Extend Belfast nights out with Translink festive late-night bus and train services

Extend Belfast nights out with Translink festive late-night bus and train services

With Christmas party planning well underway, Translink has revealed full details of its popular late-night bus, coach and train services at weekends starting on Saturday 30^th November.

Working with a range of partners including the Belfast’s Business Improvement Districts, Hospitality Ulster, Visit Belfast and local taxi companies fonaCAB and Valuecabs, the aim is to encourage revellers to use public transport to visit the city and enjoy all the festive delights that Belfast has to offer in the knowledge they can get a bus, coach or train home.

Late-night Belfast Metro services will operate every Friday and Saturday starting around midnight and run through to 1.30am.

Additional late night Goldliner/Urby bus services will operate every Friday and Saturday from Belfast to towns and cities across Northern Ireland departing at various times from around midnight.

Rail services will also operate later services across all lines on both Friday and Saturday nights departing at various times up to midnight.

The late-night services will run for 4 weekends up to and including Saturday 21st December.

Commenting on the return of the late-night timetable, Translink Group Chief Executive, Chris Conway said: 

“We are encouraging people to get familiar with the late-night services on offer and build them into their festive planning for great nights out in Belfast. People can extend their night out whether it’s going to the panto, socialising with family or friends or a shopping trip. Using greener public transport to get in and out of the city also means it’s a little gift to the planet too!

“We are pleased to be working with city partners again who will be helping us promote these services.  We look forward to playing our part in helping to boost the night-time economy, supporting employment, tourism and keeping people better connected to the fantastic hospitality and festivities that the city has to offer”, Chris concluded.

Full details are available on the Translink website at www.translink.co.uk/latenightservices and more details will follow soon.

Commenting on the return of late-night services Chris McCracken, Managing Director of Linen Quarter Bid,

“Linen Quarter BID welcome the return of Translink’s Late Night Christmas Service. The expansion of routes will support Belfast’s Night-time Economy, and extend customer’s enjoyment of our many bars, restaurants, retail outlets and cultural venues, safe in the knowledge that they have a reliable journey home. We encourage the public to use the Christmas Late Night Service where possible and support the case for permanent late-night transport all year round”.