Make it a trip · Dublin, Ireland
What Dublin costs
once you land
Real prices, from the airport ride to a room for the night, each with where we found it. Checked October 2026, around City centre and Temple Bar.
Prices as the source quoted them.
Dorm bed, three cheap meals, getting around, a coffee, two beers and water.
Private room, a cheap lunch, dinner out (your half), a coffee, two beers, two rides and the top sight.
Arriving
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Visa free Fixed
For AU, NZ, US, CA, NL, DE, FR, SG passports.
No visa, ETA or ETIAS for the Republic of Ireland. Northern Ireland is in the UK and needs a UK ETA.
Sources: Lonely Planet, visa requirements for Ireland (2026), Ireland Explore, entry requirements (2026)
Free -
Aircoach from the airport to the city Fixed
About 30 minutes to O’Connell Street. Dublin Express and Dublin Bus routes run too.
Source: Dublin Tourism, Dublin trip cost (2026-10)
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Common Travel Area Fixed
For GB passports.
British citizens travel freely between the UK and Ireland.
Source: Lonely Planet, visa requirements for Ireland (2026)
Free -
Home Fixed
For IE passports.
Nothing to pay.
Source: Lonely Planet, visa requirements for Ireland (2026)
Free
Getting around
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Bus or Luas ride with a Leap card Fixed
Cash fares are higher and buses need exact change.
Sources: Dublin Tourism, Dublin trip cost (2026-10), Numbeo, Dublin (2026-10)
€1.50 to €2 -
Leap Visitor Card, one day Fixed
Unlimited bus, Luas and DART. Three days cost €18.
Source: Dublin Tourism, Dublin trip cost (2026-10)
€8
Eating and drinking
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Meal at a cheap restaurant Many reports
A café sandwich and drink runs €8 to 14.
Source: Numbeo, Dublin (2026-10)
€21 -
€12
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Dinner for two, three courses Many reports
A mid-range restaurant, without drinks.
Source: Numbeo, Dublin (2026-10)
€90 -
Cappuccino Many reports
Source: Numbeo, Dublin (2026-10)
€4.40 -
Pint of Guinness, from Range
Usually 6.5 to 8 EUR. Most pubs. Temple Bar charges €8 to 12.
Source: Dublin Tourism, Dublin trip cost (2026-10)
€6.50
At the supermarket
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€1.80
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€2.60
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Beer, half a litre, to take away Many reports
Off-licences sell alcohol only from 10.30am to 10pm.
Source: Numbeo, Dublin (2026-10)
€3
Doing
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Guinness Storehouse, from Fixed
Standard online ticket, varies by time slot. Trinity’s Old Library and Book of Kells cost €25.
Source: Dublin Tourism, Dublin trip cost (2026-10)
€24 Get tickets -
Cliffs of Moher day tour, from Range
Usually 72 to 89 EUR. A long coach day to the west coast, usually with Galway.
Source: Dublin Tourism, Dublin trip cost (2026-10)
€72 Book the tour
Sleeping, per night
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Hostel dorm bed, from Range
Usually 25 to 45 EUR. Generator, Jacobs Inn and Abbey Court sit in this range.
Source: Dublin Tourism, Dublin trip cost (2026-10)
€25 Find a hostel -
Budget chain hotel, from Range
Usually 100 to 150 EUR. Travelodge rates. Premier Inn runs €120 to 180.
Source: Dublin Tourism, Dublin trip cost (2026-10)
€100 Find a guesthouse -
Three or four-star hotel, from Range
Usually 180 to 300 EUR. Dublin hotels are some of the dearest in Europe.
Source: Dublin Tourism, Dublin trip cost (2026-10)
€180 Find a hotel
Prices change. Fixed fees come from official or widely reported figures; ranges are what travellers and operators report for 2026. Some links are affiliate links: they never change what you pay. How we make money.
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