Portlaoise Buses and Trains: The Full Route List
Every bus, coach and train that calls at Portlaoise — 18 routes from 9 operators, with 630 journeys scheduled today. Filter by type or operator, or search any stop.
City buses 3
Routes running inside Portlaoise and its immediate suburbs.
Intercity coaches 2
Long-distance services linking Portlaoise with other cities and the airports.
Regional buses 7
Services connecting Portlaoise with the towns and countryside around it.
TFI Local Link 5
Rural connections serving smaller villages near Portlaoise.
Trains 1
Rail services calling at Portlaoise.
How the network is laid out
Portlaoise’s bus map is radial, not a grid. 3 city services run in and out of the centre, and the 18 routes on this page between them put 630 journeys on the road today.
Areas served
Between them the routes on this page call at 157 stops around Portlaoise, including Abbeyleix, Adamstown, Airport Zone 16, Athlone Stn, Avondale Estate, Ballacolla, Ballinakill, Ballybrittas. Type any of these into the search box to see which services reach them.
Weekends and evenings
Weekend timetables in Portlaoise are lighter than weekday ones and Sunday is lighter again. Some routes on this page run Monday to Friday only. The journey counts shown are for today, so check the route page itself if you are planning for a different day.
Rural connections
5 TFI Local Link services reach Portlaoise from the smaller towns and villages around it. These run a handful of times a day rather than hourly, and they are frequently the only public transport those places have.
What catches people out
Assuming one ticket covers everything
Leap works on TFI services, not on private coaches. Check the operator on the route card before you rely on it.
Trusting the terminus time
The headline departure time is from the first stop. Your stop may be twenty minutes later — open the route page for times from where you actually board.
Where these numbers come from
Everything on this page is generated from the official GTFS timetable data published for Irish public transport, refreshed weekly. The journey counts reflect services scheduled to run today — not a yearly average — which is why they move from day to day. Operators set the times and can change them, so confirm before travelling.
Accessible travel
Most city buses serving Portlaoise are low-floor with a ramp and a wheelchair space. Coaches and rural minibuses vary far more, so contact the operator ahead for those. Rail assistance should be booked in advance where possible.