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Dublin in 3 days

Book of Kells first thing, the Castle mid-morning, the GPO last; every day ends with the pub or the bag already in the car.

Days

3

Plan status

draft

Walking

8km

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Pace

Relaxed: up to 2 routed stops a day, starting 09:30. Normal: up to 3. Packed: up to 4, from 08:30.

Interests

The original 3-day plan.

Day 1 — Book of Kells at opening, the gallery, a 12:30 lunch table

EasyLow time risk~1.9 km (1.2 mi) walkno long stairsno taxi

leave byLeave National Museum of Ireland — Archaeology by 11:45 to keep the 12:30 last seating.

24 min of buffer left; holds while the queue at Book of Kells and the Old Library stays under 34 min.

  1. 08:30–08:39Walk
  2. 08:39–09:49Book of Kells and the Old Library
  3. 09:49–09:59Walk
  4. 09:59–10:59National Museum of Ireland — Archaeology
  5. 10:59–11:07Walk
  6. 11:07–12:30Buffer / wander near Your reserved lunch (Grafton Street)
  7. 12:30–13:30Lunch table 12:30 (Grafton Street)hard

What this plan gives up

  • L2Shorten National Museum of Ireland — Archaeology to 60 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 (Grafton Street).
  • L2Skip National Gallery of Ireland (optional) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 (Grafton Street).
  • L2Skip St Stephen's Green (optional) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 (Grafton Street).

Switches if the ground changes

  • rain Book of Kells and the Old Library → Café on Grafton Street (seated, indoors) (6′, then 3′ p90 to the anchor)
  • crowd Book of Kells and the Old Library → National Gallery of Ireland (7′, then 11′ p90 to the anchor)
  • rain National Museum of Ireland — Archaeology → Café on Grafton Street (seated, indoors) (0′, then 3′ p90 to the anchor)
  • rain St Stephen's Green → National Gallery of Ireland (0′, then 11′ p90 to the anchor)
Why this route?

DFL 2.6 = PFL 1.9 + OFL 0.7 · walk 1.9 km (1.2 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 0.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 24′ · relax L2 · yield 14 · option value 1.21

Deadline: last seating 12:30 → latest arrival 12:20, slack 27′

β vs α: time risk 0% → 0%; margin -16 min; +€0.

trace: generated 54 · rejected fast_fail:deadline×10, p50_after_latest_arrival×21, p_late>0.15×6 · frontier 8 · seed 2538607049 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Rest at a café or the hotel 13:30–16:00; a pub with live music from about 19:00, one street off Temple Bar. Meat-free lunch alternative: Cornucopia on Wicklow Street, counter service, no booking. Early-evening pint in a Victorian snug at Kehoe's on South Anne Street, quieter than Temple Bar.

Day 2 — Dublin Castle, Christ Church, Bewley's

EasyLow time risk~3.6 km (2.2 mi) walkno long stairsno taxi
  1. 09:30–09:43Walk
  2. 09:43–10:38Queen of Tarts
  3. 10:38–10:41Walk
  4. 10:41–12:01Dublin Castle
  5. 12:01–12:04Walk
  6. 12:04–13:19Chester Beatty Library
  7. 13:19–13:25Walk
  8. 13:25–14:10Christ Church Cathedral
  9. 14:10–14:13Walk
  10. 14:13–14:33Leo Burdock's Fish and Chips
  11. 14:33–14:40Walk
  12. 14:40–15:40St Patrick's Cathedral
  13. 15:40–15:56Walk
  14. 15:56–16:51Bewley's Grafton Street
Why this route?

DFL 3.9 = PFL 3.6 + OFL 0.3 · walk 3.6 km (2.2 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 n/a · relax L0 · yield 36.4 · option value 0

trace: generated 972 · rejected none · frontier 10 · seed 2538607049 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Evening: Temple Bar or a pub with live music; take a taxi back after midnight. Evening: dinner and live trad music at The Brazen Head on Bridge Street; book a table for Friday or Saturday.

Day 3 — The GPO and O'Connell Street, car to the airport at 12:00

EasyLow time risk~2.1 km (1.3 mi) walkno long stairs€6 (≈ US$7) taxi

leave byLeave Ha'penny Bridge and the quays by 11:25 to keep the 12:00 boarding.

21 min of buffer left.

  1. 09:00–09:20Walk
  2. 09:20–10:20GPO Witness History
  3. 10:20–10:27Walk
  4. 10:27–10:47Ha'penny Bridge and the quays
  5. 10:47–10:54Taxi or ride-hail
  6. 10:54–12:00Buffer / wander near Hotel pickup (bags) → Dublin Airport
  7. 12:00–13:00Car to Dublin Airport at 12:00hard

What this plan gives up

  • L1Taxi €6 (≈ US$7) (Taxi or ride-hail) — protects: Car to Dublin Airport at 12:00.

Switches if the ground changes

  • rain GPO Witness History → Café on Grafton Street (seated, indoors) (0′)
Why this route?

DFL 2.6 = PFL 2.1 + OFL 0.5 · walk 2.1 km (1.3 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 0.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 21′ · relax L1 · yield 10 · option value 0

Deadline: boarding 12:00 → latest arrival 11:50, slack 15′

β vs α: time risk 0% → 0%; margin -38 min; -€6.

trace: generated 12 · rejected none · frontier 5 · seed 2538607049 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Dublin Airport: allow 2.5–3 h before an international departure; the M50 is slow at rush hour.

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