Dublin Public Transport Arrangements for October Bank Holiday Weekend

The October bank holiday weekend takes place between Friday 28th and Monday 31st October 2022. Below you’ll find a round-up of travel arrangements for Dublin public transport over the weekend.

Dublin Bus

Dublin Bus will operate normal services on Friday 28th, Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th October. On Monday 31st October, a Sunday timetable will be in effect on all Dublin Bus services.

The Dublin City Marathon takes place on Sunday 30th October, so passengers can expect slightly longer journey times on certain routes due to diversions to accommodate the race.

There will be a full Nitelink service on Friday 28th and Saturday 29th October.

The clocks go back by 1 hour at 1 am on Sunday morning. However, passengers travelling on Nitelink services on Saturday night / Sunday morning are advised that Dublin Bus Nitelinks will depart as if the clocks have not changed.

DART

Due to scheduled engineering works, there will be no DART services between Howth Junction & Donaghmede / Howth stations on Saturday 29th, Sunday 30th and Monday 31st October. DART services will only operate between Howth Junction & Donaghmede and Bray / Greystones only.

As a result of the works, the follwing DART stations will be closed on Saturday 29th, Sunday 30th and Monday 31st October:

  • Howth

  • Sutton

  • Bayside

  • Malahide

  • Portmarnock

  • Clongriffin

Luas

Luas trams will run as normal on Friday 28th, Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th October. On Monday 31st October, a Sunday timetable will be in place.

See below for a full list of Luas operating hours on bank holiday Monday 31st October:

Luas Green Line

From Brides Glen

Northbound Towards Parnell or Broombridge

First Tram       07:00

Last Tram        23:00

From Sandyford

Northbound Towards Parnell or Broombridge

First Tram       07:18

Last Tram        23:18

From St. Stephen's Green

Northbound Towards Parnell or Broombridge

First Tram       07:40

Last Tram        23:38

From Broombridge

Southbound Towards Sandyford or Brides Glen

First Tram       07:00

Last Tram        23:16

From St. Stephen's Green

Southbound Towards Sandyford or Brides Glen

First Tram       07:27

Last Tram        23:43

From Sandyford

Southbound Towards Brides Glen

First Tram       06:57

Last Tram        00:04

Luas Red Line

From Tallaght

Eastbound Towards Connolly or The Point

First Tram       07:00

Last Tram        23:00

From Saggart

Eastbound Towards Connolly or The Point

First Tram       07:12

Last Tram        22:52

From The Point

Westbound Towards Saggart or Tallaght

First Tram       07:00

Last Tram        23:30

From Connolly

Westbound Towards Saggart or Tallaght

First Tram       15:00

Last Tram        18:50

Further information on travel arrangements in Dublin for the October bank holiday weekend can be found on the Dublin Bus, Irish Rail and Luas websites.