Is Dublin guide in 3 days It is perfect to organize a getaway to one of the cities with more atmosphere and more interesting in Europe.
After during the first two days having traveled all the historical center and the most important points of interest of the city. On this third day, we recommend you visit some of the wonders of Ireland that are close to the city, such as the Giant's Causeway, the Cliffs of Moher or the landscapes of Wicklow and Glendalough.
Based on the time we spent in the city during our 10-day trip to Ireland, we have made this guide to get to know the best of Dublin in three days. We start!
Useful tips for Dublin
- To get from the airport to your hotel, you have several alternatives: bus, taxi or this direct transfer to the hotel.
For more information you can read this post on how to go from Dublin airport to downtown. - To stay at the Dublin in 3 days We recommend Leeson Lodge House, our accommodation during our stay in the city, which is well connected to the airport in a quiet area of the city. For more information you can consult this post about where to stay in Dublin.
- Remember that it is necessary to bring adapters for the plugs and look both ways at the crosswalks, as you drive on the left.
- Book this free guided tour in Spanish and this free tour of mysteries and legends, the best way to learn about the history and curiosities of Dublin.
- Remember that in order not to pay commissions and always have the current change we recommend you use the N26 card to pay and the Bnext and Revolut cards to get money at the ATMs. They are the ones we use, They are free and will save you a lot.
For more recommendations you can consult this post of tips to travel to Dublin essential.
First day in Dublin
The first day of Dublin in three days Start early with a visit to the impressive Trinity College library. When you leave the oldest university in Ireland, you will head to Suffolk Street, where Molly Malone's famous statue is located.
The visits continue with the entrance to the Town Hall to see the room of La Rotonda, neoclassical style to continue in Dublin Castle, next to the town hall, which offers guided tours of the beautiful royal rooms.
Following Castle Street you will arrive at Christ Church, a cathedral with an exterior bridge and an impressive interior, which has jewels such as the crypt and the chapel.
Keep in mind that admission to the church is free if you have the Dublin Pass.
After these visits, if you are not hungry yet, you can take the opportunity to visit the Dublinia exhibition, located very close to the cathedral and which reviews a good part of the city's history.
To eat in this area we recommend the Darkey Kelly's, which prepares one of the best fish and chips in the city.
After lunch, the afternoon of Dublin in 3 days It begins with the visit inside the Cathedral of St. Patrick, dedicated to the patron of Ireland.
St. Patrick's Cathedral
After enjoying the cathedral, one of the essentials of the city, we recommend taking a walk through Saint Stephen's Green, without a doubt, one of the best things to do in Dublin.
At this point of the tour, if you go well in time, you can approach the Merrion Square Park, surrounded by beautiful Georgian houses and where the statue of the famous Oscar Wilde is located.
Once these visits are over, you will head to the city center along the popular Grafton Street, full of shops and street performers for when the sunset time approaches, take a romantic walk along the Liffey river bank to the beautiful Ha'penny Bridge . Taking into account that this area is already part of the Temple Bar neighborhood, it is best to spend the last hours of the day enjoying the atmosphere in its historic taverns and pubs among which you can not miss the famous Temple Bar, with live music.
Although if you want to go to a quieter place and with few tourists we recommend The Long Hall pub or another magnificent option to enjoy Temple Bar to the fullest, which is none other than booking this guided tour in Spanish for the best pubs in the city. area, which ends with a beer tasting.
To end this first day of Dublin in 3 days nothing better than having a hamburger in Bad Bobs Temple Bar or fish and seafood in Fish Shack Cafe.
(Extended information of the first day here)
Map of the first day in Dublin
Second day in Dublin
The second day of Dublin in 3 days Start with the guided tour inside Kilmainham Prison, one of the most essential places to visit in Dublin that you can reach with buses 13 and 40 from O'Connell St. or with 69 and 79 from Aston Quay.
After the visit, you will take bus 13 or 40 again to reach the James's Gate stop, located near the next morning visit, which is none other than the Guinness Storehouse. During the itinerary through the interior of this factory you will discover all the steps that make Guinness one of the best beers in the world.
Note that if you have the Dublin Pass, admission is free. If you do not have the card you can book this ticket without queues that includes a free pint.
If you do not want to go by public transport to these places furthest from the city center, a convenient and fast alternative is the Dublin tourist bus.
Visit the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin in two days
The Dublin in three days Continue to arrive by bus or walk to the center of the city at which time you can take the opportunity to eat a good pasta in the Pinocchio Italian or pizza in the Healthy Pizza.
In the afternoon you can start the itinerary with a visit to one of the oldest churches in Ireland, San Audoen where you also go well in time, you can visit one of the oldest bookstores in the city, the Marsh's Library, located very close to the previous one.
The next visit will be the Church of San Michan, which stands out for the many mummies that can be seen in its crypts and then take advantage of the location to take a break with a good pint in the original bar The church, located inside a church.
With renewed forces, the Dublin in 3 days It will take you to the Moore Street market located on Henry Street from which following the street, you will arrive at O'Connell Street, the main street of the city, full of places to take something, monuments, historical buildings and statues.
Taking into account that it will be time for dinner, we recommend you follow the street to reach the popular Murray's Pub, where you will close the day eating the typical Irish stew and listening to live music.
(Extended information of the second day here)
Map of the second day of Dublin in 3 days
What to see in Dublin in 3 days
The third day of what to see in Dublin in 3 days We propose an excursion to one of the most beautiful places to see in Ireland, such as the Giant's Causeway, the Cliffs of Moher or Wicklow or Glendalough.
The first excursion we recommend for Dublin in 3 days It is the Giant's Causeway, an impressive natural coastal landscape that stands out for its more than 40,000 perfect hexagonal basalt columns that originated more than 60 million years ago by a rapid cooling of the lava of some crater in the area.
Although its scientific origin is clear, there is a local legend that says that the columns were built by a giant to make a path that would take him to Scotland and beat an opponent there, which is why his name comes from.
The visit to the Giant's Causeway can be combined with a short visit to Belfast, a city with a great atmosphere in its historic pubs and taverns, which has a long history of conflicts between United Kingdom independence supporters and unionists. Many of these struggles and historical events are shown on Shankill Road and Falls Road in the form of murals, which have become a symbol of the city.
In addition to the murals and the historic center, another area worth visiting is the Harland & Wolff shipyards in Belfast, where the famous Titanic was built. In this area is the Titanic Belfast building, one of the essential places to see in Belfast, which shows the whole story interactively of this huge ship that sank in 1912.
If you have more time you can also visit the Carrick-a-Rede suspension bridge, located near the Giant's Causeway that we are sure, will not leave you indifferent.
And if you want to complete the day in the best way, another very fashionable place lately, which is also close to this area, is Dunluce Castle, known as the Greyjoy fortress in the Game of Thrones series.
If you do not want to rent a car, always remember that you drive on the left, the best option to visit all these places is to book a day trip from Dublin.
The excursions that you can book and that are best valued by travelers are:
- Excursion to Belfast and the Giant's Causeway with guide in Spanish
- Excursion to the Giant's Causeway and Belfast, including the visit to the Titanic Museum
- Tour of the scenes of the Game of Thrones series
It is important to know that it is not highly recommended to take a tour of this area by public transport, since you will have to take several links, which in the end would add more than 5 hours of one-way trip, so it would be practically impossible to make all the visits in one day.
Giant's Causeway
The second proposal of Dublin in three days is to reach the emblematic Cliffs of Moherr. These cliffs located on the Atlantic Ocean, 8 kilometers long and over 200 meters high, are one of the most famous in the world. To see them in their maximum splendor you can approach the different viewpoints of the coast, especially Hag's head, located very close to the visitor center. Another viewpoint with incredible perspectives is that of the O'Brien Tower, located on one of the highest cliffs. In addition, if you can fit your visit between April and the end of July, and you are lucky, you can see puffins, some nice inhabitants of the area, which we are sure, will take all your attention.
We recommend going warm and be careful with the strong gusts of wind when approaching the cliffs, since this is usually quite strong and can play bad passes.
The most comfortable option, if you do not want to rent a car, to reach the cliffs of Moher is to book this bus tour with a guide in Spanish that includes the lively city of Galway.
If you want to go by public transport consider that it can take more than 5 hours, since you have to go by train or bus to Galway and from there take another bus to the cliffs.
Cliffs of Moher
The last recommendation for the Dublin in 3 days It is a visit to Wicklow County and its monastic Glendalough. Located just over an hour south of Dublin this area stands out for the landscapes of green valleys, waterfalls, lakes and high mountains, making it a paradise for hikers. Also known as "the garden of Ireland"Glendalough, one of the most beautiful Celtic monastic complexes in Ireland, was created in Wicklow over 14 centuries ago.
This complex is still preserved and allows you to stroll among ruins of churches, towers and Celtic crosses, which move you several centuries ago.
The connection between the different points of interest of the county by public transport is quite difficult although you can take bus 65 from Dublin, which will take you to the lakes of Blessington, one of the most beautiful landscapes of Wicklow. Another option is to take the St. Kevin's Bus that will take you to Glendalough.
We recommend, in order not to waste much time on transfers and if you do not want to rent a car, book this tour by bus with a guide in Spanish.
Glendalough
Other of the best day trips in Dublin with a guide in Spanish are:
- Excursion to Howth and Malahide, two beautiful towns near Dublin.
- Excursion to Newgrange and the Boyne Valley, where you can see archaeological sites of more than 5,000 years.
- Cork excursion that includes Cahir Castle and Rock of Cashel.
- Tour of the Celtic legacy of Ireland.
