Travel Information
Visa Information
Entry visas - what is required if anything
If you are travelling to Ireland and you are not a citizen of the UK, Switzerland, or a country in the European Economic Area (the EU plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein), or from 52 other countries that are exempt, you may need to apply for a visa. You can detailed information about who needs a visa, types of visas, rates and more at https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/moving-country/visas-for-ireland/visa-requirements-for-entering-ireland/.
The appropriate visa for LAK25 would be a short stay 'C' visa which allows you to travel to Ireland for up to 90 days to attend a conference, symposium or other event, for example for business or academic reasons. To learn more about this type of visa and how to apply for one, please visit this webpage: Short Stay 'C' Visa Webpage
Invitation Letters
**If you require an invitation letter from LAK25 organizers for your visa application, please email lakconference@gmail.com with the following information:
- Full Name
- Address
- Institution/Organization
- Passport Number
- Submission #'s and Titles of your papers/presentations (if applicable)
- Conference Registration Confirmation # (you must be registered for in-person attendance prior to requesting an invitation letter)
Travel from the airport to the conference hotels/venue
Dublin Airport is located approximately 10 km north of Dublin City Centre. The easiest way to get to the city is by taxi or bus (DublinExpress). A Taxi into Dublin city centre costs about €25 - €30 from designated taxi ranks outside each terminal. The bus ride is about €9. You can find a map of the DublinExpress bus stops at https://www.dublinexpress.ie/stop-map. Bus tickets can be bought in advance at https://www.dublinairport.com/to-from-the-airport/by-bus/buy-bus-tickets.
A full list of transport options from Dublin airport is available at: https://www.dublinairport.com/to-from-the-airport
Getting Around
Getting around Dublin - public transport - how do you pay - cash, credit card pass
Walking:
Dublin city centre is relatively compact, and you can walk to most tourist attractions and venues.
Public transport:
There are four public transport options for getting around Dublin: Bus; Dart (coastal light rail); Luas (two additional light rail routes) and Commuter train lines. You can find a map of the routes here: https://www.dublinpublictransport.ie/dublin-train-map .
Google maps gives the best advice on transport options from A to B, and is accurate on train times. Accurate bus times are available via https://www.transportforireland.ie/plan-a-journey/.
Payment on public transport is via a LEAP card, a physical card that can be purchased at Dublin airport, at train stations, at many convenience stores throughout the city centre, or in advance and posted to you. See more information here: https://about.leapcard.ie/. You can also get 1-day, 3-day and 7-day visitor leap cards, see: https://about.leapcard.ie/leap-visitor-card.
Note: you can’t use a Leap card to pay for the DublinExpress coach from Dublin airport.
You can find more information about getting around Dublin and Ireland here: https://www.failteireland.ie/FailteIreland/media/WebsiteStructure/Documents/Business%20Tourism/FI-Ireland-Buyers-Guide-Group-FIT-Getting-Around-Ireland.pdf
Bike rental:
There are bikes for rent throughout the city, operated by Dublin Bikes. For more information see https://www.dublinbikes.ie/en/home.
See also https://www.visitdublin.com/plan/getting-around for other ways to explore the city.
Taxi:
FreeNow is the most popular Taxi app, Uber and Bolt also operate in Dublin.
