St Patricks Day bank holiday weekend travel advice
Dublin Bus
There may be a number of diversions in place from Thursday 14 to Monday 18 March 2024. For further details of diversions, please click on the links below, closer to the event date.
Nitelink Service
Details on Nitelinks services will be available nearer to the event date in March 2024.
24-hour services
We have 24-hour services which are in operation seven days a week across ten routes.
Sunday 17 March 2024 – St. Patrick’s Day
A Sunday Timetable will operate on all routes on St. Patrick’s Day and City Tours will not operate. Due to St. Patrick’s Day Parades, real time information will not be available from approximately 08.00 to 18.00.
Saturday 16 March 2024
Details of Saturday service will be confirmed closer to the date
Bus Éireann
All Bus Éireann and Expressway services will operate to a Sunday schedule on both St. Patrick’s Day, Sunday, 17 March and Monday, 18 March 2024.
There will be a number of diversions on St. Patrick’s day due to the parade’s taking place across the country and we will update this page with information on the diversions.
Tram – Luas
On St. Patrick’s Day, Sunday 17th March, Services on both the Red and Green Lines will run Sunday Operating Hours. There will also be partial closures of the Red and Green Lines to accommodate the parade. Details of changes to service will be available closer to the date.
Local Link
Regular Rural Services will be operating a Sunday schedule. Please note that some diversions are in place due to local parades.
Go Ahead Ireland
There will be a number of diversions on routes due to St. Patrick’s Day parades.
Irish Rail
Sunday schedules will be in operation on March 17th 2024 with some additional services for DART and Commuter services.
Sources: TfI & Bus Éireann