FAQs

For the best value, buy your city tour tickets direct on dodublin.ie.

Tickets can also be purchased at Dublin Bus Head Office, 59 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin 1 D01 RX04, on-Board all Dublin Bus Tours, and from your Hotel / Guesthouse – Ask the Front Office / Concierge for the DoDublin Tour Tickets.

You can pay for your ticket using any of the following cards:

• Visa
• MasterCard
• Debit Card

You can buy a Hop-on Hop-off ticket on-board the bus by cash payment, or you can buy online and walk straight on the bus.

Please have the correct fare as drivers may not be able to issue change.

DoDublin Freedom tickets and Combo deals should be purchased online or from the following locations;

• ICE (International Currency Exchange), Arrivals Hall, Landside (after you exit the baggage reclaim hall), Terminal 1 Dublin Airport. Open 07:00 - 23:00, 7 Days a week. Phone +353 (0)1 814 1453
• Dublin Bus Head Office, 59 Upper O'Connell Street, D01 RX04; Open 9am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday
• Day Tours and Trips Tickets Kiosk, St. Stephen's Green Shopping Centre Dublin 2 Open Monday to Saturday 09:00 to 18:00, Sunday 11:00 to 18:00
• Carrolls Gift Shops - Tickets can be redeemed at 2 Carrolls locations: 57-58 Upper O'Connell, Dublin 1, D01 KF76 or 37 Grafton Street , Dublin, D02 V058

The Hop-on Hop-off Route starts and finishes at the Dublin Bus Head Office, 59 Upper O’Connell Street, D01 RX04. You can join the tour at any of the DoDublin Hop-on Hop-off tour stops throughout the city.

See our route map of our stops here.

The Ghostbus Tour begins at the Dublin Bus Head Office, 59 Upper O’Connell Street D01 RX04

As part of the commentary, your tour guide (or multilingual guide) will point out all of the sights and attractions, as well as providing instructions on how and where to get on and off the bus. All tour stops are listed and illustrated in the DoDublin brochure.

The first Original tour starts at 09.00. Last bus times vary depending on the season. During the Summer months last bus leaves at 19:00. During the Winter months the last bus leaves at 17:00

Our Hop-on Hop-off tickets activate when you first board the bus and scan your ticket. Your 24 or 48hr ticket will remain active for the specified time period. e.g. If you board the bus for the first time at 11:00 am on a Friday, a 24 hour ticket will remain active until 11:00am on Saturday.

Please note that ticket validity is not the same as tour operating hours, our Hop-on Hop-off tour operates between 09:00 and 17:00 / 18:00 (depending on the season).

Hotel Pick-up is currently suspended. The hotel pick-up service is run seasonally.

With every DoDublin Tour ticket, customers receive entry into The Little Museum of Dublin - completely free!

For the best value attraction ticket, check out the DoDublin Days Out Card.

One child under 15 travels free with every adult on the Hop-on hop-off tour (only). Additional children must buy a ticket. A child ticket is for children aged 6 -14. Student tickets must be purchased for children 15 years old and over.

Children must be accompanied by at least one paying adult.

All Hop-on Hop-off buses are wheelchair accessible, however there is a restriction of one wheelchair per bus.

We are able to take folding wheelchairs only on the GhostBus buses. We do ask that you are able to climb the stairs on and off the bus with the aid of your helper.

If you have a large group please email us and we will respond to your query ASAP.

For mini-bus hire please visit our Airport Transfer page. If you would like to organise a private hire of a hop on hop off or ghostbus please contact us by email.

Please visit our Airport Transfer Hub page, which offers a range of different options for Express Airport buses, Mini-bus private hire and Chauffeur driver car hire. A number of regular commuter services operated by Dublin Bus also serve the city centre including the 41 and 16 routes. Airlink Express 747 and 757 services are currently suspended.

You can get a brochure on board any of the DoDublin Hop-on Hop-off buses, Dublin Bus Head Office, Tourist Offices in Dublin City Centre and Accomodation providers across the city.

If you have any queries regarding your DoDublin Booking, please contact us using any of the following methods.

• Phone: +353 1 703 3024
• E-mail us
• Writing: DoDublin, Dublin Bus Head Office, 59 Upper O'Connell Street, D01 RX04

Yes. We will do our best to accommodate all amendments. You can email us quoting your booking reference and the details regarding the changes you wish to make.

For details on cancelling your tour please view our cancellation policy.

We will make every effort to retrieve lost propery as quickly as possible. If you have lost an item on a DoDublin BusTour, please email us or call us on +353 (0)1 703 3024.

If you hold a valid senior citizen identification card from your own country or are over the age of 65, you will qualify for the senior citizen rate.

We have 9 languages available on our multi-lingual tour. They are Irish, English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Portuguese and Chinese. On multilingual buses, English is played over speakers, so if English is your first language you will not require headphones.

Headphones are available on-board all multilingual buses. In the interest of minimising waste, we would ask customers to use their own headphones if possible.

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