Dublin City Guide · by locals

Dublin City Guide

Plan your first day, find a proper pint, dodge the rain and pick the best day trips. Written and checked by people who live here.

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Your first 24 hours

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Just landed?Live coaches & buses from T1/T2
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Getting aroundLeap Card, bus, Luas & DART
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3 days in DublinThe perfect itinerary
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First-timer tipsA local guide’s advice
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Live departuresTrains & Luas, right now
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Guide mapPubs, food, sights & gems
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This month in Dublin

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Halloween

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Wet day plan

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Top attractionsThe must-seesHidden gemsOff the tourist trailPubs & trad musicSessions & snugsFood & drinkCafés to fine diningMuseums & history1,000 years in a dayFamily daysKid-approvedRainy daysStay dry, stay busyOutdoors & coastHowth, Wicklow, the bay
Local picks

Dublin Top 10s

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Traditional Pubs in Dublin

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Trad Music Pubs for Live Sessions

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Places for a Pint of Guinness

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Most Popular Day Tours

Self-guided

Craft Beer Crawls in Dublin

Food

Best Takeaway Pizza in Dublin

Get out of town

Day trips from Dublin

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Day Tours From Dublin

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Pubs, food, sights and hidden gems, pinned and filterable.

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Where to stay

Hotels, guesthouses and hostels across Dublin and Ireland.

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