Dublin Airport (DUB) with Kids: Every Family Facility, Mapped

Yes. Dublin Airport has kids' play corners on each pier with puzzles, games and interactive activities. The ones it names are beside Gate 113, Gate 206, Gate 404 and Gate 408 and at the South Gates, and Terminal 1 also has a gaming area with two PlayStations beside Gate 113. Because they sit by the gates, they are past security. The airport's interactive map shows the nearest one. Dublin publishes no age limits or opening hours, and there is no supervision, so plan to stay with your child.

There is one dedicated baby feeding room in each terminal, both beyond security. In Terminal 1 it is beside the food and beverage area, and in Terminal 2 it is beside the retail area. Each has a high chair, comfortable vinyl seating, a microwave and a bottle warmer. Dublin Airport does not publish opening hours, so treat them as available during normal terminal hours, and ask any staff member if you cannot find yours. Baby changing rooms are also located throughout both terminals, usually beside the toilets.

Yes, two. Both are after security: one in Terminal 1 near the 200 gates and one in Terminal 2 near the 400 gates. Sessions are free and last 60 minutes, but they must be booked in advance online, and walk-ins are not accepted. You get a PIN by email to open the door. Inside are a bubble wall, infinity lights, tactile panels, bean bags and a calming corner. Each booking gives one travelling group exclusive use, with up to six people recommended, and no food or drink is allowed.

Yes. Since 17 September 2025, departing passengers at Dublin can carry liquids in containers up to 2 litres, with no limit on the number of containers and no clear plastic bag, and liquids and laptops can stay in your bag during screening. Dublin's security FAQ lists baby food and milk among the liquids you can carry in containers of up to 2 litres each. Be careful on the way home: many other airports have not switched to the new scanners yet, so check the rules where your return flight departs.

Carry-on prams and buggies have to go through the X-ray machine, and staff will hand-inspect anything that does not fit. Take your child out of the buggy and put its contents in a tray first. A child who can walk may go through the metal detector alone, or you can carry them, and you can ask for a hand search instead by telling staff before you walk through. Check with your airline whether the buggy goes to the gate, and allow an extra hour if checking it.

Not from the airport itself, but Dublin Airport points families to The Stork Exchange, a third-party company that rents buggies, prams, cradles and other baby and children's equipment. It delivers and collects at Terminal 1, Terminal 2, the car park or the car rental depot, and you book online or by phone. Pricing is set by the company rather than the airport, so arrange it well before your trip, especially for busy school holiday weeks. If you would rather bring your own buggy, check first with your airline whether it can go to the gate.

Dublin Airport does not mention one on its family or security pages, so we have marked it unconfirmed rather than absent. What it does offer is flexibility at the checkpoint: you can ask for a hand search instead of going through the walk-through detector, and a child who can walk may go through alone or be carried. Both terminals now use C3 scanners, which means fewer things to unpack, and Terminal 1 has an extra mezzanine screening area open daily from 4am until mid-afternoon.

Dublin Airport recommends arriving 2 hours before short-haul flights and 3 hours before long-haul flights, and adding an extra hour if you are checking a bag or a buggy. Check your airline's check-in and bag-drop opening times too. With children it helps to keep all travel documents together in one easy-to-reach place and to pack everything your baby needs for the flight in your carry-on, since Dublin allows baby food and milk in containers of up to 2 litres each. Once airside, head for your terminal's feeding room or the nearest play corner.

Dublin Airport publishes no kids' menus, but its baby feeding rooms are the most useful stop for little ones: each has a microwave, a bottle warmer and a high chair, beside the food and beverage area in Terminal 1 and the retail area in Terminal 2. In March 2025 Dublin reopened a revamped Butlers Chocolate Cafe airside in Terminal 2 and an enlarged Uppercrust landside in Terminal 1. The airport has been replacing many outlets across both terminals, so check its shop and dine listings for what is open on your travel day.