Your Visit
Opening TimesOpening Times
Open daily from 9.30am – 4.00pm. (Dublin Zoo is closed on Dec 25th and 26th but reopens as normal on Dec 27th).African Plains closes at 3.30pm. Last admission is 3.00pm.
Save up to 15% by pre-booking your ticket.
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For updates to our Annual Pass policy please visit our annual pass page.
Day Entry: we ask all customers who have pre-booked tickets to arrive as close to their time slot as possible to avoid long queues and car park overcrowding. However, if you are early or late for your time slot due to traffic, an important appointment, personal circumstance, etc you will not be refused entry once you arrive before the last entry time (as outlined below).
Opening Times
Click here to book your visit.
For updates to our Annual Pass policy please visit our annual pass page.
Day Entry: we ask all customers who have pre-booked tickets to arrive as close to their time slot as possible to avoid long queues and car park overcrowding. However, if you are early or late for your time slot due to traffic, an important appointment, personal circumstance, etc you will not be refused entry once you arrive before the last entry time (as outlined below).
Opening Times
Opening Hours
Open daily from 9.30am – 4.00pm. (Dublin Zoo is closed on Dec 25th and 26th but reopens as normal on Dec 27th).
African Plains closes at 3.30pm. Last admission is 3.00pm.
Save up to 15% by pre-booking your ticket.
Please Note
The South American House is temporarily closed due to maintenance works. Visitors will not be able to access this habitat. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Visitors under 16 years of age must be accompanied by an adult at all times and teenagers may be required to show ID.
* Occasionally, due to circumstances outside of our control, Dublin Zoo may be forced to close to the public, e.g. extreme weather conditions, state occasions. This is to ensure the safety of our visitors, staff and animals.
Dublin Zoo Opening Hours Yearly Schedule
January 1st – 5th: 9.30am – 4pm
Last entry: 3pm
African Plains closes: 3.30pm
January 6th – 31st: 9.30am-4.30pm
Last entry:3.30pm
African Plains closes: 4pm
February: 9.30am-5.00pm
Last entry:4pm
African Plains closes:4.30pm
March to September: 9.30am-6.00pm
Last entry: 5pm
African Plains closes: 5.30pm
October: 9.30 am-4.00pm
Last entry: 3.00pm
African Plains closes: 3.30pm
November – December: 9.30am- 4pm
Last entry: 3pm
African Plains closes: 3.30pm
*Timings subject to change due to Wild Lights
