Iarnród Éireann Christmas and New Year Services 2025-2026

Posted on December 3, 2025

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Iarnród Éireann has announced its festive timetable changes for Christmas and New Year, featuring late night services, revised schedules and complete service suspensions on key dates. Full details are available on the Iarnród Éireann website.

Service Status Overview

Date	Service Level	Notes
4^th-6^th, 11^th-13^th, 18^th-20^th December	Normal + Late Night	Late night DART and Commuter services
24^th December (Christmas Eve)	Reduced	Early finish times (18:00-21:00)
25^th December (Christmas Day)	No Service	Complete network closure
26^th December (St Stephen’s Day)	No Service	Complete network closure
27^th-28^th December	Weekend Service	Some InterCity cancellations
29^th-30^th December	Reduced	Saturday timetables, revised InterCity
31^st December (New Year’s Eve)	Reduced + Late Night	Additional services for fireworks, late night departures
1^st January (New Year’s Day)	Reduced	Sunday timetables, no Phoenix Park Tunnel
2^nd January	Normal	Full service resumes

Essential Planning Information

Journey planning: All timetable changes are available on the Iarnród Éireann journey planner. Check your specific service before travelling, particularly on 24^th December, 29^th-30^th December and 1^st January when many alterations apply.

Fireworks: For information on New Year’s Eve fireworks displays at Howth and Dún Laoghaire, visit the New Year’s Festival Dublin website.

Late Night DART and Commuter Services

Late night services operate on two occasions during the festive period: the three weekends leading up to Christmas and on New Year’s Eve.

Pre-Christmas weekends (same times apply to all three weekends):

Thursday 4^th, Friday 5^th and Saturday 6^th December
Thursday 11^th, Friday 12^th and Saturday 13^th December
Thursday 18^th, Friday 19^th and Saturday 20^th December

New Year’s Eve: See New Year’s Eve section below for specific times.

All late night departure times and routes:

To Howth: 00:30 and 01:30 from Pearse (all stations)
To Greystones: 00:35 and 01:35 from Connolly (all stations)
To Dundalk: 00:40 and 01:40 from Pearse (serving Tara St, Connolly and all stations from Howth Junction including Clongriffin, Portmarnock and Malahide)
To Maynooth: 00:27 and 02:10 from Pearse (all stations)
To Kildare: 23:55 and 01:58 from Pearse (all stations to Drumcondra, then all stations from ParkWest)

Christmas Eve (Wednesday 24^th December)

Travel advice: Services finish much earlier than usual. If travelling on InterCity routes, aim to depart before 17:00 to ensure availability. Expect high demand throughout the day.

InterCity: Weekday service with cancellations and alterations on certain routes. Last services depart between 18:00 and 20:30.

DART and Commuter: Saturday timetable with final departures between 19:25 and 21:00.

Phoenix Park Tunnel: Reduced service (Grand Canal Dock/Hazelhatch to Newbridge) until approximately 19:45.

Cork Commuter: Saturday service until approximately 20:00 to 21:00.

Christmas Day and St Stephen’s Day (25^th and 26^th December)

No train services operating anywhere in the country.

Saturday 27^th and Sunday 28^th December

Normal weekend services with some InterCity cancellations and alterations.

Monday 29^th and Tuesday 30^th December

InterCity: Revised and reduced services.

DART and Commuter: Saturday timetable (including Cork and Portlaoise Commuter).

Phoenix Park Tunnel: Revised timetable.

New Year’s Eve (Wednesday 31^st December)

InterCity: Weekday service with cancellations and alterations on certain routes.

DART and Commuter: Saturday timetable with additional services to and from Howth and Dún Laoghaire for the 19:00 fireworks displays.

Phoenix Park Tunnel: Revised services.

Cork Commuter: Saturday service.

Late night services after New Year celebrations:

Late night services operate with adjusted times compared to pre-Christmas weekends:

To Howth: 01:30 and 02:30 from Pearse (all stations)
To Greystones: 01:35 and 02:35 from Connolly (all stations)
To Dundalk: 01:40 and 02:40 from Pearse (serving Tara St, Connolly and all stations from Howth Junction including Clongriffin, Portmarnock and Malahide)
To Maynooth: 01:20 and 03:05 from Pearse (all stations)
To Kildare: 00:55 and 02:58 from Pearse (all stations to Drumcondra, then all stations from ParkWest)

Normal fares apply and season tickets are valid at no extra charge.