page_title: Dublin Airport
section_title: Ground transport
hierarchical_section_title: Dublin Airport / Ground transport
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Dublin bus, ligne 16 desservant l'aéroport de Dublin
context_page_description: Dublin Airport is an international airport serving Dublin, the capital city of Ireland. It is operated by DAA. The airport is located 7 km north of Dublin, in Collinstown, near Swords, Dublin.
  In 2019, 32.9 million passengers passed through the airport, making it the airport's busiest year on record. It is the 12th busiest airport in Europe, and is by far the busiest of Ireland's airports by total passenger traffic; it also has the greatest traffic levels on the island of Ireland, followed by Belfast International Airport.
  The airport has an extensive short and medium haul network, served by an array of carriers, as well as a significant long-haul network focused on North America, the Middle East and East Asia. It serves as the headquarters of Ireland's flag carrier – Aer Lingus, regional airline Stobart Air, Europe's largest low-cost carrier – Ryanair, and ASL Airlines Ireland, together with another two airlines, CityJet and Norwegian Air International.
  United States border preclearance services are available at the airport for U.S.-bound passengers. Shannon Airport is the only other airport in Europe to offer this facility.
context_section_description: Dublin Airport is located just off the M1 and the M50 10 km (6.2 mi) north from the city centre and 2 km (1.2 mi) south of the town of Swords. The airport is approximately 210 kilometres (130 mi) away from both Limerick and Galway and 266 kilometres (165 mi) from Cork. Belfast is around 158 kilometres (98 mi) away. There is no rail link to Dublin city centre, and the public transport options to the city are taxis, buses and private transport.
caption: Dublin buses serving the airport
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