Overview

• Nonstop service begins April 13, 2026, with five weekly flights operating on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays.
• The route will be flown by the Airbus A321XLR configured with 184 seats, including 16 in business class.
• Published timings list EI85 departing Dublin at 3:25 p.m. and arriving in Raleigh-Durham at 6:55 p.m., with EI84 leaving RDU at 8:25 p.m. and arriving in Dublin at 8:45 a.m. the next day.
• Frequency is set to ease to four weekly flights in winter, with fares reported from €299 each way.
• The addition is part of Aer Lingus’s largest transatlantic summer 2026 schedule, expanding to 26 North American routes with added frequencies to New York JFK, Boston and Orlando, while RDU notes the link as its 15th nonstop international destination with U.S. pre-clearance connections via Dublin.