Taylor Swift Dublin: How to get to Aviva Stadium for star’s weekend concert trilogy

The time is almost upon us when Taylor Swift will grace Irish shores for the first time since in six years.

Tickets to her Aviva Stadium concert trilogy this weekend were like gold dust as soon as they went on sale as fans went into overdrive to ensure they secured the hottest tickets in town.

The music sensation will bring her Eras Tour to Dublin this weekend, performing Friday to Sunday for upwards of 65,000 fans each night, and here you can find out all the best modes of transport available to comfortably make it to the stadium on time.

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The Aviva Stadium is located on Lansdowne Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 with an Eircode (post code) of K5F9. It is reachable by four primary methods of transport: Dublin Bus, DART (rail), Luas and coach.

It is also possible to take any of the above methods of transport into the city centre before taking a roughly 40-minute walk to the stadium.

There is also the option of a taxi – if you were to hail a taxi from O’Connell Street, the city’s main thoroughfare, this would set you back between €10-16, and the journey takes around 20 minutes. However, this may vary due to the likelihood of increased traffic heading towards the venue on the night.

First of all, it is important to note that a Leap card is available for travel on Dublin Bus, Luas and DART when travelling within Dublin. This will be handy on the day as it will make your trip more seamless and without the need to handle coins to pay your fares.

You can purchase a Leap card online here or in-store in most newsagents in Dublin. You can top them up in-store too, or by using the Leap card app which you can download here.

Dublin Bus

The following Dublin Bus routes serve the Aviva Stadium: 1, 4, 7, 7a, 38, 38a, C1, C2 and 47.

Routes 1, 4, 7, 7a, 38 and 38a go straight down O’Connell Street where you will find a series of bus stops stationed the way down towards the River Liffey. If getting the bus on this street, you will be aiming to board the bus when it is heading southwards i.e. towards the River Liffey.

Routes C1 and C2 do not go down O’Connell Street, but cross it by turning off a quay called Bachelors Walk before turning right onto O’Connell Bridge heading southwards. These two buses can be boarded on Bachelors Walk and you will alight at Tritonville Road in Sandymount which is a 10-minute walk from the stadium.

Route 47 can be boarded from Townsend Street on the southside of the River Liffey. From here, you will also get off at the Tritonville Road stop before making the same walk.

DART

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.

Connolly Train Station, Tara Street and Pearse Street Stations in the city centre will bring you southbound to Landsdowne Road DART Station in no longer than 15 minutes.

Luas

Whilst the Luas does not extend as far as the stadium itself, it is useful for getting into the city centre where you will be able to avail of the transport links detailed above.

There are two Luas lines – green and red – which serve various suburbs of Dublin after passing through the city centre. The closest stop to the Aviva Stadium is the Charlemont stop on the green line, but bear in mind it is a 25-minute walk from the concert venue.

Coach

You can get a Dublin Express coach from Dublin Airport to the Aviva Stadium by routes Routes 782 and 784. There are stops outside Terminals 1 and 2.