How to get fromPortlaoise to Letterkennyby train, bus or car

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There are 4 ways to get from Portlaoise to Letterkenny by train, bus, or car

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Train, bus
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1. Take the train from Portlaoise to Dublin HeustonIc / ...
2. Take the bus from Dublin Busáras to Letterkenny Bus Station32
5h 43m
€31–53
Drive 257.4 km
1. Drive from Portlaoise to Letterkenny257.4 km
3h 36m
€44–64
Train, bus via Dublin
1. Take the train from Portlaoise to Dublin HeustonIc / ...
2. Take the bus from Parnell Square Nth to Letterkenny Bus Station932 / ...
6h 7m
€33–43
Bus
1. Take the bus from Portlaoise JFL Avenue to Dublin Airport Zone 16726
2. Take the bus from Dublin Airport Zone 12 to Letterkenny Bus Station32
6h 34m
€32–46

Portlaoise to Letterkenny by train, tram, and bus

168Weekly Services

5h 43mAverage Duration

€31Cheapest Price

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Distance: 322.6 km
Duration: 5h 43m

What companies run services between Portlaoise, Ireland and Letterkenny, Ireland?

You can take a bus from Portlaoise JFL Avenue to Letterkenny Bus Station via Dublin Airport Zone 16 and Dublin Airport Zone 12 in around 6h 34m.

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Letterkenny, Ireland(opens in a new window)

Letterkenny, nicknamed the Cathedral Town, is a large town in County Donegal, Ireland, on the River Swilly in the north-west of Ulster. Along with the nearby city of Derry, Letterkenny is a regional economic gateway for the north-west of Ireland. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Letterkenny

Glenveagh Castle(Opens in a new window)

Glenveagh Castle (Irish: Caisleán Ghleann Bheatha ) is a large castellated Mansion house built in County Donegal, Ireland in about 1870.

An Grianán Theatre(Opens in a new window)

An Grianán Theatre (Irish: Amharclann an Ghrianáin) is the largest theatre in County Donegal. Located in Letterkenny's Port Road district, its current Director is Patricia McBride. The theatre was named after Grianán of Aileach (‘Stony House of the Sun’), a prehistoric ring fort located in Burt believed to date back to 1700 BCE. With a seating capacity of 383, the theatre provides a range of programming including drama, comedy, music, pantomime, and family shows as well as workshops and classes.

Cathedral of St. Eunan and St. Columba(Opens in a new window)

St. Eunan's Cathedral or the Cathedral of St. Eunan and St Columba as it is also known, is a Roman Catholic cathedral of the Diocese of Raphoe located in the parish of Conwal and Leck in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland. It was built between the years of 1890 and 1900 and there are two Catholic cathedrals in the county; with an older Roman Catholic cathedral of the same name is located in the town of Raphoe.

Grianan of Aileach(Opens in a new window)

The Grianan of Aileach (Irish: Grianán Ailigh, sometimes anglicised as Greenan Ely or Greenan Fort) is a hillfort atop the 244 m high Greenan Mountain at Inishowen in County Donegal, Ireland. The main structure is a stone ringfort, thought to have been built by the Northern Uí Néill, in the sixth or seventh century CE; although there is evidence that the site had been in use before the fort was built. It has been identified as the seat of the Kingdom of Ailech and one of the royal sites of Gaelic Ireland. The wall is about 4.5 m thick and 5 m high. Inside it has three terraces, which are linked by steps, and two long passages within it. Originally, there would have been buildings inside the ringfort. Just outside it are the remains of a well and a tumulus.

Places to stay in Letterkenny

Radisson Blu Hotel, Letterkenny(Opens in a new window)

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McGettigans Hotel(Opens in a new window)

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Clanree Hotel & Leisure Centre(Opens in a new window)

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