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LATE NIGHT SERVICES

Extend Your Night with Translink’s Late Night Service.

Translink has launched the year-long bus pilot scheme for late-night services, operating every Friday and Saturday night in 2026.

Whether you are enjoying late-night socialising or working the late shift, plan your travel home with Translink’s Late Night Services.

Metro

Metro services will operate across 11 main routes across the City, picking up at Metro bus stops along the route. 

Standard fares apply, including half-fare and full-fare concessionary passes. Great value: £4 for unlimited all-day travel with mLink or Contactless tap on 2+ journeys. 

Service No 

First Departure Point

Day / Time 

Route

(Picking up at stops along the route)

N1 

Chichester Street

Fri/Sat  

12:00 am and 02:00 am 

Antrim Road - Glengormley - Hightown Road - Mallusk Road - Scullions Road - Sandyknowes - Ballyhenry Road - Manse Road 

N2 

Donegall Square North

Fri/Sat 

12:00 am and 02:00 am 

Shore Road - Doagh Road - Monkstown Road - Jordanstown Road 

N3 

Donegall Square West

Fri/Sat 

01:00 am 

Newtownards Road - Holywood Road - Tillysburn 

N4 

Donegall Square West

Fri/Sat 

12:00 am and 02:00 am 

Oxford Street - East Bridge Street - Albertbridge Road - Upper Newtownards Road - Dundonald 

N6 

Donegall Square West

Fri/Sat 

01:00 am  

East Bridge Street - Cregagh Road - Castlereagh Road  

N7 

Custom House Square

Fri/Sat 

12:00 am and 02:00 am 

Great Victoria Street - Bruce Street - Dublin Road - Botanic Avenue - Ormeau Road - Saintfield Road - Newton Park - Four Winds - Cairnshill Road 

N8 

Custom House Square

Fri/Sat 

01:00 am  

Great Victoria Street - Bruce Street - Dublin Road - Bradbury Place - University Road - Malone Road – Finaghy Road South 

N9 

Custom House Square

Fri/Sat 

12am and 2.00am 

Great Victoria Street - Bruce Street - Dublin Road - Bradbury Place - Lisburn Road - Upper Lisburn Road - Kingsway 

N10 

Custom House Square

Fri/Sat 

12:00 am and 02:00 am 

Divis Street - Falls Road - Andersonstown Road - Stewartstown Road - McKinstry 

N11 

Chichester Street

Fri/Sat 

01:00 am  

Shankill Road - Ballygomartin Road - Glencairn - Springmartin - Springfield Road 

N12 

Donegall Square North

Fri/Sat 

01:00 am

Crumlin Road - Ligoniel Road - Ballysillan Road - Carr’s Glen - Oldpark Road 

Glider 


Last departure will follow the standard timetable 

Normal routes and fares apply 

A map showing departure points in Belfast city centre for Late Night Services

Ulsterbus

Goldliner / Urby

Coach and bus services will operate to Derry~Londonderry, Newry, Banbridge, Dungannon, Ballyclare, Crumlin, Templepatrick, Newcastle, Ballynahinch, Downpatrick and Carryduff. 

All services will depart from Belfast Grand Central Station

Standard fares apply, including half-fare and full-fare concessionary passes. 

Scheduled Timetabled 

 Services 

Day / Time 

Route 

Goldliner coach

212

Fri/Sat 

12:15 am and 1:15 am 

Derry~Londonderry 

Goldliner coach

238

Fri/Sat 

12:00 am 

Newry via Banbridge 

Urby

300

Fri/Sat 

12:00 am and 01:00 am  

Templepatrick

Urby

653b

Fri/Sat 

11:00 pm  

 Ballyclare (Departs Laganside)

 

 

Additional

Late Night Services

 

Day / Time 

Route 

Urby 515

Fri/Sat 

12:15 am 

Downpatrick via Carryduff 

Urby 520

Fri/Sat 

00:05 am 

Newcastle via Carryduff and Ballynahinch 

Goldliner 261

Fri/Sat 

12:00 am  

Dungannon

Urby 106

Fri/Sat 

12:00 am 

Crumlin (Departs Queen Street)

 

NI Railways

In addition to the Late Night Services bus pilot, the scheduled rail services last departures are at the following times on Friday and Saturday nights, from Belfast Grand Central Station.

Plan your journey in advance via the Translink Journey Planner App. 

Standard fares apply, including half fare and full fare concessionary passes. 

Last Departures

Route 

 Departing Belfast Grand Central Station

Friday & Saturday Last Departures

 

Larne

11:45 pm

Bangor

11:55 pm

Portadown 

11:36 pm All stops to Lisburn ONLY

11:59 pm Express to Lisburn, Moira, Lurgan and Portadown

Coleraine


11:10 pm 

 

Tickets to/from Belfast Grand Central Station

Passengers should use Ticket Vending Machines at stations to buy their tickets before they board their service. 

Staff will be on hand in Grand Central Station on Friday and Saturday evenings to ensure passengers are able to purchase tickets and provide assistance. 

Great Value Fares

Standard fares apply for all services. For more information on great value ticket options, visit the link below.  

Please arrive on time

Please bear in mind these services are expected to be busy so we would appreciate if you could arrive in good time for your bus, coach, or train. 

Safety and Respect

Please also respect our staff who will be working hard to keep everyone moving. For everyone’s safety we will be working closely with the PSNI and its Safe Transport Team during the Festive Season.

Thank you.