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 €11.89. A median route runs 124 km, about 53m at the carrier's typical cruising speed of 140 km/h.

Checked September 29, 2026Priced for September 29, 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 outlets, Wi-Fi across its fleet.
Carbon per passenger
About 33 grams per passenger kilometer, 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
Galway to Limerick train€11.891h 27m73 km
Limerick to Galway train€11.891h 28m73 km
Cork to Limerick train€14.091h 33m86 km
Limerick to Cork train€14.091h 34m86 km
Cork to Waterford train€15.741h 42m101 km
Waterford to Cork train€15.741h 41m101 km
Limerick to Waterford train€17.391h 49m112 km
Waterford to Limerick train€17.391h 50m112 km
Belfast to Dublin train€17.941h 47m142 km
Dublin to Belfast train€17.941h 48m142 km
Dublin to Limerick train€19.592h175 km
Limerick to Dublin train€19.592h 3m175 km
Dublin to Lisburn train€20.691h 56m133 km
Lisburn to Dublin train€20.691h 51m133 km
Dublin to Waterford train€20.691h 59m133 km
Waterford to Dublin train€20.691h 55m133 km
Limerick to Dublin South train€25.092h 9m168 km
Dublin South to Limerick train€25.092h 14m168 km
Limerick to Tallaght train€25.092h 12m166 km
Tallaght to Limerick train€25.092h 18m166 km
Galway to Dublin South train€26.742h 22m180 km
Dublin South to Galway train€26.742h 18m180 km
Galway to Tallaght train€26.742h 23m178 km
Tallaght to Galway train€26.742h 15m178 km
Dublin to Galway train€27.842h 26m186 km
Galway to Dublin train€27.842h 23m186 km
Cork to Dublin South train€30.042h 27m211 km
Dublin South to Cork train€30.042h 28m211 km
Cork to Dublin train€31.142h 33m219 km
Dublin to Cork train€31.142h 34m219 km
Cork to Tallaght train€31.142h 35m209 km
Tallaght to Cork train€31.142h 26m209 km

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Drogheda is not something we sell.

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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 catalog 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 €11.89 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 travelers most often get wrong.

What is on board an Irish Rail service?

Irish Rail publishes Power outlets, 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 outlets 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 catalog rather than from anything the carrier tells us about its own network.

Where these numbers come from

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Fares, Carbon, Catchment

Other Trains operators

We cannot promise Drogheda railway station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to drop the bags in Drogheda?

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

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