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Car Parking at Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail Stations

Customer opting to pay for parking at TVM’s should ensure to input the correct vehicle registration number to the TVM. You will not be required to return to your car to display the parking ticket as the vehicle registration number input to the TVM will be added to the APCOA system.

The following parking rates apply when purchasing parking at APCOA managed Iarnród Éireann Irish rail car parks (excluding the car park at Navan Road Parkway Station which is privately owned).

Parking at our Train Stations


Over 80 percent of Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail train stations have car parking facilities. Some car parks may be free, some are managed by the local council, but a vast number of our car parks are APCOA managed carparks.
You can check parking facilities in advance of travel at our Station Information section, by inputting your chosen station and scrolling down to Parking and Transport Links.


APCOA Pay and Display Machines will be removed from Iarnród Éireann car parks over the coming weeks.
Customers parking at APCOA managed station car parks have 4 ways to pay for parking:

  1. The APCOA Connect App is the simplest way to pay. To download the APCOA Connect app visit the Apple Store for iPhone or Google Play Store for Android
  2. Parking can be purchased through the APCOA Connect website
  3. Scan the QR code that is located on posters in the carpark. This will bring you to a payment page for your station
  4. Purchase parking from Ticket Vending Machines in stations.
Purchase Parking

Customer opting to pay for parking at TVM’s should ensure to input the correct vehicle registration number to the TVM. You will not be required to return to your car to display the parking ticket as the vehicle registration number input to the TVM will be added to the APCOA system.

The following parking rates apply when purchasing parking at APCOA managed Iarnród Éireann Irish rail car parks (excluding the car park at Navan Road Parkway Station which is privately owned).

Car Parking Charges (Monday to Sunday) - APCOA Connect
Station Hourly  Daily (24hrs) Weekly Monthly Yearly
APCOA managed car Parks  N/A €3.50* €9* €30* €360*
Cork Kent Station
Dublin Heuston
€3* €8.50* €30* €112* €1,344*
Limerick Colbert Station N/A €6.50* €20 N/A N/A
* Standard rate SMS charges apply.
Car Parking Charges (Monday to Sunday) - Machine Charge
Station Hourly Daily (24hrs) Weekly Monthly
All locations* N/A €4.50 €11 €30
Cork and Dublin Heuston €3 €9.50 €30 €112
Limerick Colbert N/A €6.50 €20 N/A

Customers with a Disability parking at Train Stations 

Holders of a Disability Parking Permit may park in the designated accessible parking bays free of charge - this permit must be displayed clearly within the vehicle. 

 

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