Venue
The conference and all workshops will be held in the Hamilton Conference Centre, in the east end of the Trinity College campus. The following table shows the particular conference rooms:
| ECRTS main conference | Joly Theatre, Hamilton Building |
| OSPERT workshop | Lecture Theatre East End 1 (LTEE1), Smurfit Institute |
| WCET workshop | Lecture Theatre East End 2 (LTEE2), Smurfit Institute |
| STANDRTS workshop | Salmon Theatre, Biotechnology Building |
| RTN workshop | Synge Theatre, Hamilton Building |
Trinity College is located in the centre of Dublin, Ireland, on College Green opposite the former Irish Houses of Parliament (now a branch of the Bank of Ireland). The campus occupies 47 acres (190,000 m2), with many buildings, both old and new, ranged around large courts (known as "squares") and two playing fields.
This page is intended to give you some hints which might be useful in making your travel arrangements. You should of course check the details with your own travel agent or carrier.
Getting to Dublin
By Air
Ireland is well served by (direct) flights from many European and North American cities, as well as many locations in the United Kingdom. Flights are operated by airlines including Adria Airways, Aer Arann, Aer Lingus, Air Baltic, Air Canada, Air France, Air Southwest, Air Transat, American Airlines, British Airways, bmi, Centralwings, Cityjet, Continental, Czech Airlines, Delta, Estonian Air, Etihad Airways, Flybe, FlyGlobespan, Germanwings, Iberia, Lithuanian Airlines, Luftansa, Luxair, Malev Airlines, Ryanair, S7, SAS, Sky Europe, Swiss Airlines, Turkish Airlines and US Airways.
Most flights arrive in Dublin airport.
From Dublin Airport to the City Center
Dublin airport is about 5 miles from the city center. The easiest way to get to the center is by Taxi and should cost €20-25 (as of May 2008).
Dublin Bus also runs the Airlink express bus service from the airport to Busáras (Dublin's central bus station). Airlink buses depart about 3-4 times per hour during the day. Airlink fares: Adult Single €6.00, Return €10.00 (as of May 2008).
Aircoach provides a luxury coach service between Dublin airport and Dublin city center and serves Dublin's top hotels. Aircoach fares: Adult Single €7, Return €12 (as of May 2008).
Other bus services to and from Dublin Airport can be found here.
You can check the airport website for more information.
By Ferry
If you are coming from the United Kingdom or continental Europe and planning to stay a while in Ireland, you might consider bringing your car.
Irish Ferries operates car ferries from:
- Holyhead to Dublin
- Pembroke to Rosslare
- Roscoff to Rosslare
- Le Havre to Rosslare
- Cherbourg to Rosslare
Stenaline operates ferries from:
- Holyhear to Dun Laoghaire (essentially a suburb of Dublin), and
- Fishguard to Rosslare
P&O operates ferries from Liverpool to Dublin.
Getting to Trinity College
For additional details, please go to directions to Trinity College.
From Bus Aras
Trinity College is a 10 mins walk from Bus Aras via the Sean O'Casey bridge. You can find a detailed map here.
From Connolly Station
Connolly Station is located approximately 1 km north of Trinity College. Using the southbound DART metro (direction Bray), travel two stops to Pearse Station. Pearse Station is just off the East End of the Trinity College Campus.
From Heuston Station
Heuston Station is located 2km west of Trinity College. There is no direct DART metro link between Heuston and the City Center, however Dublin bus numbers 67, 67a and 67X all travel to the City Centre. Alternatively a Luas tram connects Heuston station with the City Center/Connolly Station.
From Dublin Ferry Port
Dublin Ferryport is situated 2 miles from the centre of Dublin. If you are travelling by car the ferryport provides easy access to and from all parts of Ireland as all the main roads radiate from Dublin. For passengers who are travelling without cars a shuttle bus service provides transfers to and from the main bus station.
You can find a detailed map of the port here.
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