What a sauna costs in Ireland.
A public sauna session in Ireland usually costs €15, for about 45 minutes. That’s from the 69 saunas on our list that publish a price on their own website or booking page. We checked every one by hand on 26 and 27 October 2026.
What a session costs
- Most common price: €15. 23 of the 61 saunas with a euro price charge exactly that.
- Typical range: €15 to €20. Half of all prices fall in that band.
- Cheapest: €10, at 8 saunas, mostly for a 30-minute slot.
- Northern Ireland: £15 to £22, from the 8 saunas there with a published price.
- Per hour: it typically works out at about €20 an hour.
How long you get
Of the 77 saunas that say how long a session is, 30 run 45-minute sessions and 19 run an hour. Fifty minutes is the next most common. Some, like Banagher Sauna on the Shannon, let you pick 30 or 60 minutes.
The cheapest saunas on the list
Four of the €10 options are The Hot Pod, a mobile wood-fired sauna that moves between Waterford beaches, for 30 minutes. Sallynoggin Saunas in Dublin is €10 for 45 minutes off-peak, and My Hot Spot on Redbarn Strand in Cork is €10 for 30.
Off-peak and midweek
A few saunas charge less at quieter times. The Barrel Sauna is €12 off-peak instead of €15. Cé Sauna in Lough Key Forest Park is €12 midweek and €15 at weekends.
At the top end
The highest prices are for a fuller experience. Tigh ’N Alluis in the Dublin mountains is €22 for an hour. Big Dipper Sauna in Mayo is €25 with a hot tub and plunge pool. Connemara Seaweed Baths in Clifden is €50 for an hour in a thermal suite with seaweed baths.
Private hire for a group
Many saunas will rent you the whole sauna, which is often cheaper per head for a group. Most published prices sit between €60 for the whole sauna at My Hot Spot and €190 for up to 14 people at The Wild Atlantic Sauna at Old Head in Mayo. The Wood Fired Sauna in Rush is €100 for up to 10.
Prices change, so check the sauna’s own booking page before you go. Every listing links straight to it, and shows the date we last checked.
Find a sauna near you
Every public sauna we can find in Ireland is on the sauna list, county by county, with prices, session times and booking links. Nobody pays to be on it.