Laytown Races Sep 2026*

From Dublin, take Junction 7 off the M1, (Dublin – Belfast motorway), follow R132 to Julianstown, and take R150 to Laytown. Close to the racecourse there are several car parks offering free parking:

• Laytown Train Station - space for 200 cars · 1.2 km (14 min) walk
• Tara Road roundabout car park - space for 60 cars · 600 m (7 min) walk
• Schoolyards at Colaiste na hInse - space for 70 cars · 1.0 km (12 min) walk
• Scoil Oilibheir Naofa - space for 50 cars · 1.0 km (12 min) walk

A free shuttle bus service will run from these parking areas to the race field before and after racing.

Matthews Coaches depart from Dublin city centre to Laytown. Matthew’s buses leave Dublin every half hour and go direct to the enclosure. The return bus leaves from the enclosure on the half hour.

The D1 and D2 schedule Bus Eireann departs Drogheda Bus Station by way of Scotch Hall shopping centre stop every 15mins and goes directly to the course.

There are shuttle buses on raceday from Laytown Train Station to the course 1 hour before the first race. There are also shuttle buses running to the racecourse from the parking areas.

There are regular train services from Drogheda and Dublin (Connolly Station) to Laytown Train Station which is a 1.2 km (14 min) walk from the racecourse. There are shuttle buses on raceday from Laytown Train Station to the course 1 hour before the first race.