In November 2010, Dublin Airport's Terminal 2 and its connected boarding gate pier were opened. The award-winning new terminal will allow the airport to handle more than 30 million passengers per year.
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Terminal 1 is the arrival and departure point for airlines including Ryanair, Air France, Flybe.com, Germanwings, Iberia, Lufthansa, Norwegian and SAS.
While T1 is used for domestic flights by low cost carriers, T2 is used for all international flights as well as domestic flights for full service carriers like Air India, Jet Airways and Vistara.
As soon as the sleek new four-concourse 94-gate Terminal 3 opened, Terminal 2, which had been home to international and charter arrivals and departures, was rendered obsolete, so it was shut down.
Both terminals in Dublin are connected to each other, so if your arriving and departing flights are at different terminals, you can easily walk from one to the other.
Terminal 2: All Aer Lingus and Aer Lingus Regional flights to the UK, mainland Europe, New York, Boston, Chicago and Orlando depart and arrive Terminal 2 Dublin Airport.
Check with your airline to see where you are landing. ?? No public transport operates between T1 and T2. You can walk the 300m (328 yard) distance between Dublin Airport terminals in around 5 minutes.
What do you mean by peak times? At the moment, peak times at Security can occur in Terminal 1 05.00 to 08.00 for morning flights, and in Terminal 2 at 05.00 to 12.00 for morning and early afternoon flights. Terminal 1 has a second peak time at Security between 15:00 to 19:00 for evening flights.
We advise passengers to arrive at their terminal 2 hours before their scheduled departure time for short-haul flights, and 3 hours before long-haul flights. If you are checking bags or travelling in a group you should allow more time. Always consult your airline for check-in in desk and bag drop opening hours.
Dublin Airport's Fast Track lane helps you get through Security quicker, by avoiding any longer queue times through main Security. If you're tight on time or just prefer more time to relax on airside, Fast-Track is a good option.