éireann tickets only. In addition to this,
several services from the Greater Dublin area directly serve UCD, Belfield Campus.
- For further information please visit www.buseireann.ie
Taxi
There are usually an adequate number of taxis in operation in the city centre
at any given time. It is possible to hail a taxi from the street, but convenient
taxi ranks are located on O'Connell Street, Middle Abbey Street, Dame Street and St Stephens Green.
