Find Times and Buy Tickets
Irish Rail Journey Planner, Please fill this form and submit to find train times and tickets
Destination
From *required
To *required
Switch Departure and Arrival stations
Type
Use arrow keys on the keyboard to navigate through the type group
Date
Select an outbound date
Select outbound date dialog
Outbound Date (dd.mm.yyyy)
Select a return date
Time

Passenger

1 Passenger Open Passenger Modal<
Select passengers users dialog
Passenger
Passengers Information
Reservation Only

Who is eligible for this ticket?

  • Customers in possession of a valid open class ticket

What are the conditions of travel?

Customers who are already in possession of or purchasing on the day of travel a valid standard class ticket(s) such as Family Ticket, Day Return, Open Return, Weekly, Monthly, Annual or InterRail ticket can book on their chosen service by selecting the 'Reservation Only' option in the Passenger selection box. Customers are advised there is limited availability for seat only bookings online.

How do I buy this ticket? 

Where can I buy this ticket? 

Where do I collect the ticket? 

See our Ticket Collection section.

Free Travel Pass

Who is eligible for this ticket?

  • Free Travel/DSFA Pass Holders

What are the conditions of travel?

Customers who hold a Free Travel / DSFA Pass can book on their chosen service by selecting the 'Free Travel Pass' option in the Passenger selection box. Customers are advised there is limited availability for Free Travel bookings online.

How do I buy this ticket? 

Where can I buy this ticket? 

  • You can purchase the ticket above using our Journey Planner. Tickets can only be purchased up to 90 days in advance.
  • An allocation of bookings on all InterCity services can be reserved online without a fee for 'Free Travel Pass or valid ticket holders'. When this allocation is fully booked, all remaining seats can be reserved by 'Free Travel Pass or valid ticket holders' for €2.50 per journey. 

Where do I collect the ticket? 

See our Ticket Collection section.

At least 1 passenger is required

For more information on Online Tickets please see Ticket Information

Preferences
Wheelchair Information
Select wheelchair users dialog
Wheelchair Information

There are a limited number of wheelchair accessible spaces on each train, book in advance to avoid disappointment.

passenger-seat icon Travel Pass or Travel Ticket holder

Travel Pass or Valid Ticket holder dialog
Travel Pass or Valid Ticket holder

Is an option for customers who are in possession of Free Travel Pass, a valid standard class ticket(s), seasonal ticket(s), Taxsaver ticket(s) or InterRail to book onto a train in standard class. Customers who have a valid standard class ticket but wish to upgrade to First Class should also use this selection. For more information go to Tickets Explained section.

Please select the passenger(s) who require this ticket type

Catering On-board Trains

Water Refill Stations

There are free water filling stations available at the following stations:

  • Dublin Connolly
  • Dublin Pearse
  • Dublin Heuston
  • Dundalk
  • Athlone
  • Galway
  • Tralee
  • Killarney

Intercity Routes (excluding Belfast)

Customers please note, all catering services are cashless and cash will not be accepted on board.

  • Dublin to Cork - A full trolley service operates on-board every service Monday to Saturday and on Sunday 
  • Cork to Dublin - A full trolley service operates on-board every service Monday to Saturday and on Sunday

Customers are advised that our catering service provider on the Dublin to Cork route Carriage Food Services Ltd. (CFSL) are exempt from the 'Re-turn' deposit scheme.

Please see some frequently asked questions below for your information:

  • When will the rest of the country see catering return? We are undertaking a full procurement process for all Intercity routes, and cannot confirm at this time when catering will resume on other routes.
  • What about vending machines, is it true you will be introducing these? We are planning a pilot trial of on-board vending machines in the coming months, and will have more details on this soon.

Belfast Services

On-board catering is available on the Dublin - Belfast Enterprise services. See below for the menus available on Enterprise services.

Enterprise - Full Service Menu 

Enterprise - Trolley Service

Monday - Saturday
Departing Dublin Catering Offering Departing Belfast Catering Offering
05:50 No service 06:00 Trolley service only
06:50 Full Service 07:00 Full Service
07:40 Trolley service only 08:00 Full Service
08:50 Trolley service only 09:00 No service
09:50 Full Service 10:00 Full Service
10:50 Full Service 11:00 Trolley service only
11:50 No service 12:00 Full Service
12:50 Full Service 13:00 Trolley service only
13:50 Trolley service only 14:00 Full Service
14:50 Trolley service only 15:00 No service
15:50 Full Service 16:00 Full Service
16:50 Full Service 17:00 Trolley service only
17:50 No service 18:00 Trolley service only
18:50 Full Service 19:00 Trolley service only
20:50 Trolley service only 21:00 No service
Sunday
Departing Dublin Catering Offering Departing Belfast Catering Offering
08:50 Full Service 08:05 Full Service
10:50 Full Service 10:05 Full Service
12:50 Full Service 12:05 Full Service
14:50 Trolley service only 14:05 Full Service
16:50 Full Service 16:05 Full Service
18:50 Full Service 18:05 Trolley service only
20:50 Trolley service only 20:05 Trolley service only

*subject to change 

Print Back to top
Top