Bus Balbriggan to Portlaoise from €20 | Tickets & Timetables

Trip Overview

The average bus between Balbriggan and Portlaoise takes 2h 58m and the fastest bus takes 2h 42m. There is an hourly bus service from Balbriggan to Portlaoise. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.

2h 58m
Duration: 121 km
Distance: €20
Average price: Hourly
Frequency

Line 101 bus, bus

best

Take the bus from Balbriggan Comm Cen to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 19bus 101
Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 16 to Portlaoise JFL Avenuebus 726

3h 13m

€15–23

Balbriggan to Portlaoise bus times

Buses run hourly between Balbriggan and Portlaoise. The earliest departure is at 2:27 AM at night, and the last departure from Balbriggan is at 11:24 PM which arrives into Portlaoise at 2:30 AM. All services require a transfer at Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 19 and take an average of 2h 58m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

Departing Wednesday, April 29, 2026

6:31 PM → 9:25 PM
2h 53m • 1 change
7:30 PM → 10:30 PM
3h • 1 change
8:27 PM → 11:30 PM
3h 3m • 1 change
9:25 PM → 12:30 AM
Arrives next day
3h 4m • 1 change
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Departing Thursday, April 30, 2026

2:27 AM → 5:30 AM
3h 3m • 1 change
3:27 AM → 6:30 AM
3h 3m • 1 change
4:27 AM → 7:30 AM
3h 3m • 1 change
5:47 AM → 8:30 AM
2h 43m • 1 change
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Departing Friday, May 1, 2026

2:27 AM → 5:30 AM
3h 3m • 1 change
3:27 AM → 6:30 AM
3h 3m • 1 change
4:27 AM → 7:30 AM
3h 3m • 1 change
5:47 AM → 8:30 AM
2h 43m • 1 change
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