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LATE NIGHT SERVICES

Extend Your Night with Translink’s Late Night Service.

Beginning on 28th November 2025, Translink is launching festive bus, coach and train services, operating every Friday and Saturday night. This coincides with the year long bus pilot scheme for Late Night Services.

Whether you are attending Christmas parties, 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 unlimited all day travel with mLink or Contactless tap on 2+ journeys. 

Late Night Services will not operate on 26th December (Boxing Day bank holiday).

Service No 

Day / Time 

Route

N1 

Fri/Sat  

12am and 2.00am 

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

N2 

Fri/Sat 

12am and 2.00am 

Shore Road - Doagh Road - Monkstown Road - Jordanstown Road 

N3 

Fri/Sat 

1.00am 

Newtownards Road - Holywood Road - Tillysburn 

N4 

Fri/Sat 

12am and 2.00am 

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

N6 

Fri/Sat 

1.00am  

East Bridge Street - Cregagh Road - Castlereagh Road (combination of Metro 6 and Metro 5) 

N7 

Fri/Sat 

12am and 2.00am 

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

N8 

Fri/Sat 

1.00am  

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

N9 

Fri/Sat 

12am and 2.00am 

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

N10 

Fri/Sat 

12am and 2.00am 

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

N11 

Fri/Sat 

1.00am  

Shankill Road - Ballygomartin Road - Glencairn - Springmartin - Springfield Road (Metro 11d with Springfield Road extension) 

N12 

Fri/Sat 

1.00am  

Crumlin Road - Ligoniel Road - Ballysillan Road - Carr’s Glen - Oldpark Road (combination of Metro 11e and Metro 12) 

Glider 

Last departure will follow the standard timetable 

Normal routes and fares apply 

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.

Late Night Services will not operate on 26th December (Boxing Day bank holiday). 

Scheduled Timetabled 

 Services 

Day / Time 

Route 

Goldliner coach

212

Fri/Sat 

12:15 am and 1.15am 

Derry~Londonderry 

Goldliner coach

238

Fri/Sat 

12am 

Newry via Banbridge 

Urby

300

Fri/Sat 

12:00am and 1.00am  

Templepatrick

Urby

653b

Fri/Sat 

11pm  

 Ballyclare 

 

 

Additional

Late Night Services

 

Day / Time 

Route 

Urby 515

Fri/Sat 

12:15 am 

Downpatrick via Carryduff 

Urby 520

Fri/Sat 

00:05am 

Newcastle via Carryduff and Ballynahinch 

Goldliner 261

Fri/Sat 

12am  

Dungannon

Urby 106

Fri/Sat 

12am 

 Crumlin  

 

NI Railways

There will be enhanced train services every Friday and Saturday night from 28th November to 20th December operating 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. 

There will be no train services operating on 26th December (Boxing Day bank holiday).

Last Departures

Route 

 

Departing Belfast Grand Central Station

Friday & Saturday Last Departures

 

Larne

11.45pm

Bangor

11.55pm

Portadown and extending to Newry*

11.36pm All stops to Lisburn 

11.59pm Express to Lisburn, Moira, Lurgan and Portadown

Coleraine and extending to Derry~Londonderry** 

11.10pm 

 

Derry~Londonderry – Coleraine 
11:30pm

*No connecting bus shuttle from Newry Rail Station to City Centre on last service

**No connecting bus shuttle from North West Transport Hub to Foyle Street on last service 

 

Additional Services

Route

Additional Services 

Belfast Grand Central Station – Coleraine 

10:10pm

Belfast Grand Central Station – Carrickfergus 

11:00pm

Belfast Grand Central Station – Bangor 

11:15pm

Derry~Londonderry – Coleraine* 

11.30pm 

 

*No connecting bus shuttle from North West Transport Hub to Foyle Street on last service 

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. 

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.