If you’re in the city centre before heading to a show, you’re never too far away from the 3Arena. It’s just out on the edge of the city and pretty easy to access from most places in town.
From O’Connell Bridge (roughly the centre point of the city) you can follow the river Liffey all the way down the quays and you’ll come to the 3Arena just off its banks. It’s 2.3KM (1.4 miles) from that point, so it will take approximately 25-30 minutes to walk this distance A taxi from the general city centre area (O’Connell St., Temple Bar, Grafton Street) should take no more than 10-15 minutes.
You can also access the 3Arena when in the city, by using the Red Luas line (Dublin’s tram network) from any of its’ central stops (i.e. Jervis St., Abbey St., Bus Áras) and the journey will take 10-15 minutes at most. There is always a Luas service after shows at the 3Arena (the Red line was extended in 2009 in part for the purpose of accommodating the revamped venue and its patrons), After a late evening event there, we recommend that you head straight to the nearby Luas stop without delay, as they don’t wait very long after events as it’s the last scheduled service.