Book of Kells, Dublin
Book of Kells is an attraction on College Street in Dublin, County Dublin, 670 m south-east of the centre. Fellows' Square and Library Square are within 50 m.
The Book of Kells is a famous 8th century Insular Gospel Book. Part of the Book of Kells Experience.
Opening hours
08:30 to 17:00
Weekly schedule
| Monday | 08:30 to 17:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 08:30 to 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:30 to 17:00 |
| Thursday | 08:30 to 17:00 |
| Friday | 08:30 to 17:00 |
| Saturday | 08:30 to 17:00 |
| Sunday | 09:00 to 17:00 |
Public holiday hours have not been provided.
Source: OpenStreetMap.
- Kind
- Attractions
- Address
- College Street
- From the centre
- 670 m south-east, in a straight line
- Phone
- +353 1 896 2308
- Run by
- Book of Kells Experience (Trinity College Dublin)
- Wheelchair
- Recorded as accessibleOne tag covering the whole place. It does not say whether the entrance, the inside, the toilets or the route to the door are step free, and this page will not say so either.
- Parking
- Fleet Street Car Park, 340 m away
- Bus stop
- Nassau Street, 130 m away
Getting to Book of Kells
About these directions
Public transport times come from National Transport Authority. Timetables cover 2026-09-18 to 2027-09-19. These are scheduled services; check with the operator for cancellations and changes before travelling.
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How journey planning worksDestination, access and nearby stops
Book of Kells is in Dublin, County Dublin. Routes here end at the building the map records for it. Which door is the way in is not something the map says. Fleet Street Car Park is 340 m away and the map records it as open to the public.
The nearest scheduled stop is Nassau Street (403), 130 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.
- Nassau Street 130 m
buses F1, F2, F3, 24 and 23Scheduled departures from this stop
- Pearse St Garda Stn 180 m
buses 7B, 7E and 7DScheduled departures from this stop
- Trinity 190 m
bus GreenScheduled departures from this stop
- Pearse Street 200 m
buses 39A, 37, 39, 784, 70 and 116Scheduled departures from this stop
- Shaw Street 210 m
buses C2, C1, C4, C3, 52 and C6 among othersScheduled departures from this stop
Getting to Dublin covers the journeys into the town itself.
Events nearby
Not at Book of Kells. These are at other venues within a few hundred metres of it.
- 15 to 28 September 2026TicketedRounds of ThoughtKitty O'Shea's
- 2 to 30 September 2026Free entrySeptember Tours at the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare StreetNational Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street
- 18 July to 6 December 2026Free entryRembrandt to Matisse – A Celebration of European Works on PaperNational Gallery of Ireland
- 17 September to 17 October 2026Free entryMasters of Irish ArtThe Oriel Gallery
Within a short walk
What else the map names within four hundred metres of Book of Kells, on College Street and around it.
- Library Shop10 mBookshops
- Trinity Gift Shop20 mGift shops
- Fellows' Square40 mGardens
- Eavan Boland Library50 mLibrary
- Library Square50 mGardens
- Lecky Library50 mLibrary
Also on College Street
College Street carries 8 of the places the map names in Dublin.
Other attractions in Dublin
Nearest to Book of Kells first, and the figure beside each one is how far it is from Book of Kells, in a straight line. Same point, same measure.
- Red Pavilion90 mCollege Green
- Sweny's Pharmacy450 mLincoln Place
- Custom House Visitor Centre550 mCustom House Quay
- The Giant's Garden570 mMerrion Square North
- Millennium Bridge600 mWellington Quay
- Love Wall680 mCrampton Court
- Dublin Lettering870 mO'Connell Street Upper
- Temple Bar900 mFishamble Street
- National Leprechaun Museum910 mMary's Abbey
- St George's Chapel1.2 kmHill Street
- Dublin Port Diving Bell and Visitors Centre1.2 kmSir John Rogerson's Quay
- The Convention Centre Dublin1.2 kmNorth Wall Quay
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Where this comes from
- From the map
- The name, the kind of place, the address where the record carries one, and any website, phone or opening hours shown as recorded on the map are tags on OpenStreetMap node/429638456, and can be corrected there.
- Worked out here
- Every distance, the nearest road where the record has no address, which car park and which stop are nearest, and the order of the lists are this site’s own calculations from those records. Distances are straight lines between two points, not walks along the footpaths, and the map will route the real walk on request. A mistake in any of this is a mistake here rather than on the map.