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UEFA League Cup Final 2024 – Atalanta BC V Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Fan Festival 21 22 May at Dublin Castle, Final on 22 May at Aviva. @ Aviva Stadium Dublin

22/05/2024

  • Date
  • Location Aviva Stadium

Soccer/Football: UEFA Europa League Final 2024

Match ticket holders can travel free on Transport for Ireland services in the Greater Dublin area on 21st and 22nd May.

This includes all Dublin City Bus services (Dublin Bus, Go Ahead Ireland and Bus Éireann), Luas, DART and Commuter Rail in the Dublin area.
Simply show the mUEFA League final in Dubin 2024 - logoatch ticket to the bus driver when boarding; or if using the train or Luas show it to the ticket inspector on request.

The fan shuttle buses are free and are running regularly all day from the airport to the official fan meeting points.

  • Bayer 04 Leverkusen supporters can get a shuttle bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 1 to Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium.
  • Atalanta BC supporters can get a shuttle bus from Dublin Airport Terminal 2 to RDS Simmonscourt.
  • The shuttles will run until all fans have landed (up to 5pm)
  • In respect of post match, all shuttle buses will be waiting for the fans to transport them to Dublin Airport.
  • This shuttle service will run until all fans are transported back to the airport.
    • Wednesday 22 MAY 2024, Kick off 20:00.
    • Location: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
    • Gates will open at 17:00 for a 20:00 kick-off,
      and we recommend getting to the stadium at least 3 hours before the start of the match.
  • Note: As part of UEFA/Garda event plan, Lansdowne Road DART Station is closed from 16:00hrs for remainder of evening on Weds 22nd May. Please use Grand Canal Dock or Sandymount

Atalanta BC V Bayer 04 Leverkusen

 Atalantca BC Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Aviva Stadium:

Dublin 2024 for the UEFA Cup Club Final

The UEFA Europa League Fan Festival

will be in full swing in the centre of Dublin, kicking off on Tuesday 21 May in the lead-up to the final.

Location of Fan Festival: Dublin Castle

Use the TFI journey Planner / TFI Live App to plan your route.

Located in the heart of the city and within walking distance of Dublin Arena, Dublin Castle is a historical site which was handed over to the new Irish government in 1922, following Ireland’s independence, and now serves as a major government complex and popular tourist attraction. Built on the site of a Viking settlement in the thirteenth century, the castle’s historic architecture and fascinating gardens make the Fan Festival a perfect place to visit before heading to the final.

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Opening hours 
Tuesday 21 May  11:00 – 22:00
Wednesday 22 May  10:00 – 17:00

All match ticket holders are entitled to free public transport services in Dublin on 22nd May.

Fan Festival details

Transport for Ireland is  providing a free bus shuttle service at Dublin Airport as follows:

  • Tuesday 21st May – Free bus shuttle from Terminal 1 to city centre to any match ticket holder
  • Wednesday 22nd May – Free bus shuttle from Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 to the Fan Meeting Points of RDS and Shelbourne
  • TFI will also provide a free shuttle bus post match from Shelbourne Park and the RDS to Dublin Airport.

Aviva Stadium:

Entry Point

There are 5 coloured coded routes to access the stadium. The route you must take is dictated by the location of your seat within the stadium. The applicable route colour will be stated on your event ticket.

On event days stewards will be positioned outside the stadium to provide further assistance.

  • ORANGE ROUTE – LANSDOWNE LANE ENTRANCE (OFF SHELBOURNE ROAD)
    Public transport options:
    BY DART
    From City Centre take any southbound Dart to Grand Canal Dock Station. Exit the station and turn right onto Barrow Street. Continue through the next junction onto Shelbourne Road.
    BY BUS
    From City Centre take bus routes serving Northumberland Road or Pembroke Road. Please refer below for information on bus routes.
  • RED ROUTE – BATH AVENUE ENTRANCE
    Public transport options:
    BY DART
    From City Centre take any southbound Dart to Grand Canal Dock Station. Exit the station and turn right onto Barrow Street. At the end of Barrow Street take a left onto Grand Canal Street and then your next left onto Bath Avenue.
    BY BUS
    From City Centre take bus routes serving Ringsend/Irishtown. Please refer below for information on bus routes.
  • BLUE ROUTE – SHELBOURNE ROAD ENTRANCE
    Public transport options:
    BY DART
    From City Centre take any southbound Dart to Grand Canal Dock Station. Exit the station and turn right onto Barrow Street. Continue through the next junction onto Shelbourne Road.
    BY BUS
    From City Centre take bus routes serving Northumberland Road or Pembroke Road. Please refer below for information on bus routes.
  • PURPLE ROUTE – HERBERT ROAD ENTRANCE
    Public transport options:
    BY DART
    From City Centre take any southbound Dart to Lansdowne Road Station. Exit the station and turn right onto Lansdowne Road. Continue down Lansdowne Road and keep left to find the Purple Route.
    BY BUS
    From City Centre take bus routes serving Ringsend/Irishtown or Sandymount. Please refer below for information on bus routes.
  • GREEN ROUTE – LANSDOWNE ROAD ENTRANCE
    Public transport options:
    BY DART
    From City Centre take any southbound Dart to Lansdowne Road Station. Exit the station and turn right onto Lansdowne Road.
    BY BUS
    From City Centre take bus routes serving Northumberland Road or Pembroke Road. Please refer below for information on bus routes.

UEFA advice on –

Transport Options – Getting to and from Aviva Stadium

Transport for Ireland is  providing a free bus shuttle service at Dublin Airport as follows:

  • Tuesday 21st May – Free bus shuttle from Terminal 1 to city centre to any match ticket holder
  • Wednesday 22nd May – Free bus shuttle from Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 to the Fan Meeting Points of RDS and Shelbourne
  • TFI will also provide a free shuttle bus post match from Shelbourne Park and the RDS to Dublin Airport.

The Leap Visitor Card is a convenient public transport ticket for tourists and visitors to Dublin.  Get unlimited travel for your selected time period on Dublin City Bus services (operated by Dublin Bus and Go-Ahead Ireland), Luas, DART and Commuter Rail.

You can choose from a number of options:

  • 1 day (24 hours) – €8.00
  • 3 days (72 hours) – €16.00
  • 7 days (168 hours) – €32.00

Your chosen time period starts from the first time you use the card.

Please note that unused Leap Visitor Cards expire 12 months from the day it’s purchased.

Leap Visitor is not valid on the Hop on/Hop off tour or other special tour services and cannot be used on Bus Éireann services.

Buying and topping up

At selected agents:

  • Dublin Airport
  • Wrights Airport Convenience Store (T1 Arrivals)

Dublin City Centre

  • Dublin Bus, 59 Upper O’Connell St., Dublin 1
  • Spar, 63 Upper O’Connell St., Dublin 1
  • Mullins Newsagent, Unit 1B Heuston Station, Dublin 8
  • Spar, Talbot Street, Dublin 1
  • Easons, Unit 2, Connolly Station, Dublin 1
Travelling with your Leap Visitor Card

Your Leap Visitor Card allows you unlimited travel after first use for the period you have selected on the following transport services in Dublin:

 

All Dublin Bus scheduled services (not valid on tours)
  • Go-Ahead Ireland Dublin City services
  • All Luas (tram) services
  • DART and Commuter Rail in the Short Hop Zone (all of Dublin city and county)

Please note the Leap Visitor Card is not valid on Bus Éireann services.

 

Simply touch your card against a Validator. You will hear a tone to verify you have validated properly:

  • On Dublin Bus and Go-Ahead Ireland, touch the card against the Leap Card Validator on the right-hand side as you enter the bus.
  • On Luas (tram), Touch On at a Validator on the platform before you get on the tram and Touch Off when you get off the tram.
  • On DART and Commuter Rail, Touch On at the platform entry gate or Validator before your journey and Touch Off at the platform exit gate or Validator after your journey. The card can be used between stations within the Short Hop Zone.

Make your travel even easier by downloading the TFI Live App, which allows you to access live real time departure and journey planning information across the Transport for Ireland (TFI) network.

Use the TFI journey Planner / TFI Live App to plan your route.

Dublin Bus & Bus Éireann

Dublin Bus & Bus Éireann services can be used to reach the Aviva Stadium

S2 now serves The Aviva Stadium

Dublin Bus

Buses to Aviva

TFI South Orbital - routes S4, S6, S8, S2, 74 and L25

Use the TFI journey Planner / TFI Live App to plan your route.

Commercial Bus Operators

For information on Commercial Bus Services contact the operator directly.

Use the TFI journey Planner / TFI Live App to plan your route.

 

Charlemont (Green Line) is the closest Luas stop and a 25-minute walk from the stadium.

If you are travelling from Heuston station, take the Red Line to Connolly and change to the DART line there.

Use the TFI journey Planner / TFI Live App to plan your route.

For more information visit the Luas website.

Irish Rail provide great links to Dublin city from all over the country.

Aviva Stadium is approximately a 2 minute walk from Lansdowne Road DART station.

To plan your journey see visit the Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail website for timetables and routes.

Use the TFI journey Planner / TFI Live App to plan your route.

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  • DART (rail) offers a service to and from Lansdowne Road Station which is immediately adjacent to the Aviva Stadium. The DART operates from the Dublin city centre stations of Connolly, Tara Street and Pearse Street.
  • DART runs along the coast of Dublin from Malahide or Howth (North Dublin), via Dublin city centre as far south as Greystones, Co. Wicklow.
  • In order for a seamless travel journey please purchase a Leap Card or return ticket to avoid delays.
  • Connolly Train Station, Tara St and Pearse Street Stations in Dublin City Centre will bring you southbound to Landsdowne Road DART Station.

Dart Train irish rail under bridge in Dun laoghaire Dublin

RAIL: Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail:

Travel information for fans travelling to the Aviva

      • Travel Information
      • Fans travelling to the Aviva Stadium from Connolly will be able to take the Dart to Lansdowne road.
      • Fans travelling to the Aviva Stadium from Heuston should take the LUAS to Connolly and then the Dart to Lansdowne Road.

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        • 00:15 Dublin Heuston to Cork with connection Limerick Junction to Limerick Colbert at 01:40 (As this service departs after midnight please search Saturday 9th November 2024 on our Journey Planner)
        • 23:10 Dublin Connolly to Belfast
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        • 00.10 Heuston to Limerick (As this service departs after midnight please search Saturday 9th November 2024 on our Journey Planner)
        • 23:10 Dublin Connolly to Belfast
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Aviva Stadium days and events:
There is no bike parking or car parking available at Aviva Stadium on match day/ concerts for security reasons.

From Nassau Street at Trinity College (city centre), travel along Merrion Square and Lower Mount Street. Cross the canal and continue along Northumberland Road to the second set of lights. Turn left onto Lansdowne Road. Continue through the next junction. Aviva Stadium is on your left.

There is a car park located just past entrance A on the right hand side also. The car park has an hourly and daily max charge and is open 24 hours per day. This car park is not available on match days as the surrounding roads are closed.

You can take a taxi to the Aviva Stadium.

If you are travelling from the city centre it can take anywhere between 9 and 16 minutes, depending on traffic.

Use the Taxi Fare Estimator to determine your cost.

Taxi Apps: Free Now is the default Irish taxi transportation app, you can download in the app store for free. Rideshare apps like Uber also connect users to licensed taxi drivers and not independent rideshare drivers.

 

Walking:

The main mode of transport to and from the stadium should be walking. The Aviva Stadium is a 25 minute walk from Dublin City Centre. We encourage you to walk to and from the Aviva Stadium on game day.

For walking details visit our online Journey Planner / TFI Live App .and filter ‘Trip Options’ to Walking, set Maximum walking time (minutes) to 60 minutes (increase from 30).

  • Approx 45 minutes from The Spire, O’Connell Street
  • 40 minutes from Busárus (Bus station)
  • 25 minutes from 3 Arena North Wall Quay
  • 25 minutes from Merrion Square
  • 15 minutes from Grand Canal Dock (Dart station)
  • 13 minutes from RDS, Ballsbridge
Leaving the stadium

The main mode of transport from the stadium should be walking. Aviva Stadium is a 25 minute walk from Dublin City Centre.

  • Aviva Stadium to St. Stephens Green/Grafton St – 1.7 miles / 25 minutes
    Aviva Stadium to Dawson St – 1.7 miles / 25 minutes
    Aviva Stadium to Merrion Square – 1.2 miles / 20 minutes
    Aviva Stadium to Dame St – 1.7 miles / 25 minutes
    Aviva Stadium to Trinity College – 1.6 miles / 25 minutes
  • Aviva Stadium to RDS – 0.6 miles / 7 minutes
    Aviva Stadium to Ballsbridge – 0.5 miles / 7 minutes
    Aviva Stadium to Clayton Burlington Road / Leeson St – 1.2 miles / 20 minutes
  • Aviva Stadium to Charlemont (Green Line Luas Stop) – 1.4 miles / 20 minutes
    Aviva Stadium to The Point (Red Line Luas Stop) – 1.3 miles / 20 minutes
Cycling

The dublinbikes share scheme have stations close to the Aviva Stadium, visit the dublinbikes website  to find out all the details.

There is no bike parking  available at Aviva Stadium on match day/ concerts for security reasons.

 

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