Getting to Croke Park

How far is Croke Park from Dublin city?

About a 15-minute walk from the city centre, by Croke Park's own estimate. From O'Connell Street it is roughly a straight line north and east.

The simple route follows the one Croke Park gives drivers: up O'Connell Street, onto Dorset Street and Drumcondra Road, right onto Clonliffe Road at the railway bridge, then right onto St Joseph's Avenue after the next traffic lights. The museum is there, by the Daybreak shop.

From Temple Bar or Trinity College, add the walk to O'Connell Bridge first. If you come up through the streets east of Mountjoy Square, you will reach Jones Road and the Hogan Stand: keep going to Clonliffe Road and follow it round to St Joseph's Avenue.

What is the closest train station to Croke Park?

Drumcondra, about 5 minutes on foot. Connolly is 15 to 20 minutes away and Clontarf DART 20 to 25.

Drumcondra station sits at the junction of Drumcondra Road and Clonliffe Road, which puts you on the right side of the stadium from the start: walk down Clonliffe Road and turn onto St Joseph's Avenue. Commuter trains stop there.

Connolly is the big one: DART, Luas Red Line and Intercity trains from Belfast, Sligo and the south-east. It is the better choice if you are coming from Howth, Malahide or the coast.

Can you get the Luas to Croke Park?

Not directly. The nearest Luas stops are Parnell and Marlborough on the Green Line, about 1 km or 15 minutes on foot, and Connolly on the Red Line, 1.3 km.

Here is every option side by side, using Croke Park's own walking times:

Which buses go to Croke Park?

Croke Park lists the 1, 7, 11, 13, 14, 16, 27a, 27b, 29a, 31, 32, 33, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 53 and 123, among others.

The routes up Drumcondra Road (the 1, 16, 33, 41 and 44 among them) stop near Clonliffe Road, which is the easiest approach to the museum. From Dublin Airport, the 16 runs through Drumcondra; check the live times on the Transport for Ireland journey planner, as Dublin's bus network has been changing route by route.

A Leap card is the easiest way to pay, and it works on the Luas and the trains too.

Does the hop-on hop-off bus stop at Croke Park?

Yes. The City Sightseeing Blue Route stops at Croke Park and the GAA Museum, one of the last stops on the loop.

It takes about 100 minutes to reach Croke Park from stop 1 on O'Connell Street, according to Croke Park. That is fine if you are touring the city anyway, and slow if the stadium is your only goal. A good plan: walk up for a morning tour, then pick up the bus at the stadium for the ride back into town.

Where is the GAA Museum entrance?

Under the Cusack Stand, reached from St Joseph's Avenue off Clonliffe Road, beside the Daybreak convenience store. There is no access from Jones Road or the Hogan Stand.

The address is GAA Museum, Croke Park, Dublin 3, D03 P6K7. Put St Joseph's Avenue into your map app, not "Croke Park", which can send you round to the Jones Road side. Taxi drivers know the museum if you say "the GAA Museum on St Joseph's Avenue".

Every tour starts here, so arrive 10 minutes before your slot. On some event days the entry point changes; in October 2026, for example, children's activity days moved tour entry to the Davin car park off the North Circular Road. Check the Stadium Tour page the day before.

The tour starts at the museum door on St Joseph's Avenue: film, dressing rooms, pitchside and the stands.

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Is there parking at Croke Park?

Yes, free, for museum and tour visitors: the Cusack car park, entered from Clonliffe Road via St Joseph's Avenue. Coaches park free there too.

Drivers from the city centre follow O'Connell Street, Dorset Street and Drumcondra Road, turn right onto Clonliffe Road at the railway bridge, then right onto St Joseph's Avenue. From the airport and the north, turn left onto Clonliffe Road just before the railway bridge at the end of Drumcondra Road.

Cyclists can use the bike storage around the stadium, including two-tier racks in the Davin Stand car park. On match and concert days, forget the car: Croke Park asks everyone to use public transport, and the streets around the stadium fill up.

How do you get there on a match day?

On foot or by train, and early. Tours may change or stop, but the museum usually opens and match-ticket holders get in free from turnstile opening.

On a big championship Sunday, tens of thousands of people walk the same streets. Drumcondra station and the walk up from Connolly are busy, and buses slow down around the stadium. If you only want the tour, pick another day. If you want the atmosphere, buy a match ticket and arrive with the turnstiles open: the museum is yours before throw-in.

Fixtures are on gaa.ie. Our tickets and hours guide covers what match days do to the opening times.

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