Leap Visitor Card: Tourists 2025 Guide

The Leap Visitor Card makes getting around Dublin very convenient.

In a nutshell, the Leap Visitor Card is a convenient public transport ticket for tourists visiting Dublin.

It offers unlimited travel on Dublin City Bus, Luas, DART, and Commuter Rail for 1, 3, or 7 days for a fixed price.

If you’re exploring the various things to do in Dublin, it’ll save you time, money and hassle.

Some quick need-to-knows about the Leap Visitor Card

Although buying a Leap Visitor Card is fairly straightforward, there are a few need-to-knows that’ll make the process more straightforward:

1. Why buying one makes sense

The Leap Visitor Card makes using public transport easier and cheaper. You buy a card for either 1, 3 or 7 days and you get unlimited travel. If you’re visiting Ireland on a budget, it’s both a time and money saver (as is the excellent Dublin Pass).

2. Where you can get one

You can buy a Leap Visitor Card online, in Dublin Airport or in the city centre. Full list of places to get it can be found below.

3. How much it costs

There are three different options for the Leap Visitor Card:

• 1 day (24 hours): €8.00
• 3 days (72 hours): €16.00
• 7 days (168 hours): €32.00

4. Where you can use it 

The Leap Visitor Card can be used on Dublin City Bus services, the Luas (the tram that runs in the city), DART and Commuter Rail

5. How it works

To use your Leap Visitor Card, simply tap it off the validator when you’re getting on the bus or when you’re passing through the gates at the train station. More info on using it on each type of public transport below.

6. Where it isn’t valid

Leap Visitor is not valid on the Hop on/Hop off tour or other special tour services and cannot be used on Bus Éireann services.

Where you can buy a Leap Visitor Card

You can buy a Leap Visitor Card online or offline. Now, the online purchases come with a warning – the card gets delivered to your postal address.

So… make sure to order it well in advance to ensure that it arrives before you visit Dublin. You can also buy the card in person from a number of other places in Dublin:

Dublin Airport

You can buy the card from Wrights Airport Convenience Store (T1 Arrivals)

Dublin City

• Dublin Bus, 59 Upper O’Connell St., Dublin 1
• Spar, 63 Upper O’Connell St., Dublin 1
• Mullins Newsagent, Unit 1B Heuston Station, Dublin 8
• Spar, Talbot Street, Dublin 1
• Easons, Unit 2, Connolly Station, Dublin 1

How the Leap Visitor Card works

The beauties of the Leap Visitor Card is that you don’t have to worry about having cash for your fare.

You simply touch the card off a validator and, once you’ve heard the ‘beep’, you know it has worked.

Here’s how to use the Leap Visitor Card on the bus, train and tram:

On Dublin Bus

Touch the card against the Leap Card Validator on the right-hand side as you enter the bus.

On the Luas (tram)

Touch the card off the Validator on the platform before you get on the tram and Touch Off when you get off the tram.

On DART and Commuter Rail

Touch the card off the Validator at the platform entry gate before your journey and Touch it off the platform exit gate or Validator after your journey.

FAQs about the Leap Visitor Card

We’ve had a lot of questions over the years asking about everything from ‘Where do you buy one?’ to ‘How long does it last?’.

In the section below, we’ve popped in the most FAQs that we’ve received. If you have a question that we haven’t tackled, ask away in the comments section below.