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Getting There By Water Dublin has two main ports with a series of harbours. Dublin Ferry Port (tel: (01) 855 2296) is on Alexandra Road in the east and Dún Laoghaire Harbour is at 15 Westmoreland Street, 14km (nine miles) south of the city. Ferry services: Irish Ferries (tel: (01) 638 3333 or (1890) 313 131, Republic of Ireland only or 661 0715, 24-hour information line; e-mail: info@irishferries.com; website: www.irishferries.ie) operates car and foot passenger ferry services five times daily to Dublin Port from Holyhead. Stena Line (tel: (01) 204 7777; website: www.stenaline.com) also operates a twice-daily car ferry service from Holyhead to Dublin Ferry Port and a car and foot passenger ferry service from Holyhead to Dún Laoghaire Harbour four times daily. The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (tel: (08705) 523 523, United Kingdom or (01) 836 4019, Republic of Ireland or (1800) 551 743, freephone Republic of Ireland only; website: www.steam-packet.com) runs twice-daily car and foot passenger Seacat ferries from Liverpool to Dublin Port, and from the Isle of Man in summer. Transport to the city: Bus 53 departs from Dublin Ferry Port daily 0730-1930 (travel time – 10 minutes). There is a DART train daily 0600-2330 every 10-15 minutes from Dún Laoghaire Harbour (travel time – 30 minutes). Buses 7, 7A and 46A run to the city centre every 10-15 minutes (less frequent departures on a Sunday) between 0700-2300 (journey time – 10-15 minutes). Taxis run from both ports but are hard to find after busy sailings. |
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