Explore Trinity College Dublin with a 2 hour immersive experience, which includes a journey through our beautiful 47-acre campus, followed by a visit to the Book of Kells & Old Library.
Start with a guided walking tour and learn about the hidden gems, famous past students and historic buildings of Ireland’s oldest university.
After your walking tour is complete, enter Trinity’s Old Library to marvel at the intricate artwork in the Book of Kells.  Finally, explore the Long Room library chamber, which is considered to be one of the most beautiful libraries in the world.
Book of Kells & Campus Tour
Uncover all that Trinity has to offer with the Book of Kells & Campus Tour bundle. This ticket includes a guided campus tour followed by entry to the Book of Kells & Old Library.
Book of Kells & Campus Tour Highlights
Ticket FAQs
Answers to your questions
Online booking is recommended, since this is a timed experience there is no guarantee that a slot will be available on your arrival to Trinity campus.
Tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded, except at the absolute discretion of the Visit Trinity team. For further details contact trinitytrails@tcd.ie.
Yes, the tours are suitable for families. Please advise, children must be supervised at all times.
Yes, the nearest accessible toilets for visitors are located:
Monday – Friday: The Arts Block (beside the Perch Café)
Saturday – Sunday: The Berkeley Library (inside the front door on the left)
This timed experience that starts in Front Square at the specific time-slot that you book. Your visit to the Book of Kells and Old Library will take place after your tour through Trinity’s 47 acre campus.
Our guided walking tours follow accessible walkways across Trinity campus. Please be advised that from time to time, there may be an area that is not entirely suitable, in which case there will simply be a slight delay on route.
The Book of Kells and Old Library (which you will enter after your campus tour) is fully wheelchair accessible. If you plan on visiting with a wheelchair, please reach out in advance by emailing us at: trinitytrails@tcd.ie.
Tours of Trinity campus can only be conducted through Trinity’s official tour guides and by authorized staff of the University. For further information email: Enquiries@tcd.ie.
Photographs are permitted across Trinity campus. However, tripods are not permitted.
Photographs are permitted in the Book of Kells Exhibition and in the Long Room. However, flash photography is not permitted in the Old Library.
Photos of the Book of Kells itself are not permitted.
All customer cash tips are kept by our employees in full. Tips and gratuities do not form part of our employee’s contractual pay. Any tips paid in cash are retained by the individual employee. They may or may not have arrangements in place to share these tips with other employees. We do not participate in any aspect of cash tips. We don’t charge any admin fees or make any other company deductions. Trinity Brand Commercial Services LTD fully supports the Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Act 2022.
Getting to Trinity
Taxi
• Ask for Trinity College, College Green entrance. Cost €30.
Bus
• The Aircoach leaves Dublin airport every 15min, 24 hours a day. Cost: €9
• Ask to be dropped off at Kildare Street. Walk towards Nassau Street and take the Nassau street entrance of Trinity College opposite KC Peaches/Costa Coffee.
By taxi:
• Ask for Trinity College, College Green entrance. Cost: €15.
By tram:
• Head to the Connolly LUAS stop or the Bus Aras LUAS stop
• Buy a ticket to Trinity. Cost €3
• You will need to switch from the RED LUAS line to the GREEN LUAS line at the Abbey Street LUAS stop.
By taxi:
• Ask for Trinity College, College Green entrance. Cost: €15.
By tram:
• Head to Hueston LUAS stop.
• Buy a ticket to Trinity. Cost €3
• You will need to switch from the RED LUAS line to the GREEN LUAS line at the Abbey Street LUAS stop.
