Car Hire Dublin

Parking in Dublin

• Q-Park The Spire (D01 W207) is a multi-storey car park with 567 spaces that offers electric vehicle charging. It’s in a handy city-centre location, just north of many of the city’s top museums, such as the National Wax Museum, Irish Emigration Museum, and the Irish Rock ‘n’ Roll Experience.

• Best Car Parks Ltd – The Fitzwilliam Hotel Dublin (D02 HE18) is a hotel car park open to the public that offers electric vehicle charging. It’s right next to the beautiful St. Stephen’s Green, and just around the corner from both of Ireland’s National Museums and the National Gallery.
• Euro Car Parks – Convention Centre Dublin (D01 T1W6) has 320 spaces and electric car charging facilities. It’s in a great location to access the city’s business district, where there are several hotels. It’s also close to many of Dublin’s most revered theatres, music venues and cinemas.

Electric car hire in Dublin

When you choose electric car hire for your trip to Dublin, you’ll be able to select from a wide range of hybrid or fully electric vehicles. Whatever you have planned, there’s a model to suit your needs – from family-friendly Fords and Nissans to luxury Audis and Mercedes.

By choosing an electric car hire, it also means you’re in for a quieter drive, so you can enjoy Dublin and the Emerald Isle in peace. Our fully electric vehicles are also emission-free, and, in some zones, you may benefit from free parking while you charge your EV.

Charging point locations in Dublin 

Dublin currently has just over 120 charging stations located across the city. This figure is likely to increase as more locations are built and the city’s EV network grows.

Congestion charges in Dublin

Currently, there are no congestion charges in operation in Dublin. However, as these zones become more popular across neighbouring countries such as the UK and Scotland, this may change in the future.

Key roads in Dublin 

• The M50 Orbital is a great way to avoid the centre altogether. However, it has barrier-free tolling, and you’ll have to pay online or via phone to avoid a charge.
• The M1 leaves Dublin, heads past the airport, and goes on to Drogheda and further north to Dundalk.
• The M4 leads west, the M7 south-west and the M3 north-west to Kells.

How to get from Dublin to Galway

It takes two hours and 20 minutes to drive the 128 miles from Dublin to Galway.

1. Take Chapelizod Bypass/R148 and N4 to M4 in South Dublin.
2. Follow M4 and M6 to Bothar na dTreabh/N6 in Galway (M6 is a toll road).
3. Continue on Bothar na dTreabh/N6.
4. Take R339 and Lough Atalia Road to Dominick Street Lower.

How to get from Dublin to Cork

Cork is a two-hour 40-minute drive from Dublin. Take N7 to M7 in Kildare. Follow M7 and M8 to N8 in Cork. Take the N8 exit from M8. Then follow N8 to St Patrick's Street/N22 in Cork. The M8 is a toll road.

Best hotels in Dublin

Moxy Dublin City by Marriott

1-5, Sackville Place, North City, Dublin, DO1 TY75 – EV charging facilities available on-site

Moxy is a modern, city centre hotel that provides all the home comforts you’ll need. With comfortable beds, a fitness centre, and free Wi-Fi, this central spot is also located in the midst of some of the city’s best museums, historical sites and attractions.

Clontarf Castle Hotel

Castle Ave, Clontarf East, Dublin 3, D03 W5NO – EV charging facilities available on-site

Hard Rock Hotel Dublin

18 Exchange Street Upper, Temple Bar, Dublin, D08 AV24

Best restaurants in Dublin

Chapter One

18-19 Parnell Square North, Rotunda, Dublin 1, D01 T3V8

FIRE Steakhouse and Bar

Dawson Street The Mansion House, Dublin, D02 XK40

Murphy’s Ice Cream

27 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2, D02 WN51

Best things to do in Dublin

Dublin Castle

Dame Street, Dublin 2

This iconic motte-and-bailey castle in the heart of Dublin was once a fortress situated at the highest point in the city. It was first built in the thirteenth century and, since then, has housed royalty and government officials. Walk the historic halls and experience ancient Irish history. If you’re looking to charge your EV, your nearest station is on Golden Lane.

The Little Museum of Dublin

15 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland

The Little Museum of Dublin takes a different approach, with all its items donated by the public, telling the story of the Irish capital in the 20th century by the people who experienced it. Visiting is by guided tour only, so book ahead and experience history from a different perspective. Highlights include a first edition of James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’, and even a tour by a stand-up comedian. The nearest EV charging station for your Dublin car hire is on Lower Pembroke Street.

Hugh Lane Gallery

Charlemont House, Parnell Square North, Rotunda, Dublin, D01 F2X9

Hugh Lane Gallery is home to inspiring modern art, but perhaps most unusual of all is the Francis Bacon studio. It was relocated to Dublin in 1998 from London and is exactly as the celebrated artist left it after his death – complete with brushes, unfinished pieces, furniture, boxes of Champagne and even the dust. There is an EV charging station located around the corner, next to Rotunda Hospital, on Parnell Square West.

Book your car hire in Dublin and start exploring this historical and culturally significant city. For more places to discover, check out our Hertz car hire locations across Ireland.