With additional disruption due to pandemic restrictions Translink is advising passengers to check their travel in advance, as bus and train timetables will change over the Christmas and New Year period.
Passengers are also reminded that Covid-19 safety measures are in place on board buses and trains and at stations, including the wearing of face coverings.
NI Railways
NI Railways will close early on Christmas Eve.
Trains will not operate on Christmas Day or St Stephen's Day.
Sunday services will operate on Sunday 27th December and Saturday services will operate on 28th, 29th, 30th and 31st December (early close on 31st December). A Sunday service will be in place on New Year’s Day and a limited Enterprise service will run.
NI Railways will operate a Saturday service on 2nd January, a Sunday service on 3rd January and a Saturday service on Monday, 4th January.
Passengers can check their journeys in advance on our website: WWW.TRANSLINK.CO.UK
Ulsterbus/Goldline
Christmas Eve 24 December Usual service with early evening close (services finishing approx. 2100)
Christmas Day 25 December • No Service
St Stephen's Day 26 December & New Year’s Day 1 January 2021. Most services will not operate. Cross-border coach services will operate a reduced holiday timetable.
Airport Services:
Airport 300 services – Belfast International Airport
Christmas Eve 24 December – Normal service until early close (last departure from Belfast 7.30pm, last departure from airport 8.20pm)
Christmas Day 25 December • No Service
St Stephen's Day : holiday timetable
Sunday 27th December – normal service resumes
New Year’s Day – holiday timetable
Airport 600 services – George Best City Airport
Christmas Eve 24 December: normal service until early close - last departure from Belfast 9.00pm. Last departure from Airport 9.15pm
Christmas Day: No Service
St Stephen's Day: No Service
New Year’s Day 1 January 2021: Sunday Timetable (commencing from Belfast 0715; commencing from Airport 0740)
