Dublin Airport Terminal 2

Dublin International Airport didn't offer a wide selection of restaurant options, but it was nice to see Irish food choices available. There are also options for last-minute shopping. If you're flying to the U.S., you'll need to go through the U.S. pre-clearance gate. I recommend not buying food before passing through, as it will be confiscated even if purchased within the airport.

Overall, I had a positive experience in Dublin, and returning to JFK was seamless. I just had to grab my luggage and head home, skipping the long lines. I would consider returning in the future.

I'm really not a fan of this airport but definitely not the terminal. Considering how much money it cost the tax payer it's very poorly planned and not easy to navigate if you are a passenger and even more difficult if you are mobility challenged.
Public transportation is ok from here but no one has much information. The passengers help each other.
Security is badly run, backwards from a technology standpoint and US immigration can take forever.
Not a good selection of restaurants.
Great duty free.

Lackluster airport that had some rude staff. So odd as the people of Ireland were almost without exception incredibly kind and pleasant.

Sorry to say we did not have a good experience here. The person handling our bags was confused, disorganized and not friendly. It was clear that this was not going well especially when our luggage never made it to our destination. Not clear signs to the gates and very few areas to get food or water. Be sure to take food in the plane as no free water or snack items are available. That would've been nice to know before a 4 hour flight.

My friend and I spent a few days in Dublin this past week, and this terminal was fine! A few shops, duty free, a few places to eat, some seating, ... nothing special, but nothing too terrible either. Not a bad airport to fly in/out of.

This is the International Terminal for Dublin including flight to and from the United States.

Prior to our trip to Dublin there were a mountain of problems reported here for more than a month on Twitter and National News including long lines for security, lost baggage, and dirty never cleaned restrooms with no one tracking anything or giving a S. They were overwhelmed by the volume of tourists in June and on top of that agreed to accept 1000's of Ukrainian refugees, but had nowhere to put them so they camped in the airport.

The US Gov't, the US Airlines that fly here, and other countries filed a formal complaint with the Irish Gov't to get their S together and by the time we arrived and departed--things went very smooth--really fast!

Our bags were waiting for us by the time we finished with Passport Control on arrival. And Passport control went very fast and organized even with 5 flights arriving at the same time.

On the return--almost no wait for check-in at American Air, no wait at Dublin Security and no wait at US Customs which unusually has a presence in Dublin so when you arrive in the USA you arrive as a domestic passenger--you are done with customs.

Just keep in mind that that you have to go through Two layers of security and bag and metal detector checks in Dublin when returning to the USA so don't make the mistake we made and got dressed and had to undress again for US Homeland Security here. PIA!

The airport is old, has food, but not a lot after you go through double security.

After you go through US Customs in Dublin you are in a special secure area and don't mix with the other International Passengers. It's kind of like entering the USA in Dublin. They even have a special airline club in this area for all the airlines combined if you have that status with your airline.

We picked up a Subway on the way to the airport and that helped a lot.

The restroom I used was clean and I was able to even wipe myself down from sweating through the whole process.

Unfortunately, American Air, which has been always on-time from Dublin to DFW for a month, had a technical problem with the 787 and we were two hours late leaving causing us to miss our DFW connection back to LA and then our bags did not make the late flight they put us on. That is a whole other story.

Just a note about the Irish/Dublin Security--I have been traveling with the same exact Tweezer in my toiletries bag for 30 years through security all over the world and USA and this was the first time, I was called aside and subjected to an inspection. When I asked what she was looking for? I could not imagine because I fly all the time and I am so regimented for security checks. She said it looks like a tweezer on the scanner. I helped her find it and showed it to her--she took it to her supervisor who said that is exactly what they saw on the screen. It looked like a sharp weapon to the operator but she said that was fine and let me go. Additionally you have to put all your liquids in bags the size they give you: 1 Liter, not the 1 Quart Bags we use in the USA. Another thing we had to deal with over there.

This review is very specifically for the US Preclearance at Terminal 2. This allows US bound passengers to undertake all US immigration and customs at the Dublin Airport. Meaning, when you land in the US you can just leave the airport. That part is refreshing, because after a long transatlantic flight, it's nice to be able to just walk from my gate directly to my car or bus and skip any queues.

But it's also so much more of a headache than it should be. Because, let's say the Dublin Airport is a connecting flight for you; even though you've gone through the security/screening process wherever you were originally coming from, you'll have to go through all of it a second time at US Preclearance (because it's not just passport control or customs you're going through). You know how they suggest getting to the airport two to three hours before your flight to go through security? The expectation is the same here, so imagine that your flight coming into Dublin was a) delayed and b) your gate was all the way across the airport. Having just thirty or so minutes to go through security before your plane starts boarding happens more often than you might think. My advice? As you start to make your way through the US-part of the Dublin Airport (you can't miss it: there are flags everywhere) ask someone at any desk (and you'll pass many people who ask to see your passport and boarding pass) if you're gonna miss your flight. If they say you're not going to; you're not going to!

Finally, when you get past US Preclearance and are approaching your gate, it will feel like you're in a US airport all of a sudden (even though you're still in Dublin) which is a very surreal experience and quite the abrupt ending to your holiday!

You need to walk a bit on arrival to get an uber, but bo more than 3-4 min. The airport is not big and nice overall. There's a separate terminal for the US flights and you can pass customs there, so there's no passport control in the US. We came there 2 hours before the flight and could make all of that. However, I would recommend to get a bit earlier for the US flight.

I always enjoy going to this lounge before a long journey. Self service, lots of room and nice food choices. Very friendly staff, clean and relaxing.
Priority Pass gets you in with 2 guests, so kiddos came in too and loved the chocolate chip muffins!

Love that I can go through US customs here! Easy airport to navigate. Up the escalators after checking to Irish security then thru customs. Before you enter US customs there are lots of makeup and alcohol duty free stores. I wish they had more stores.