Hop On Hop Off Bus Tour Dublin Ireland

I am a big believer in taking a hop on hop off bus tour of any city I am visiting. I have even been known to do it more than once. It is a good way to get a lay of the land. Usually, I will take one ride all the way through and then I will decide where I want to get off first. This trip was no exception. We grabbed a cab and had it take us to O'Connell Street so we could take the tour from the beginning.

We ended up getting off at Kilmainham Goal since it is one of the farthest out points and in November, the days are short in Dublin. After our tour, we got back on and road it until we got to the Jamison Distillery and we got off again so we could do the tour. We road on the on the upper level for a while to enjoy the view. 

We didn't get back on the bus as it was easier after we stopped to eat to just grab a cab and go back to our hotel. The bus, unfortunately, doesn't go very close to Ballsbridge. I have visited Dublin several times before so I had a pretty good idea what I wanted to see and where it was located. 

Here is a list of the stops that it makes, keep in mind that the route may change since they change the streets that are one way regularly. 

 
Parnell Square North - Writers Museum
O'Connell Street/Abbey Street - GPO
Custom House 
Custom House Quay - EPIC & Jeanie Johnston
North Wall Quay - Samuel Beckett Bridge & CCD
•Cardiff Lane - Grand Canal Square
• Pearse Street - Pearse St. Library
• Westland Row 
• Merrion Square West - National Gallery
• Merrion Street - Leinster House & Natural History Museum
• St. Stephen's Green - Little Museum & Grafton Street
• Nassau Street - National Library, National Museum & Trinity College
• Westland Row - Oscar Wilde's Birthplace
• Pearse Street 
• College Green - Trinity College & Irish Whiskey Museum
• Dame Street - City Hall & Temple Bar
• Cork Hill - Dublin Castle 
• Christ Church Cathdral
• St Patrick's Cathedral
• Newmarket Square - Teeling's Whiskey Distillery
• St James Gate - Guinness Storehouse
• Royal Hospital - Museum of Modern Art
• Old Kilmainham - Kilmainham Gaol
• War Memorial Gardens
• Heuston Rail Station
• Phoenix Park - Dublin Zoo
• Parkagate Street - Ryan's Victorian Bar
• Collins Barracks - National Museum of History
• Arran Quay - St. Michan's Church
• Smithfield - Jameson Distillery Bow Street
• The Four Courts
• Bachelor's Walk - Dublin Discovered Cruise 

You can choose a one or two day tour and it includes free entry into The Little Museum of Dublin and other discounts.