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Useful Information

How to get to DCU
DCU is located a short distance from Dublin city centre, Dublin Airport and the M50 and M1 motorways. The campus is bordered by Ballymun Road and Collins Avenue.

Public Transport
DCU is serviced by the following buses which stop outside the University at the Ballymun Road and Collins Ave entrances, or near to the university with stops on the Swords Road and Glasnevin Avenue.

For buses that stop near or opposite the Ballymun Road entrance to DCU proceed as follows: 
Come into the campus gate on Ballymun Road and walk to the end of the avenue – at the end turn left, following the signs for the Helix (past the Albert College, car park 2, the Henry Grattan Building). The Helix will be on your left.

Routes servicing DCU include: 3, 4, 11, 11A, 11B, 13, 13A, 16, 16A, 17A, 19A, 33, 41, 41B, 41C, 46X, 58X, 103, 104 and 105.

DCU is also serviced by

  • 100X – Dundalk, Drogheda, Dublin via the Swords Road
  • 101 – Drogheda, Balbriggan, Dublin via the Swords Road

Drumcondra Train Station
You can get the Maynooth Station to Drumcondra Station via Leixlip, Castleknock, Coolmine and Ashtown areas
From Drumcondra train station, you can take the following buses to DCU: 3, 11, 11A, 11B, 16, 16A, 33, 41, 41B, 41C

For further information about how you can reach DCU by car see
http://www.dcu.ie/info/get_to.shtml