Is Go City Dublin worth it? Yes, with one catch

Go City Dublin is worth it for most first-time visitors who like to see a lot. In our 2-day test plan, the official single tickets add up to €161, while the 2-day All-Inclusive Pass costs €109 – a saving of €52. Over three days the gap grows to €71.50. The catch: two of Dublin's most famous sights, the Book of Kells at Trinity College and Kilmainham Gaol, are not included, so you pay for those on top. All prices come from the official websites, as of 26 October 2026.

How Go City passes work in general is explained in our Go City explainer. Here we do the maths for Dublin.

What the Go City Dublin pass includes

Go City lists 35 attractions for Dublin, in three versions:

• Essentials: 3 attractions – the Guinness Storehouse, the Big Bus or Jameson Bow St. plus two from the top 7 – from €59, valid for 30 days after the first visit
• Explorer: 3 to 7 attractions from 31, from €69 for 3, valid for 30 days after the first visit
• All-Inclusive: 1 to 5 days with as many attractions as you like, from €79 for 1 day

In all versions: the Guinness Storehouse, the Big Bus Dublin hop-on hop-off tour (24 hours), EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, the Jameson Distillery Bow St., the Teeling Whiskey Distillery, St Patrick's Cathedral, Christ Church Cathedral, the GPO Museum, the Irish Rock 'n Roll Museum Experience and Dublin Zoo. The Explorer and All-Inclusive passes add Dublinia, the Little Museum of Dublin, 14 Henrietta Street, Malahide Castle, the Jeanie Johnston tall ship, the Museum of Literature Ireland, the Game of Thrones Studio Tour and others.

Unlike London, the Dublin All-Inclusive Pass has no credit limit stated: you can visit as many attractions as you manage within your days.

What is not included

• the Book of Kells at Trinity College
• Kilmainham Gaol, which can only be visited on a pre-booked guided tour
• Dublin Castle, Croke Park and Glasnevin
• day trips to Howth

Some of the best museums in Dublin are free to enter anyway, for example the National Museum of Ireland and the National Botanic Gardens. At these, the All-Inclusive Pass only adds a souvenir such as a guidebook.

Worked example: 2 and 3 days with the pass vs single tickets

Guinness, whiskey and the bus on day 1, the medieval city on day 2, the zoo and a distillery on day 3. Prices are the standard adult price on the official websites, checked on 26 October 2026; where the operator says "from" or has an online price, we use it.

Day 1 costs €103.50, day 2 €57.50, day 3 €44.50. Two days come to €161, three days to €205.50.

The pass saves €52 over two days and €71.50 over three. Even with a slower pace it holds up longer than in other cities, because many Dublin sights are close together. It stops paying off at about two sights a day: "Relaxed 2 days" – the Guinness Storehouse and EPIC, then Christ Church and the Little Museum – costs €76 in single tickets, €33 less than the pass.

The Explorer Pass is a good middle way. Four choices cost €84; the Big Bus, the Guinness Storehouse, Jameson and EPIC cost €103.50 in single tickets – a saving of €19.50, spread over 30 days. Essentials (€59) pays off if the two attractions you add to the Guinness Storehouse cost more than €35 together.

Remember to add the Book of Kells (from €25 according to Trinity College) and Kilmainham Gaol to your budget – no Go City pass covers them.

Who Go City Dublin pays off for – and who should skip it

It pays off for you if:

• you want the Guinness Storehouse, a whiskey distillery and the cathedrals on a short trip
• you like a full programme of three or four sights a day
• you have three days or more – the 3-day pass costs only €25 more than the 2-day pass

Skip it if:

• your priorities are the Book of Kells and Kilmainham Gaol – neither is included
• you mainly want pubs, walks and the free national museums
• you only want the Guinness Storehouse – one ticket is cheaper than any pass

Single tickets in Dublin^*, including the Book of Kells, are also on Tiqets; compare with the official website before you book.

Booking ahead: time slots with the pass

Go City marks the Guinness Storehouse, the Jameson Distillery Bow St., 14 Henrietta Street, the walking food tours, the National Print Museum and the Casino Marino as "Booking required". Book the Guinness Storehouse first – it sets the rhythm of day 1.

The pass is activated at the first attraction, and each day of the All-Inclusive pass ends at midnight, whenever you start. According to Go City, a pass is valid for one year from purchase and can be cancelled within 90 days if it has not been activated. Kilmainham Gaol sells tickets for guided tours only and in advance, so book it separately and early.

Plan the days before you buy

Dublin's centre is compact, but the Guinness Storehouse, Kilmainham Gaol and the zoo lie further west. In YesTrip you get an AI day plan for Dublin with walking and bus times between the stops, so you can see how many sights really fit into a day – and the weather forecast for your travel days, so the hop-on hop-off bus runs on a dry day. Start with our Dublin city guide and read how many days you need in Dublin.

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