Trains in Ireland

156 routes and 1 operators. Fares below are the cheapest we currently sell on each.

Luftbild von Dublin, Irland

We sell 156 Trains routes in Ireland, serving 14 places through 1 operator. 64 of those routes cross a border. The cheapest fare is €17.39 and the median route runs 124 km.

Checked October 1, 2026Priced for October 1, 2026One passenger, all fees included

The network

Trains in Ireland, in numbers

What we actually sell, counted rather than claimed.

  • 156Routes we sell
  • 14Places served
  • 1Operators
  • 92Domestic routes
  • 64Cross border routes
  • 124 kmMedian route
  • 219 kmLongest route
  • 1Countries
Routes

The busiest Trains routes in Ireland

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

The routes we sell in Ireland, busiest first, priced over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Galway to Limerick train€17.391h 29m73 km
Limerick to Galway train€17.391h 28m73 km
Cork to Limerick train€20.141h 34m86 km
Limerick to Cork train€20.141h 31m86 km
Belfast to Dublin train€22.891h 55m142 km
Dublin to Belfast train€22.891h 51m142 km
Cork to Waterford train€22.891h 41m101 km
Waterford to Cork train€22.891h 43m101 km
Dublin to Lisburn train€23.991h 56m133 km
Lisburn to Dublin train€23.991h 55m133 km
Dublin to Limerick train€25.092h 4m175 km
Limerick to Dublin train€25.092h 5m175 km
Limerick to Waterford train€25.091h 45m112 km
Waterford to Limerick train€25.091h 42m112 km
Dublin to Waterford train€29.491h 56m133 km
Waterford to Dublin train€29.491h 56m133 km
Cork to Dublin South train€32.792h 31m211 km
Dublin South to Cork train€32.792h 29m211 km
Cork to Dublin train€33.892h 30m219 km
Dublin to Cork train€33.892h 33m219 km
Limerick to Dublin South train€36.642h 11m168 km
Dublin South to Limerick train€36.642h 12m168 km
Limerick to Tallaght train€36.642h 14m166 km
Tallaght to Limerick train€36.642h 7m166 km
Galway to Dublin train€37.192h 19m186 km
Cork to Tallaght train€37.742h 29m209 km
Tallaght to Cork train€37.742h 27m209 km
Dublin to Galway train€38.292h 25m186 km
Galway to Tallaght train€38.842h 25m178 km
Tallaght to Galway train€38.842h 16m178 km
Galway to Dublin South train€39.392h 21m180 km
Dublin South to Galway train€39.392h 18m180 km

Being on the water gives Dublin a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.

A guided tour group

What to book in Dublin before you go

Day trips that leave Dublin in the morning and cover a good part of Ireland by evening.

Partner links. We do not sell tours or tickets. We earn a commission on a booking, and it never changes the price.

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
Across the border

Where Ireland connects to

Countries reachable from Ireland by Trains on a route we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
United Kingdom64100%
Carriers

Rail operators

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Irish RailNoneNone140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
  • Irish Rail

Train destinations

Common questions about Trains in Ireland

What Trains routes are there in Ireland?

We sell 156 Trains routes in Ireland, serving 14 places, run by 1 operators. Every one of those routes has an operator that actually serves it, so the count is the network we can sell rather than every pair of places on a map.

How much do Trains tickets in Ireland cost?

The cheapest Trains fare in Ireland is €17.39 for one passenger, across the 156 routes we sell there. The median route runs 124 km in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against before comparing it to anywhere else.

Can I travel out of Ireland by Trains?

64 of the Trains routes we sell touching Ireland cross a border and 92 stay inside it, reaching 1 other countries including United Kingdom. Cross border routes are usually the ones where the fare and the journey time differ most between operators.

Which operators run Trains services in Ireland?

1 operators run Trains services on routes we sell in Ireland: Irish Rail. Each is a real carrier from the published operator catalog, and each has its own fares and conditions. The operator table on this page compares them on speed, flexibility and what is on board.

What is the longest Trains route in Ireland?

The longest Trains route we sell touching Ireland runs from Cork to Dublin, 219 km in a straight line. The median route in the country is 124 km, so this one is a considerable outlier and the fares on it behave differently from the rest.

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 Catchment, Fares, Distances

Other ways to travel here

The wider region

The train gets you into Dublin. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Dublin Heuston

Filter by neighborhood and by nightly price, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a cab.

Partner links. We do not sell accommodation. We earn a commission when a booking completes, and it never changes what you pay.

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