This station is very convenient to get to. There are plenty of ticket machines for those who don't…read morehave a Luas pass as well. It is pretty far down the green line route (the last zone and furthest from the city center), so that means you'll be paying the most for your ticket. I found the price for two return tickets to be reasonable, however: about $13. That is vastly cheaper than taking the M50 into the city center and paying for a parking garage. Those prices are insane! The best part about this station is that it isn't crowded. You have your pick of the lot, as far as seats go. As the train gets closer to the city, it'll start to get packed, and you'll be thankful your rump has somewhere to rest! This location is also a park and ride, as well as a cycle and ride with 7 racks. Very handy! It is also wheelchair friendly. If you're heading northbound, make sure to look both ways before you cross the tracks! :)

Milltown Luas Stop is situated in a very remote corner of Rathmines. From the stop itself it is a…read more15-20min walk to Rathmines village. Compared to the bustling village awaiting in the centre of town when you initially dismount the tram you could be forgiven for thinking you were in the wrong place as the stop is perpendicular to leafy residential roads of the affluent Rathmines suburbs and generally very isolated in both look and feel. In recent years the stop has since been teeming with students from Trinity College Dublin whose halls of residence are situated at the top of Temple Road, an upper class road populated with expensive houses and a chapel. The Canadian ambassador also lives here in a fine-looking mansion. Furthermore, a girl's school runs vertical to the Luas stop and so the foremost sights here are scruffy students and an abundance of groomed secondary school children in a perceptible red and white uniform.

I've ridden the light rail and metro in five dozen cities around the world, including Tokyo,…read moreTaipei, Düsseldorf and Dallas. Dublin's Luas (Gaelic for "Speed") is just as good as any mass transportation network there is. The trams are clean, modern, efficient and speedy. The stops seem to be more targeted for the locals than the tourists but they work fine. Ticket kiosks are easy to understand and if you purchase and put value on a Leap card, you'll save a bunch and not have to be concerned with tickets. Just tap and go plus they work on the buses. I've not been asked to verify my ticket. I am sure that they do check them, but I've not seen it happen. The Green Line (of course it's green - this is Ireland!) opened in 2004 and with the addition of the Red Line a few years later, there are now 67 stations and enough miles of track to host a marathon. With stations across the city, the Red and Green lines get you just about anywhere except the airport. For that, you need a bus. Like lots of cities, Dublin's International Airport is a good ways from downtown. I felt as safe on the Dublin Luas as I did on any other metro anywhere. [Review 1991 of 2024 - 171 in Republic of Ireland - 23013 overall]

I took the Luas tram to get around Dublin. Luas is the Gaelic word for speed. The tram is very…read moresimple and easy to navigate. There are only two lines, a Green Line and a Red Line. The two intersect each other in a simple cross shape, so it's impossible to get lost. Just make sure you are going in the right direction. Green basically runs north to south, and Red runs West to East. The lines also connect to commuter trains that will get you to further places outside the city. For example, I was able to transfer over to the DART train to visit the village of Howth.

This Dart station is the closest station to the west pier of Dun Laoghaire and one which provides…read morethe quickest access to the nearby sailing school. The station has great views over the sand flats out to Howth in the distance and looks amazing on a beautiful day. It is hard to walk up the stairs after exiting the train and not snapping a picture.

Once upon a time a young man was dropped at the dart station by his wonderful parents. A terrible…read moredark cloud covered the man as he gasped in shock realizing he had left his phone in the horse and carriage :( he cried! The helpful dart attendant came to his need...the young man was surprised and delighted at the level of service and he returned home with his phone in pocket because of the nice Dart attendant. The End

"Ding Ding, Next stop Balally, alight for Dundrum Town Centre" says the Luas announcer lady!…read more Thats right, THIS is the stop you get off at for Dundrum Town centre, its the closest one to it, well, dundrum is not far off but if its raining you will appreciate a shorter walk from this stop. Like Aoife pointed out below though,this is the first stop inside zone three meaning you have to pay more than you would if you got off in Dundrum, is this all some clever ploy by the Luas people to get us to spend our money? If its a nice day I recommend saving some pennies and getting off in Dundrum, this way you will get to walkdown Dundrum main street and see what it looks like before the old shopping centre is knocked down and you get to see all the pretty houses that line the main street!

Despite it's name not being 'Dundrum', this is the stop you get off at if you are heading to…read moreDundrum City Centre. Even the announcer on the Luas concurs when she affirms, 'Next stop Balally. Please alight for Dundrum Town Centre'. Balally is a far closer and more straightforward walk to the shopping centre, hence this zealous piece of advice coming from all sides. For the privilege of a shorter trip on foot you pay an extra 40c as Dundrum Luas Station is situated inside Zone 2, so to reach it from the city centre costs €1.90. Balally Luas Station however is the first stop inside Zone 3 and thus costs more at €2.30. There are no ceremonial means of having your ticket checked. What happens is that you board the tram, say with a ticket bought from the freestanding machines at each stop and unless an inspector in a fluorescent orange jacket suddenly boards at one of the stops to check tickets you will not have your ticket inspected. The inspectors, in my experience of living in Dublin are rarely seen and so it is customary behaviour by numerous people, especially students who have limited money to spend, not to buy a ticket at all. At a hefty €2.30 it is hard to justify paying this price for such a short journey out to Dundrum then back in again, maybe if the local transport company did not charge such a bold price people would be more keen to pay, even if it was just to get rid of some loose change and ensure that if an inspector did board you were safe. If you do get caught ticketless the fine is an excruciating €45. The gamble is yours to either take or, well, not to take. Balally Luas Station is a pleasant station with a Mace on-site so as to provide the modern commuter with a speedy means in which to pick up some provisions.

Dundrum Luas stop is famous for being the Luas stop that tourists frequently get off the Luas on…read morefor the Dundrum town centre. Now this is slightly hilarious because the stop for the centre is actually Balally, which is the next stop up the line. So, it isn't all that uncommon to see a pair of Estonian girls looking at the old Dundrum shopping centre, which is a complete and utter shithole, with an expression that says..."this is Europe's biggest shopping centre?" Aside from that, it has a pretty nifty bridge, but nothing really special.

Passengers often alight the Luas at Dundrum under the seemingly logical notion (certainly if the…read morename of the stop is believed to be in concurrence with the name of the Town Centre) that it is the best place to get off if you are travelling to the popular shopping centre/ cinema complex/ restaurant compound 'Dundrum Town Centre'. Despite it's name not being 'Dundrum', it is in fact 'Balally' that you get off at if you are heading to Dundrum City Centre. Even the announcer on the Luas concurs when she affirms, 'Next stop Balally. Please alight for Dundrum Town Centre'. Balally is a far closer and more straightforward walk to the shopping centre, hence this zealous piece of advice coming from all sides. For the privilege of a shorter trip on foot you pay an extra 40c as Dundrum Luas Station is situated inside Zone 2, so to reach it from the city centre costs €1.90. Balally Luas Station however is the first stop inside Zone 3 and thus costs more at €2.30. There are no ceremonial means of having your ticket checked. What happens is that you board the tram, say with a ticket bought from the freestanding machines at each stop and unless an inspector in a fluorescent orange jacket suddenly boards at one of the stops to check tickets you will not have your ticket inspected. The inspectors, in my experience of living in Dublin are rarely seen and so it is customary behaviour by numerous people, especially students who have limited money to spend, not to buy a ticket at all. At a hefty €2.30 it is hard to justify paying this price for such a short journey out to Dundrum then back in again, maybe if the local transport company did not charge such a bold price people would be more keen to pay, even if it was just to get rid of some loose change and ensure that if an inspector did board you were safe. If you do get caught ticketless the fine is an excruciating €45. The gamble is yours. Dundrum Luas Station is an unadorned, bare station; deficient in any major landmarks nor pioneering design decisions to say the least. You do however get to walk down the main road in the centre of town that features some pleasant restaurants and shops on your way to the station, or indeed on your way to the town centre if you got off too early under the reasonable presumption that it was the correct stop.

Picture it, it's 4am, Q stands at the bus-stop waiting for the Aircoach to take him to the Airport…read moreto make a 9am meeting in Lisbon... a lifetime ago when I used to do such things on a regular basis. The Aircoach which arrived every half hour at that time failed to show at 4am, and again at 4:30 and then at 5am ...it totally failed to pass again. 6:30 am flight, Q is beginning to get a bit concerned. So, nuts to travel budget I call the local taxi company - Sandyford Cabs, who have absolutely no one free. Picture it, it's 5:15 am, Q stands at the bus-stop waiting for the fictional Aircoach to take him to the Airport to make a 9am meeting in Lisbon. At this stage I am about to throw myself in front of passing traffic and hijack a car, bus, cement truck... anything to get me to my destination.... when the phone rings. A taxi driver has just been called from his bed at 5 in the morning to see if Q still needs rescuing, he does. 30 mins later I am at the Airport so grateful I am offering to have the guys children - all biological difficulties aside. Picture it. Q arriving to his meeting on time.... to find out it's scheduled for tomorrow.

Nothing says "urban modernity" like a light-rail viaduct! This station marks the transition between…read morea fairly ordinary suburban rail line and the brilliant urban streetcar portion. It would have been easy to make this station the terminus and pretend that the southern neighborhoods were adequately serviced, but continuing bravely into Stephen's Green was a bold decision. I think about that, as our ultramodern train glides through Charlemont and down into the busy streets among 400 year old houses. This city is awesome.

Interesting that the other reviewers have seen the ticket-checking folks in this area. I usually…read moreonly see them at Dundrum and beyond. Maybe its a time-of-day thing. Anyway, I've done the math and they seem to check frequently enough to justify buying the ticket. I get checked every 10-15 rides, so a €45 fine works out to € 3 - 4.50 per ride. More expensive than the ticket. Although if you think you can talk your way out of the fine every now and then (say, with a bewildered look and a German accent) you might find the calculus tipping in your favor. Not that I would advise such behavior. Anyway, this is a lovely stop. The viaduct means that interference with Ranelagh is minimal, even though the Luas cuts right though the center of the village. It really couldn't be more convenient. I'm also going to echo Dani on the coffee at Pinocchio. Definitely worth a visit, if you can spare the time.

Ranelagh Luas station is one of the more pleasant Luas stops located on a viaduct above the main…read morevillage, overlooking such renowned Ranelagh landmarks as Superquinns and the popular indoor Village Market on one side and Ranelagh Road that leads onto Charlemont Street that will take you into town on the other. The station provides a sheltered seating area and one ticket machine either side of the Luas tracks. The station is seldom busy owing to it being only three stops away from St. Stephen's Green (the last stop on the Green Line taking you all the way into the city centre) and hence most people travelling into town would have already boarded by now together with the reason that walking from this point only takes 20mins max and henceforth unless you are feeling quite sluggish or in such a rush you figure saving an extra few minutes will help your critical cause most people just walk instead of potentially paying for the Luas. I say 'potentially' because the method of payment to use the Luas is quite a contentious subject. There are no ceremonial means of having your ticket checked. What happens is that you board the tram, say with a ticket bought from the freestanding machines at each stop and unless an inspector in a fluorescent orange jacket suddenly boards at one of the stops to check tickets you will not have your ticket inspected. The inspectors, in my experience of living in Dublin are rarely seen and so it is customary behaviour by numerous people, especially students who have limited money to spend, not to buy a ticket at all. At a hefty €1.90 it is hard to justify paying this price for such a short journey, maybe if the local transport company did not charge such a bold price people would be more keen to pay, even if it was just to get rid of some loose change and ensure that if an inspector did board you were safe. If you do get caught ticketless the fine is an excruciating €45. The gamble is yours to either take or, well, not to take.

worst.bus.ever. i am so glad that i dont have to get this bus anymore! i used to get it to work for…read moreabout 4 years before the blessed luas came along. I think its problems are down to the length of the route, it goes all the way from tallaght to dun laoghaire and back again, nightmare! The awful Dublin bus timetables dont tell you what time the bus will be at your stop at either, you have to try work out how many minutes you are in between two different areas then start doing all sorts of maths in your head and then you come up with an estimated time! now, im either doing my maths wrong or the bleedin bus just doesn't adhere to the timetable at all at all! last thing to say about this bus is never go upstairs and try sit down the back there is always without fail some scum bag with a stupid dance tune blaring out of his music phone and its usually played over and over. turn around to ask them to put headphones in and you are asking for a box!

Legend has it that the 75 bus route was intended as the final punishment in the various circles of…read moreHell by Dante but even he was too afraid to put the idea in writing. No such fear was shown by Dublin Bus however when they inflicted this god awful route upon the good and unwitting people of Dublin. The route is long (who actually needs a bus to go from Dun Laoghaire to Tallaght??), changeable (does anyone know in advance when it decides to go through Sandyford?) and rather tedious (time would be better spent watching grass grow). It is due to these issues that the bus takes approximately two to three eons to get from A to B. Fellow passengers can also vary. People have at various times let their dog have a poop on the bus or discussed the merits of hitting their mate over the head with a bottle. If at all possible do attempt to not use this bus. Use Dart, luas, bobsleigh or llama to get you from place to place and save yourself the hassle etc. Life will be easier that way.