Dublin Port Tunnel Office

This tunnel cuts out a lot of hassle passing through a busy Dublin. We used it today to get through Dublin. It’s full of HGV’s so it can get a wee bit close at times!
It costs € 3 but in my opinion is worth every penny. We only had sterling but they charged us by credit card. If you’re contactless it won’t hold up traffic behind you!

This is my saviour. It can be yours as well :) Whenever I’m late for work or especially air port (can’t mess around with that one). I drive through this beautiful tunnel. It costs, but it costs € 3. It also costs € 10 during busy times. It always messed me up when I was trying to remember when it costs € 10. It’s important to know and remember, because once you are there, there basically no turning back :-(Had made that mistake few times.
Times are quite simple: 06:00 — 10:00 from north side (outside Dublin) is € 10, because everyone’s rushing to work. 16:00 — 19:00 from south side (Dublin port) is € 10, because everyone’s going home from work. Other times are € 3 plus weekends and bank holidays.
This is the website to check on prices
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There’re speed cameras, but only occasionally — I was informed — police would be waiting for you at the end of a tunnel. I’ve been traveling 180 km/​h there and not a bother, but never again. Not worth it, as tunnel saves quite a bit of time already on a maximum speed of 80 km/​h.
TIP: travel at maximum of 92 km/​h speed and cameras won’t pick up you. Well, I mean your registration plate number won’t show up on electronic notice board. I drive at 92 km/​h with cruise control and perfect, have tried 93 km/​h and notice came up on the board with speed of ~86 km/​h or so. 92 is the magic number, if you want to rush a bit more.

I am a little surprised to see a registration plate flash up on the boards as I make my way through the tunnel.. It looks a little like mine.
I pass another info board… that looks a lot like my reg flashing up there in neon lights for all the world to see.
I look down at my dash board, I seem to be doing a little over 100 kph. Crap, that is my plate flashing on the board.
I am expecting some sort of formal and monetary slap on the wrist to appear through my letter box in the next week or so.
The speed limit is 80kph.. They have clever gadgets to enforce this, it’s worth noting!

The Dublin Port Tunnel is a feat of modern day engineering which burrows seven stories beneath Dublin city. In theory it is suppose to make the North to South journey swifter and more futuristic! But, come on, this is Ireland, and it does neither of these things.
It opened March 5^th 2007 and a few hours later had to be shut! But, still, it is a pretty cool road. It is 4.5km long and is the largest ever roads transportation project in Ireland and I hope they learnt their lesson and will never attempt something like this again!
Two ‘one way’ tubes connect Dublin Port to the M1 and the National Roads network via the M50 at Coolock. The toll is 3−10euro each way depending on day and time and can be paid at a cash booth or at a coin machine or in advance online.