Ireland railway info

Rail services are operated by Iarnrod Éireann (Irish Rail), a subsidiary of Córas Iompair Éireann, the Irish Transport Company. Irish Rail provides a modern, comfortable and frequent rail service to most parts of Ireland.

Visit the website of the Irish railway company: Irish Rail.

Network

Most trains in Ireland operate to and from Dublin. There are two main stations in Dublin: Connolly Station and Heuston Station.

Important long-distance connections are:

• From Dublin Heuston to Cork, Tralee, Limerick, Galway, Westport, Ballina and Waterford.
• From Dublin Connolly to Sligo, Belfast (Northern Ireland), Wexford, Rosslare Europort. Ferries to England leave from Rosslare.

Other InterCity Routes are:

• Cork to Tralee
• Cork to Limerick
• Limerick to Rosslare Europort

These InterCity trains also stop at smaller stations on the route.

InterRail Passes for Ireland

InterRail Global Pass

valid in 30 countries, incl. Ireland

InterRail One Country Pass

available for 28 countries, incl. Ireland

InterRail Countries

• • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia-Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Great Britain
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Italy
• • Luxembourg
  • Macedonia (FYROM)
  • Montenegro
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey