Dublin Pass

The Dublin Pass bundles admission to many of the Irish capital's best-known attractions into a single digital ticket. Instead of paying at every attraction separately, the pass unlocks around 35 destinations — which can save money on a packed itinerary, though it doesn't suit every travel pace. This guide covers what the pass costs, which attractions are genuinely included, and who it pays off for in 2026.

What is the Dublin Pass – and who's behind it?

The "Dublin Pass" is today sold by Go City, which markets it under the name "Dublin All-Inclusive Pass". Worth knowing when you research it: the same Go City pass sometimes circulates online under slightly different names and on third-party sites. The official Go City site is the only authority on price, coverage and support — and the safest place to buy it.

The pass is a digital product: you buy it online, load it into the Go City app or carry it by email, and show it on your smartphone at each attraction. It's valid for 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 consecutive calendar days from first use — not in 24-hour blocks. Each attraction is included once; a general skip-the-line guarantee isn't included. Its core benefit is bundled admission, not queue-jumping.

What does the Dublin Pass cost?

The official Go City prices (as of June 2026, with an ongoing discount) start at:

• 1-day pass: €79 for adults, €39 for children
• 5-day pass: around €159 for adults, €99 for children

The in-between tiers for 2, 3 and 4 days vary with current promotions — plan on "from around €79 for one day, rising with each extra day"; the longer the pass runs, the cheaper the average day becomes. The child rate applies from age 5 to 15, with the adult rate from 16; under-5s are free at most attractions anyway.

Go City advertises savings of up to 50% versus single tickets. The price moves less with the season than with promotions: discounts of 5 to 30% are common around Black Friday, Christmas and Easter, and signing up to the newsletter can unlock an extra code.

Which attractions are included?

Go City officially lists 35 attractions, tours and activities (as of June 2026). The list moves — destinations are added or dropped — so always check the provider's site for the current version. Sorted by location and weight, the 2026 line-up looks like this:

The headline attractions — these carry the pass on paper, since just three or four of them already reach the price of a day pass:

• Guinness Storehouse: Dublin's most-visited attraction, around 2 to 2.5 hours including a pint in the Gravity Bar — book a time slot in advance
• EPIC – The Irish Emigration Museum: award-winning experience museum on Irish emigration, 1.5 to 2 hours, timed slots
• Big Bus hop-on-hop-off (24 hours) plus the Coastal Tour and Night Tour
• Jameson Distillery Bow St and Teeling Whiskey Distillery: tour with tasting, around 45 to 60 minutes

Museums, history and literature — the largest block: GPO Museum (1916 Easter Rising), Dublinia (Vikings, family-friendly), Little Museum of Dublin, National Wax Museum Plus, Jeanie Johnston Tallship, National Print Museum, Irish Rock 'n' Roll Museum, 14 Henrietta Street, Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI), National Museum of Ireland (archaeology and Collins Barracks), and IMMA.

Cathedrals and historic buildings: St Patrick's Cathedral, Christ Church Cathedral, Custom House Visitor Centre, Casino Marino (guided tour booking required) and Dublin Castle — the latter with a major restriction in 2026 (see below).

Day-trip destinations outside the centre — best grouped into their own half-days: Malahide Castle & Gardens, the Casino Model Railway Museum, Newbridge House & Farm and Skerries Mills as a northern cluster along the DART coast line; plus Dublin Zoo in Phoenix Park, Airfield Estate in Dundrum, and the National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin.

A special case is the Game of Thrones Studio Tour: it's included in the pass, but it's located in Banbridge, Co. Down (Northern Ireland) — around 90 minutes from Dublin. Admission is covered, transport isn't; with travel time either way, the visit itself (2 to 3 hours, last admission around 15:00) will fill an entire day.

2026 closures – what's out

Two destinations are unavailable for the second half of 2026, pass or no pass, because Dublin is hosting Ireland's EU Council Presidency:

• Dublin Castle: the State Apartments have been closed since 5 May 2026, and from mid-June the whole campus closes. Public tours won't resume until January 2027.
• Chester Beatty Library & Museum: the building, on the Dublin Castle campus, is fully closed from 15 June to the end of December 2026. Since its regular admission is free (donation-based) anyway, you're not missing out on a pass benefit there; with Dublin Castle you do lose one of the cheaper attractions.

If you're travelling in this window, cross both destinations off your planning.

Is the pass worth it? A worked example

The pass pays off if you visit several paid attractions per day. For orientation, some approximate single-ticket prices for 2026: Guinness Storehouse around €26–36 (dynamic pricing), EPIC around €21, Jameson Bow St around €26–31, Dublin Zoo around €22.40, Malahide Castle around €16, Dublinia €12, Christ Church around €12, St Patrick's around €11.

A typical day: the Guinness Storehouse (around €30), EPIC (around €21) and the hop-on-hop-off bus already add up to roughly the price of a 1-day pass — everything else that day is then covered on top. Realistically, allowing for breaks and travel time between sites, you'll manage three to five attractions a day (1 to 2 hours each plus travel); a 3-day pass roughly matches nine to fourteen city-centre destinations, while a 5-day pass leaves room for one or two day trips as well.

The pass makes less sense if you're exploring Dublin at a relaxed pace or focusing on free attractions — such as the National Gallery, the National Museum, or the Chester Beatty Library, all of which are free. In that case, single tickets usually work out cheaper.

How to plan your pass days

• Cluster by geography: in the city centre and the Liberties, Guinness, Teeling, Christ Church, Dublinia and St Patrick's are all within walking distance of each other. The northern sites (Malahide, Newbridge, Skerries) make a DART day trip, while Banbridge needs its own full day.
• Watch last-admission times: these often fall 30 to 60 minutes before closing — at the Guinness Storehouse, depending on the day, last entry can be as early as 17:00. The cathedrals have narrow visiting windows, especially on Sundays; don't plan Christ Church or St Patrick's for late Sunday afternoon.
• Book ahead where needed: Guinness, EPIC, Casino Marino, 14 Henrietta Street and the Food on Foot/Drinks on Foot culinary tours all run on time slots or fixed dates — reserve in advance.
• For families, Dublinia, Dublin Zoo, the Wax Museum, the Casino Model Railway Museum, Newbridge House & Farm and the Jeanie Johnston Tallship work particularly well; Jameson and Teeling (tastings have an age limit), IMMA, MoLI and 14 Henrietta Street lean more towards adults.

Budget for public transport separately

Regular public transport is not included in the Dublin Pass — you pay separately for bus, Luas and DART, with the tourist hop-on-hop-off bus as the only exception. For everyday travel, a Leap Card is worth getting: 90-minute journeys cost from €2, and fare-capping means you never pay more than €6 a day. If you also want airport transfers covered, the DoDublin Freedom Ticket is an alternative — though that covers transport only, not admission. More on this in the overview of public transport and the hop-on-hop-off tour.

Tips before you buy

• Plan the itinerary first, choose the pass second: list the paid attractions you'll actually visit and check the total roughly against single-ticket prices — only then is it clear whether a pass pays off, and for how many days.
• Keep the validity tight: a few well-packed days beat one long validity window — the days run from first use with no pause.
• Wait for a promotion: it's worth checking for current discount codes before buying — multi-day passes in particular are often reduced during promotional periods.
• Combine with free attractions: round out your itinerary with free destinations such as parks and the state museums, without paying anything extra. For ideas on turning this into concrete routes, see the overview of tours and day trips.