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Mileage rates in Ireland
Ireland uses the civil service motor travel rates, which depend on engine size and on how far you have already driven this year, so there is no single figure to apply. Take your rate from the Revenue table. Electric vehicles use the 1,201-1,500cc rates.
What applies now
This is one column of a larger table. Ireland sets the rate by engine size as well as by distance, so check your own vehicle against the source below before you rely on the figures here.
| Band | Rate |
|---|---|
| The first 1,500 kilometres | 43.4 cents |
| 1,501 to 5,500 kilometres | 79.18 cents |
| 5,501 to 25,000 kilometres | 31.79 cents |
| Everything past 25,000 kilometres | 23.85 cents |
How a claim is worked out
Take 1,800 kilometres of business travel in Ireland. The bands apply in order, so each one is charged at its own rate rather than the whole distance at the top rate.
| Band | Distance | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The first 1,500 kilometres | 1,500 | 43.4 cents | €651.00 |
| 1,501 to 5,500 kilometres | 300 | 79.18 cents | €237.54 |
| Total | €888.54 | ||
Quick answers
What is the mileage rate in Ireland?
Ireland uses the civil service motor travel rates, which depend on engine size and on how far you have already driven this year, so there is no single figure to apply. Take your rate from the Revenue table. Electric vehicles use the 1,201-1,500cc rates. Checked against the source on 27 September 2026.
When did the rate in Ireland last change?
The current figures apply from 1 Sept 2022.
Who publishes the rate for Ireland?
Revenue. Civil service rates; Travel and subsistence.
Where these figures come from
- Civil service ratesThe motor travel rates in full, by engine capacity and distance band.
- Travel and subsistenceWhen travel can be reimbursed tax free, and what records to keep.
Rates move. If yours has and this page has not, the other countries are here.
Other countries
- United Kingdom55p per business mile, banded to 25p past 10,000
- United States76 cents per business mile, with no threshold
- Canada73 cents per business kilometre, then 67 cents past 5,000
- Australia91 cents per business kilometre, capped at 5,000
- New Zealand$1.20 per business kilometre, then 37 cents past 14,000
- Deutschland30 cents per business kilometre, from the first one
- Österreich50 cents per business kilometre, capped at 30,000 km
- België0.4452 euro per business kilometre for 1 October to 31 December 2026, reindexed quarterly
- España26 cents per business kilometre, tax free
- Nederland25 cents per business kilometre, untaxed
- FranceThe barème kilométrique, by fiscal horsepower and distance
- 日本Whatever rate your employer sets, as there is no national one