UCD Campuses

UCD has 2 campuses in Dublin. Belfield, the main Univeristy College Dublin campus is located 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. UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business is located on Blackrock campus, a few kilometres from Belfield campus.

The number 17 bus link Belfield campus to Blackrock campus.

From the airport

Dublin Airport is 10 km north of the city centre. Aircoach, a private bus service from Dublin Airport to the city centre and destinations south of the River Liffey, operates two routes. One route passes by the main entrance to UCD on the Stillorgan Road.

This service departs Dublin Airport at the following times:
4.00am – 6.00 am Every 20 minutes
6.00am – 8.00pm Every 10 minutes
8.00am – 11.00pm Every 20 minutes
12.00am – 4.00am Every hour
Another circuit serves Ballsbridge and Donnybrook.

For full details and the route map please see www.aircoach.ie

If you arrive in the airport after 8pm, you should take a taxi to your destination. A taxi from the airport to the city centre costs approximately €25 and an additional €15 from the city centre to UCD, Belfield. Taxi drivers may add extra charges for each passenger and for luggage. If staying on the Belfield campus, you should advise taxi drivers to enter the campus via the Fosters Avenue entrance. The student residences are signposted.

From the city centre

Dublin Bus runs all public bus services in the greater Dublin area (including DART connection buses). Timetables of the buses serving UCD are available at the Services desk in the Newman Building on the Belfield campus and on www.dublinbus.ie
Please note that Dublin Bus operates an exact fare system. The driver does not give change (so have the correct change ready) but rather issues a passenger refund ticket, which can only be exchanged for the money owed at the Dublin Bus office in O’Connell Street. Alternatively, you can purchase pre-paid bus tickets in the Students’ Union shop and online at www.dublinbus.ie

Bus route operating  to UCD: