The average bus between County Meath and Portlaoise takes 3h 8m and the fastest bus takes 2h 35m. The bus service runs several times per day from County Meath 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.
Buses run every 3 hours between County Meath and Portlaoise. The earliest departure is at 12:35 AM at night, and the last departure from County Meath is at 11:05 PM which arrives into Portlaoise at 1:40 AM. All services require a transfer at Irish Life and take an average of 3h 8m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from County Meath to Portlaoise. However, there are services departing from County Meath station and arriving at Portlaoise station via Irish Life. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 8m.
County Meath to Portlaoise bus services, operated by Bus Éireann, depart from Navan station.
County Meath to Portlaoise bus services, operated by Bus Éireann, arrive at Portlaoise JFL Avenue station.
The distance between County Meath and Portlaoise is 82 km. The road distance is 138 km.
You can take a bus from Navan to Portlaoise JFL Avenue via Irish Life and George's Quay in around 3h 42m.