Irish Rail

We sell 156 Trains routes operated by Irish Rail, on their fares and their conditions.

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Irish Rail runs 156 routes we sell across 2 countries, calling at 14 places. The cheapest fare is €11.88. A median route runs 124 km, about 53m at the carrier's typical cruising speed of 140 km/h.

Checked 16 October 2026Priced for 16 October 2026One passenger, all fees included

Profile

What Irish Rail runs

  • 156Routes we sell
  • 14Places served
  • 2Countries
  • 124 kmMedian route
  • 219 kmLongest route
A typical journey
The median Irish Rail route we sell is 124 km, which is about 53m at their typical cruising speed of 140 km/h.
Fare conditions
Fares on this carrier are refundable up to two hours before departure, and changeable at no charge.
On board
This carrier publishes Power sockets, Wi-Fi across its fleet.
Carbon per passenger
About 33 grams per passenger kilometre, which is roughly 4.1 kg over a median route.
Where it runs
Routes in 2 countries on our network.
Busiest places
Dublin, Drogheda, Dundalk, Galway, Limerick, Swords, Cork, Dublin South
Routes

Routes operated by Irish Rail

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Routes operated by Irish Rail, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey we sell on each.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Drogheda to Dublin train€11.881h 12m43 km
Dublin to Drogheda train€11.881h 10m43 km
Galway to Limerick train€14.641h 24m73 km
Limerick to Galway train€14.641h 25m73 km
Cork to Limerick train€16.841h 33m86 km
Limerick to Cork train€16.841h 33m86 km
Belfast to Dublin train€19.041h 47m142 km
Dublin to Belfast train€19.041h 50m142 km
Cork to Waterford train€19.041h 37m101 km
Waterford to Cork train€19.041h 43m101 km
Lisburn to Dublin train€23.441h 54m133 km
Dublin to Lisburn train€24.531h 51m133 km
Dublin to Waterford train€24.541h 53m133 km
Waterford to Dublin train€24.541h 54m133 km
Dublin to Limerick train€27.842h 3m175 km
Limerick to Dublin train€27.842h175 km
Cork to Dublin train€28.392h 25m219 km
Dublin to Cork train€28.392h 20m219 km
Dublin to Galway train€29.492h 22m186 km
Galway to Dublin train€29.492h 20m186 km
Limerick to Tallaght train€30.042h 11m166 km
Tallaght to Limerick train€30.042h 12m166 km
Limerick to Dublin South train€30.592h 19m168 km
Dublin South to Limerick train€30.592h 15m168 km
Cork to Dublin South train€31.142h 30m211 km
Dublin South to Cork train€31.142h 28m211 km
Galway to Tallaght train€32.242h 18m178 km
Tallaght to Galway train€32.242h 19m178 km
Galway to Dublin South train€32.792h 21m180 km
Dublin South to Galway train€32.792h 21m180 km
Cork to Tallaght train€37.742h 35m209 km
Tallaght to Cork train€37.742h 30m209 km

The train gets you into Drogheda. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Drogheda for the night the train gets in

Sort by distance from Drogheda railway station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km14492%Drogheda, 43 km
200 to 600 km128%Cork, 209 km

On board

Common questions about Irish Rail

What does Irish Rail run?

Irish Rail runs 156 of the Trains routes we sell, calling at 14 places across 2 countries Those routes come from the published operator catalogue rather than from a list we wrote, so a route only appears here if the carrier actually serves it.

How much do Irish Rail tickets cost?

The cheapest Irish Rail fare we sell is €11.88 for one passenger, across 156 routes The median route runs 124 km in a straight line. Fares include taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the figure here is the figure at checkout.

Are Irish Rail tickets refundable?

Irish Rail fares are refundable up to two hours before departure and can be changed at no charge, across all 156 routes we sell. The condition is shown again on the offer and once more before you pay, because it is the thing travellers most often get wrong.

What is on board an Irish Rail service?

Irish Rail publishes Power sockets, Wi-Fi across its fleet, on the 156 routes we sell. A median journey with this carrier runs about 53m, which is long enough for the difference between a carrier with power sockets and one without to matter.

What is the longest route Irish Rail runs?

The longest Irish Rail route we sell runs from Cork to Dublin, 219 km in a straight line. A median journey with this carrier takes about 53m at their typical cruising speed, so the long routes are considerably more than that.

Where does Irish Rail operate?

Irish Rail is based in Ireland and runs routes we sell in 2 countries The places it calls at most often are Dublin, Drogheda, Dundalk. Those are computed from the routes in the catalogue rather than from anything the carrier tells us about its own network.

Where these numbers come from

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

Defined in full at Fares, Carbon, Catchment

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Drogheda is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage lockers

Left luggage near Drogheda railway station

Most of the points near Drogheda railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.

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