Getting To DkIT
Discover all the transport options for getting to DkIT, including Bus, Shuttle Bus, Car, Train and Bicycle.
With the M1 motorway only 3 minutes’ drive from the campus and it takes just 45 minutes from Dublin Airport to DkIT by car and just under 1 hour from Dublin or Belfast City Centre. Dundalk also has great rail and bus connections.
With the M1 motorway only 3 minutes’ drive from the campus and it takes just 45 minutes from Dublin Airport to DkIT by car and just under 1 hour from Dublin or Belfast City Centre. Dundalk also has great rail and bus connections.
Getting to DkIT with Transport for Ireland (TFI) Journey Planner
Plan your journey to DkIT and around Ireland using train, bus, tram, car, taxi or bicycle using the TFI Journey Planner website or by downloading the TFI LIVE App.
Student Leap Card on Bus Éireann and Expressway services
Holders of Student and Young Adult Leap cards are entitled to purchase tickets at half-price fares on Bus Éireann and Expressway services. However, college identity cards are no longer acceptable as a valid form of student ID.
Concession tickets at student/young adult fare rates are offered to holders of Student and Young Adult (19-23) Leap cards only. All other forms of student identification will no longer be acceptable. Students are advised to apply for either a Student or Young Adult Leap card, as appropriate, on the TFI website. You can also see which Commercial Bus Operators offer the Discount on the TFI website.
Arriving by Bus
There are a large number of buses servicing the DkIT and Dundalk area daily.
| Route Number | Route | More Information |
| Bus Éireann — 70 | Galway - Athlone - Mullingar - Dundalk | View Timetable |
| Bus Éireann — 100 | Dundalk - Drogheda | View Timetable |
| Bus Éireann — 100X | Dundalk - Dublin | View Timetable |
| Bus Éireann — 160 | Dundalk - Ravensdale - Carrickarnon - Newry | View Timetable |
| Bus Éireann — 161 | Dundalk - Carlingford - Omeath - Newry | View Timetable |
| Bus Éireann — 166 | Dundalk -Carrickmacross - Cavan | View Timetable |
| Bus Éireann — 167 | Dundalk - Louth - Ardee - Mullingar | View Timetable |
| Bus Éireann — 168 | Dundalk - Drogheda | View Timetable |
| Bus Éireann — 174 | Dundalk Town Service | View Timetable |
| Bus Éireann — 174B | Dundalk Town Service | View Timetable |
| Route | More Information |
| Shercock – Carrickmacross – Inniskeen – Dundalk Train Station – Dundalk Bus Station Local Link Route 171 | View Local Link Timetable |
| Monaghan – Castleblayney - Dundalk Institute of Technology | E.Mc Entee Coach Hire Website |
| Dublin, Drogheda, Dundalk | Matthews Coach Timetables |
| Meath, Cavan, Louth, Dublin | Royal Breffni Tours Website |
| Dundalk / Drogheda / Maynooth Service | Streamline Coaches Website |
| Carrickmacross to Dundalk | Finnegan Coaches |
| Blackrock to Dundalk – Route 169 (Mon – Fri) | Halpenny Travel Route 169 Timetable |
| Dundalk to Carrick Road – Route 09152 | Halpenny Travel Route 09152 Timetable |
| Dundalk to Muirhevnamor – Monday to Saturday – Route 95226 | Halpenny Travel Route 95226 Timetable |
| Dundalk to Bay Estate – Route 0871 | Halpenny Travel Route 0871 Timetable |
Arriving by Car
In the main Dublin to Belfast motorway leave at junction 16 (signposted Ardee, Dundalk South). Take exit signposted Dundalk (N52) and continue through a set of traffic lights, heading towards Dundalk. Go through roundabout, taking first exit and when you reach Dundalk turn left at XEROX junction (first set of traffic light). DkIT is half a mile along on the right hand side.
Arriving by Train
Dundalk is served by the mainline train route between Belfast and Dublin. Trains run daily. Check out schedules on the Irish Rail Website link. The Institute is a 25 minute walk from Dundalk's Clarke Train station.
The DkIT shuttle bus now picks up and drops off at the Dundalk train station.
Free Shuttle Services
If carparks are full, students and visitors can park their cars (free of charge) at the carpark at DkIT Sport.
The DkIT Shuttle Bus will depart Dundalk Train Station each morning at 8.25 am and will travel to the Institute, dropping off at the Hoeys Lane entrance. It will then collect from the DkIT Sport car park and proceed to the institute.
Please note the shuttle service has been revised to facilitate the addition of the collection each morning and drop off to the train station each evening. The last shuttle will now depart DkIT each evening at 5.10pm and travel via DkIT Sport and onto the Train Station.
*Please note that the shuttle bus will only run during term time*
2025 Shuttle Bus Timetable
Time | Route |
|---|---|
| 8.25am | Dundalk Train Station to Main Campus (Drop off at Hoeys Lane entrance and proceeds to DKIT Sport) |
| 8.45am | DKIT Sport to DkIT |
| 9.05am | DKIT Sport to DkIT |
| 9.20am | DKIT Sport to DkIT |
| 9.30am | Main Reception to DKIT Sport |
| 9.45am | DKIT Sport to DkIT – Drop off at Hoeys Lane entrance and proceeds to Dundalk Train Station |
| 10.00am | Dundalk Train Station to DkIT |
| 10:45am | DKIT Sport to DkIT |
| 11.00am | Main Reception to DKIT Sport |
| 12.30pm | Main Reception to DKIT Sport |
| 12.45pm | DKIT Sport to DkIT |
| 1.00pm | Main Reception to DKIT Sport |
| 1.15pm | DKIT Sport to DkIT |
| 1.30pm | Main Reception to DKIT Sport |
| 1.45pm | DKIT Sport to DkIT |
| 2.00pm | Main Reception to DKIT Sport |
| 2.15pm | DKIT Sport to DkIT |
| 4.05pm | Main Reception to DKIT Sport |
| 4.15pm | DKIT Sport to DkIT |
| 4.30pm | Main Reception to Dundalk Train Station |
| 5.10pm | Main Reception to Dundalk Train Station (Via DKIT Sport) |
Please note: The shuttle bus will stop on campus at the Hoeys Lane entrance, Main Reception, Nursing Building and P.J. Carroll’s.
From Dublin Airport
- Taxi — 35-40 minute journey of approx 40 miles.
- Bus — Buses Travel directly from Dublin Airport to Dundalk. Check out schedules on the Bus Eireann website link. There is also a bus from the airport that stops right outside the college.
- Car — Follow the M1, direction north towards Belfast. Take Exit 16 and follow the signs to Dundalk. Turn left at XEROX junction. DkIT is half a mile along on the right hand side. See here for more details and interactive journey planning.