Travelling To The Event

Getting There

Get all of the logistical details you need

We know that details on the race aren’t the only bit of information that are needed for both spectators and runners on the day. Below you can find all of the details you need for parking, traffic, road closures and more.

Parking

There’s a 25% discount on parking at all Q-Park locations Christchurch, St Stephens Green and The Spire.
This offer is available from October 25th via pre-booking only. It is not available at the car parks on the event day.
Please use the promo code: RACE2025 to activate the discount. NOTE Stephens Green South will close at 7am on Sunday 26th.

To pre-book your parking & to avail of this discount visit www.q-park.ie

Phoenix Park

http://phoenixpark.ie/

Traffic Information

The Irish Life Dublin Marathon will start at Fitzwilliam Street Upper on Sunday, October 26th at 8:40 am and finish in Merrion Square North up to 5 pm. There are several road closures in place. Please allow time to travel on Sunday; there may be some delays to public transport services to facilitate the Irish Life Dublin Marathon.

Road Closures

IThe Irish Life Dublin Marathon will start at Leeson Street on Sunday, October 26th at 8:40 am and finish in Mount Street upper up to 5 pm. There are several road closures in place. Please allow time to travel on Sunday; there may be some delays to public transport services to facilitate the Irish Life Dublin Marathon.

DART Information

Due to a series of major rail works taking place between Clontarf Road and Howth / Dundalk over the weekend, please note that both for race number collection on Saturday 25^th October and marathon day Sunday 26^th October:
No DART services will operate between Connolly and Howth / Malahide. DART services are operating between Connolly and Bray / Greystones only, with an additional DART at 07:05hrs from Greystones to Dublin Connolly, serving all stations en route.
No Northern Commuter services will operate between Dundalk / Drogheda and Dublin Connolly.
An additional Maynooth Commuter service will operate at 06:50hrs, serving all stations to Dublin Pearse.

Luas Information

Irish Rail
Details to follow
Full details on irishrail.ie
Impact on dublinbikes Scheme

To facilitate the Irish Life Dublin Marathon 2025, five stations will be closed.
The stations affected are listed below:
Merrion Square East (25) – Closed from 2pm Friday 24^th – 10am Monday 27^th
Merrion Square West (26) – Closed from 2pm Friday 24^th – 10am Monday 27^th
Merrion Square South (113) – Closed from 2pm Friday 24^th – 10am Monday 27^th
Mount Street Lower (56) – Closed from 2pm Friday 24^th– 10am Monday 27^th
Wilton Terrace (39) – Closed from 2pm Friday 24^th – 10am Monday 27^th

Please note all times are approx.
Access may be restricted to other stations bound by the race route on the day. We apologise for any inconvenience caused by these closures which are beyond our control.
dublinbikes users are advised not to cycle on the race route during the course of the event and should heed the directions of official race stewards.

National Maternity Hospital Access Route

Tour Operators

Official Recognised Tour Operators for the Irish Life Dublin Marathon. Please scroll down to see which International Tour Operators listed by region offer guaranteed places and accommodation packages.