Dublin Airport

Getting to and from the Dublin airport is still bad but once there it's fine. I have occasionally seen the queue for security spilling out round the departures lounge but normally you get through quite quickly albeit they never use all available scanners. The choices for eating and drinking have improved over the years and pier D even if a long walk away is still a huge improvement on the awful portakabins that they had before.

Loads of good views of the apron from the airside. Catering and retail options in all areas of the airport are very good. The DAA pay as you go "Anna Livia" lounge is well stocked tidy and value for money. Dublin Airport can be heaven or something less than depending on the time of day and the gate you depart/arrive from. Then opening of T2 later this year will improve things massively.

Since my last post I've used Dublin four more times and still quite satisfied. Departing or transferring passengers should know that once you enter some concourses ("A" for sure and possibly others) you may not be allowed back into the rest of the airport. Arriving passengers connecting to long-distance bus or rail should know that the direct buses to the downtown intercity bus terminal and Heuston rail station are the 747 and 748 respectively (Connolly passengers can take the light rail from outside Heuston). These are green double- decker buses which will be on your left exiting the terminal; they cost 6 euro each way. Having used Dublin 6 times now I find it quite satisfactory and will continue to use it in the future.

Agree with the last review. Construction site appearance but still functional. Check in good and security quite quick. A bit of a walk to get to the A gates but nothing too bad. Plenty of seats for waiting departure. Overall satisfactory. AirCoach to city is E7 which is dear but fast. Bus at E2.20 is good value but takes at least an hour.

Massive construction underway but not (as yet) inconvenient to passengers. Flew out of DUB at peak time early Friday evening and the airport was functioning well; no queues at passport and security control. DUB's major problem - and the works currently underway won't resolve this - is the lack of a fast ground transport link to the city centre. There are state-owned and private buses running to various points in the city centre but notoriously bad traffic means it will take you close to an hour to cover the 8km distance and at €6 the service is seriously overpriced. Best value option is Dublin Bus' 16A service which takes even longer but only costs EUR220.

Dublin low-price terminal (Ryanair etc.) really has improved. Still a long walk to/from customs/immigration but - on departure - once you have got clear of the crowded shopping bazaar things really improve.

The international arrivals area is somewhat spread out eg. a walk down a narrow hall to passport control than again to customs etc. There were no lines or delays. The arrivals level of the terminal is dark but signage is clear and my bag came reasonably quickly. There are good bus connections to and from the airport although you want to know which one you want beforehand. All in all clean and functional but nothing outstanding.

I fly to/from Dublin Airport regularly and find it to be a pretty good airport albeit one that is undergoing needed improvements. There is plenty of space and security is generally pretty fast and efficient. My main bugbear is the length of time it takes to get to pier D especially the far reaching gates.

Dublin Airport is improving. Next year Terminal 2 will open. I left Dublin for Amsterdam and Aer Lingus still operates some flights from the future low cost pier D. That was a long walk indeed but the area is pleasant with abundant seating and facilities. There are no airbridges there boarding is via the tarmac. I assume that when Terminal 2 opens pier D will be given over to Ryanair and other low cost flights entirely and the walking distances for scheduled flights will become shorter again.

DUB continues to be a traveler's nightmare. Departing from D pier is a particularly horrible experience because of the very long walk. We made the mistake of eating Burger King at the new Terminal 1 Extension – it was so slow we gave up after 15 minutes although at no time were more than 3 people in front of us! The extension itself is very nice although the whole airport smells of one big toilet - I think it is the 'cleaning product' that is used/sprayed in the toilets. Please DAA do something about this (and the other 100 or so problems with your airport).