Here are a few suggestions for your next trip from Portlaoise

In 2 hours, you can reach Droichead Nua, Kilkenny, Athlone, Celbridge.

In 3 hours, you can reach Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Waterford, Bray.

In 4 hours, you can reach Cardiff, Drogheda, Dundalk, Dún Laoghaire, Carlow, Balbriggan, Newport, Swansea.

In 5 hours, you can reach Galway, Bristol, Ennis, Tralee, Reading.

In 6 hours, you can reach London, Belfast, Wexford.

In 7 hours, you can reach Birmingham, Liverpool, Sheffield, Leicester, Coventry, Birkenhead, Nottingham.

In 8 hours, you can reach Leeds, Manchester, Preston.

In 9 hours, you can reach Newcastle upon Tyne.

In 10+ hours, you can reach Glasgow, Edinburgh, Bradford, Kingston upon Hull.