Cost of Travel in Ireland

[BarryEastender]

In the last few years it has been extremely expensive to travel Ireland from when i loved there 10 years ago. Price of beer fro example doubled.

Is the cost of travelling Irelandf, given the unfortunate debts of the country, starting to return to the pre-book area? Or is it still one of the most expensive cities in Europe to travel?

[Rita.G]

The prices of accomodation have come down and eating out is also a bit cheaper because of more special offer deals. Many things are still expensive though and beer is one of them, expect to pay €5 on average for a pint more in very touristy or up scale bars and less in rural places.

[OrangeLaLa]

I don't think Dublin is as pricey as London, Paris, or the like these days. You can get a ticket a sight-seeing bus around the city for around 12 euros, hopping on and off (which is great for smart travelers) for 24 hours.

As for beer, you can go to the guiness factory and take a tour. If you pay for your ticket (which, when I went, they didn't even check when I entered) you also can get a free beer up at the top of the museum, which has a great view of all of Dublin.

[Rita.G]

I lived in Dublin for a few years and I have to say most visitors I met told me they found it expensive even when compared to London. The problem was often that they fell victim to the most rip off touristy pubs and restaurants in expensive areas of the city. It just takes a bit of research and shopping around to get better value. Theres lots of things you can do there that wont break the bank and its worth noting that most museums in Ireland are free.

[Claire2010]

[tomkent45]

Yes I agree that dublin is really expendive but if you really like it you can get around this issue. the same happens with me when in hong kong. the city is so expensive but I gotta go and some how I manage with the budget ive set before hands

[laz]

Some things are expensive, and I don't really see any drop in price in the last couple of years to be honest.

One thing that I think is very cheap in Dublin is the price of a hotel room. There can't be many capital cities where you have such a wide choice of decent hotels at around the €60 mark.
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[nhicolas]

I lived in Cork and didn't find it much expensive. Other parts fo Europe are more expensive as compared to Ireland. Counties like Cork, Limerick, Clare are not much expensive and traveling charges are also not much. Other parts of Europe and especially cities like London are much expensive then these counties and Ireland.

[Wes Davidson]

Car hire is cheap if you rent in the off season. Probably the cheapest in all of Europe. Just make sure you have the insurance you need.

[Rhinocarhire]

You can see historical car rental rates here - http://www.rhinocarhire.com/Car-Hire-Statistics/Dublin-Statistics.aspx

We have recently had deals from as little as 11 Euro per day for an economy car.

I was in Dublin last week however and agree that on the whole it is expensive. The GBP / Euro exchange rate is not helping either, so it may seem artificially expensive for UK visitors. Interestingly fuel is cheaper in Dublin than the UK at around 1.40 Euro per litre as opposed to nearly that in GBP in the UK.

[Hero9]

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[alvin.samuels10]

Hi, I am agree with Rita.G on this point and I also do not think that Dublin, cork or Clare counties of Ireland are still so much expensive even I think they are cheaper in comparison to other European cities. I do not think anything is so much expensive in Ireland whether we talk about staying in a hotel or talk about traveling charge. It is a obvious thing that if you will go to find luxurious hotels and luxurious travel then you have to pay for what you will get as service but generally speaking I think all services are available there in nominal charge rates also.

[payson]

Although Dublin is, in fact, a very expensive city, one can find extremely cheap accommodation and cheap places to eat. I used to live on Gardiner Street, and there are a plenty of very cheap hostels, guest houses, and hotels in the area. It is also close to the Busaras bus station, the Spire, Henry Street with its shopping centers. There are also a couple of cheap supermarkets nearby, like Lidl for example, which is located at the upper end of O'Connell Street. To eat out cheap, try one of the kebab shops around Abbey Street.

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[KaleRSL]

Been to Dublin twice, and I havent found it overly expensive. I am however a lover of the hostels, so that helps. The restaurants along O'Connell didnt seem to cost too much. Cant remember the name of the one we ate at, but I believe I only paid about 8EUR for dinner. 12EUR for a r/t from the airport to O'Connell as well. Plus Dublin is such a walkable city theres not much need for a car rental. If taking a tour, they leave from points all along the city, so you can do much for very little cost.

[Novak-D]