Translink Christmas late night train and bus timetables announced ahead of festive season

Night time bus and train services run in Belfast over the festive period
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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,
Newcastle, Carryduff

Saturday, 30th November – Saturday 21st December 2024

Various destination based

Various from Midnight 00.00

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