Translink Christmas late night train and bus timetables announced ahead of festive season
Translink have announced the details of this year's late night train and bus services for the Christmas season.
The services will operate for four consecutive weekends in the run up to Christmas to allow people to stay out later and enjoy the festive season.
Translink has partnered with a number of organisations including the Belfast Improvement Districts, Hospitality Ulster, Visit Belfast and local taxi companies fonaCAB and Valuecabs to encourage revellers to travel into the city for their Christmas catch ups with the assurance they can get home safely.
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The late night services will see trains from Belfast in operation until midnight, with some Metro bus services going up until 1.30am. The services will be running on Friday and Saturday nights.
Dates of operation
Metro, Goldliner / Urby and NI Railways will run late night services on Friday and Saturday nights for four consecutive weeks on the run up to Christmas as follows:
Week 1: Saturday 30th November
Week 2: Friday 6th / Saturday 7th December
Week 3: Friday 13th/ Saturday 14th December
Week 4: Friday 20th / Saturday 21st December
Metro
Special Metro services will operate across 11 main routes across the City departing at 12am midnight and 1.30am (some routes will operate at 12:45am). – full details to follow soon
Friday 29th Nov – Additional capacity planned to accommodate Black Friday Shopping.
Glider
Normal last departure will follow the normal timetable and routes
Late night Ulsterbus Services
Goldliner / Urby
Coach and bus services to Derry~Londonderry, Newry, Banbridge, Dungannon, Ballyclare, Crumlin, Templepatrick, Newcastle, Ballynahinch, Downpatrick and Carryduff.
Departure times between 12 midnight and 1.15am.
NI Railways Train Services
Later Friday night services to match the enhanced Saturday last departures from Belfast, introduced with the opening of Belfast Grand Central Station, will operate to Portadown, Larne Harbour, Bangor and Coleraine extending to Derry~Londonderry
Services to operate at various times up to midnight.
Summary
Service | Dates | Fares | Times |
Rail | Saturday, 30th November – Saturday 21st December 2024 | Various destination based | Various from 11.10pm - Midnight |
Belfast Metro | Saturday, 30th November – Saturday 21st December 2024 | Adult Single fare £6 only | Various - Midnight 00.00, 00.45 and 1.30am |
Ulsterbus – Goldliner / Urby Derry~Londonderry, Newry, Banbridge, Templepatrick, Ballyclare, Downpatrick, Ballynahinch, Crumlin, Dungannon, | Saturday, 30th November – Saturday 21st December 2024 | Various destination based | Various from Midnight 00.00 |
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