The average bus between Portlaoise and Connemara National Park takes 10h 16m and the fastest bus takes 5h 50m. The bus service runs several times per day from Portlaoise to Connemara National Park. 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 3 times a day between Portlaoise and Connemara National Park. The earliest departure is at 8:50 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Portlaoise is at 5:35 PM which arrives into Connemara National Park at 10:10 AM. All services require a transfer at Limerick Arthurs Qy and take an average of 10h 16m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.


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No, there is no direct bus from Portlaoise to Connemara National Park. However, there are services departing from Portlaoise station and arriving at Connemara National Park station via Limerick Arthurs Qy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 16m.
Portlaoise to Connemara National Park bus services, operated by J.J.Kavanagh & Sons, depart from Portlaoise JFL Ave station.
Portlaoise to Connemara National Park bus services, operated by J.J.Kavanagh & Sons, arrive at Letterfrack station.
The distance between Portlaoise and Connemara National Park is 180.2 km. The road distance is 317 km.
You can take a bus from Portlaoise JFL Ave to Letterfrack via Limerick Arthurs Qy, Henry Street, Galway Ceannt, Galway Coach Stn, and Letterfrack in around 7h 11m.