Plan Your Visit to the James Joyce Tower
Admission is free. Located at Sandycove Point, just 2 km from Dún Laoghaire and 14 km from Dublin city centre. Take the DART to Sandycove & Glasthule station
Alternatively take the 111 or 59 bus to the Elton Park stop.
Please note: The tower is not wheelchair accessible.
Christmas Opening Hours: We are closed on 24, 25, 26 and 31 December and 1 Jan 26.
Opening Times
Digital Experience
Can't visit in person? A virtual tour available for those unable to visit in person.
Bus
Route 59
Take Bus 59 from Dún Laoghaire and get off at the Sandycove Road stop; from there it’s only a few minutes’ walk down to the James Joyce Tower.
Route 11
The 111 bus (Brides Glen Luas→Dalkey Village) departs from Brides Glen Luas and ends at Dalkey Village. To reach the tower, get off at the Elton park stop and walk a few minutes down to the seafront.
Train
Sandycove & Glasthule
Sandycove & Glasthule is the nearest DART station, located on the coastal line between Dún Laoghaire and Dalkey. From the station it’s a nice walk down Marine Parade toward Sandycove Point, taking about ten minutes to reach the tower by the seafront.
Dún Laoghaire
Dún Laoghaire train station is on the coastal DART line between Dublin city centre and Bray. From there you can walk about 20 minutes along the seafront to Sandycove.
The Ulysses Trail
Follow Joyce’s words from Dublin’s shore to the city. After you’ve visited the James Joyce Tower in Sandycove, explore nearby Dalkey, walk (into eternity) along Sandymount Strand, and experience how literature, place, and imagination meet along the way.
