Here are a few suggestions for your next trip from Portlaoise

In 2 hours, you can reach Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Dún Laoghaire, Carlow, Droichead Nua, Kilkenny, Athlone, Celbridge, Finglas...

In 3 hours, you can reach Galway, Waterford, Cardiff, Drogheda, Dundalk, Bray, Ennis, Balbriggan, Newport, Swansea...

In 4 hours, you can reach Bristol, Tralee, Reading, Swindon, Arklow.

In 5 hours, you can reach London, Birmingham, Belfast, Wexford, Southampton, Sligo, Wolverhampton, City of Westminster.

In 6 hours, you can reach Liverpool, Sheffield, Manchester, Leicester, Coventry, Birkenhead, Nottingham, Preston, Derby, Plymouth...

In 7 hours, you can reach Leeds, Milton Keynes, Northampton, St Helens, Croydon.

In 8 hours, you can reach Bradford, Kingston upon Hull, Newcastle upon Tyne.