Dublin

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Dublin is the capital of Ireland. All Irish motorways begin here.

Hitching Out

Hitching out of Dublin is okay. The easiest way is to take a bus to the outskirts in any direction and try to get a ride there. Buses are quite cheap.

If you arrived in Dublin (or Dún Laoghaire) by ferry, you should try to hitch a ride at the exit of the ferry port, as there are a lot of cars going to any part of the country.

Ferry Timetables for boats between Ireland and Britain http://www.aferry.co.uk/dublin-holyhead-ferry.htm

Be sure to have a large card with the town name you want to go to spelt correctly and shown to oncoming drivers. If you need to stay in Dublin there's a free accommodation finder called Almara Accommodations Dublin.

Heading North (Belfast, Dundalk, etc.)

Go to the Dublin Airport roundabout. There are plenty of buses from the city centre to there (16, 746, etc.) You should then follow the motorway signs in the direction of Belfast and the M1 motorway. Please stand on the grass along the road until you reach the traffic lights just before the motorway exit. You can ask drivers for a lift only when the light is red. Be careful.

Please be warned that the motorway toll booth/peage on the Dublin-Belfast road is NOT a good place to stop at. Some of the management directly prevent hitchhikers from using the area.

Heading North (Ashbourne, Ardee, etc.)

Go to Finglas village and walk down the motorway exit (sign post Derry). Stand on the side of the road with sign and/or thumb. Take the following buses – 17A, 40, 40A, 40 C, 40D, 83, 104. This is linked to the N2 motorway.

Heading North (Navan, Cavan, etc.)

Go to Blanchardstown or Castleknock roundabouts. Take the following buses – 38, 38A, 38B, 38C, 39, 39A, 70, 76A, 236, 237, 238, 239, 270. This is linked to the N2 motorway.

Heading South (Wexford, Gorey, etc.)

Go to the Bray roundabout near the petrol station. Take the following buses – 145, 184, 185, 45, 45A, 84. This is linked to the M11.

Heading South/West (Limerick,Cork, etc.)

Go to the Rathcoole petrol station on the West side of the city. This can be reached by the number 69 bus from Dublin City Centre (Aston Quay, etc) for around 2 Euro. It takes about one hour to reach this excellent spot. From the ‘An Poitin Stil bar’ bus stop, you walk up the motorway (the path can be found via the bar car park) for 5 minutes until you reach a petrol station on the left hand side. We got a lift ,after 2 minutes, with a sign, from friendly customers towards Cork city.

Heading West (Galway, etc)

A good place to get a lift westwards (Galway, Sligo, Westport, Athlone) is on the N4 just after the M50, on the western side of Junction 7, where cars leave the junction and are still travelling quite slowly. To get here, take any 25, 66 or 67 from Pearse Street, at the College Green end (fare €1.70), and get off at the Liffey Valley shopping centre. Either ask the driver or fellow passengers to tell you when you cross the M50, or be vigilant for signs saying 'The West' and 'M50', and get off as soon as the bus crosses over the M50. Stand a few metres in front of the bus stop, and don't be tempted to move - further out the cars will be going much faster.

Another option is to get a train from Connolly station to Maynooth. From here it is a 2 KM walk towards a M4 motorway exit to the West of Ireland.

South to Blessington, Tullow, etc.

Get the 'Luas' red line tram to the last stop Tallaght. The best place to hitch is at the traffic lights just before the ‘Square’ exit at Tallaght Pass. This leads on to the N81 motorway.