To & From The Airport

Car Parking

Dublin Airport offers 24 hour parking in its 3,600 short-term and 14,400 long-term spaces.prebook.

Whichever car park you use, remember to keep your car park ticket with you and pay your parking fee before returning to your car. Automatic pay stations are located in the arrivals terminal and walk-in entrance to short-term parking area.  Credit card payments are accepted at all pay stations. Parking conditions apply.

Car Parking has been given a face-lift at Dublin Airport following a significant investment to improve, upgrade and refurbish all car parks for customer use.

All of the short-term car parks adjacent to the terminal now have entry and exit lanes within the car park. This means there are now 4 separate short-term car parks (Block A, Block C, Surface Car Park & Coach Park).

In all, 19 new pay stations have been put in place giving customers the option to pay by Cash, Credit Card or Laser Card.

Customers paying by cash:

Customers paying by cash MUST settle their car parking charges at a Pay Station before reaching the car park barrier. There is no longer a facility to pay a cashier on exiting the car parks.

Pay Stations are located as follows
In front of the Car Park Atrium Building (6)
At the rear of the Car Park Atrium Building (3)
On level 2 in the Car Park Atrium Building (1)
On level 3 in the Car Park Atrium Building (2)
Block C level 1 Lift lobby (1)
Coach / Surface Car Park (1)
Long Term Red Car Park (2)

Car Park staff can be contacted for assistance at any Barrier or Pay Station by pressing the i button.


Customers paying by Credit Card or Laser Card have three options:

1. To take a ticket at Entry and pay for this ticket with your card at any Pay Station.
2. To take a ticket at Entry and pay for this ticket by inserting your card at the Exit barrier.
3. To insert your Credit or Laser card in the Entry barrier and the same card in the Exit barrier when leaving.

Further upgrading works include a 14 bay coach park together with an overflow facility for 12 coaches and 6 spaces are available to accommodate mini-busses.

Work is continuing on the provision of a licence plate recognition facility; an important component to enable customers reserve car parking spaces on-line before coming to the airport.   Licence plate recognition is also a useful addition in enhancing and complimenting the car park security systems. 

Short Term

  • A few metres from the terminal entrance
  • Recommended for stays of up to 5 hours
  • Ideal for seeing someone off or meeting friends and family

Long Term

  • 20 Minutes from the terminal building
  • 24 hour courtesy bus service to and from the terminal
  • Ideal for longer trips and family holidays

Car Park Information Line

1800 204010 (within Ireland)
+353 1 8144828 (outside Ireland)