178b Coleraine, Buscentre - Ballycastle, Marine Cnr

Due to a one way road closure on the Lodge road, from Lodge Manor to the Lodge Hotel, from 3rd August 2026 until 23rd August 2026, the Ulsterbus bus stops at Lodge Manor and the Lodge Hotel will not be served.

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Due to the Lammas Fair taking place in Ballycastle the following stops are suspended as follows: 

Message updated 13:19 on Thursday 30th July 2026:

On Monday 24th August  and Tuesday 25th August 2026, services will operate as follows: 

Service 171 will depart Coleraine Bus Station for Ballycastle at: 07:40, 09:45, 11:35, 13:35, 13:45, 15:45 and 17:50, and will operate via Mosside.
Service 171 will depart Ballycastle to Coleraine from opposite the Dalriada Hospital at:  07:40, 09:30, 11:40, 12:45, 13:45, 15:45, 15:50, 17:45, 18:30 and 20:00. 

Service 172 will depart Coleraine bus station for Ballycastle at: 08:30, 08:40, 14:20, 17:50 and will operate via Bushmills and Giants Causeway. 
Service 172 will depart Ballycastle to Coleraine from Leyland Road at: 07:30, 08:40, 16:40 and 17:50, and will operate via Bushmills and Giants Causeway

Service 178 will depart Coleraine bus station for Ballycastle at: 09:35, 12:35, 14:10 and 17:15, and will operate via Ballymoney, Stranocum and Armoy. 
Service 178 will depart Ballycastle to Coleraine from opposite Dalriada Hospital at: 07:30, 09:20, 11:00, 13:00 and 15:40 and will operate via Ballymoney. 

Service 402 and 402a will depart Coleraine bus station for Ballycastle at: 08:50, 09:20, 09:50, 10:20, 10:50, 11:20, 11:50, 12:20, 12:50, 13:20, 13:50, 14:50, 15:50, 16:20, 16:50 and 17:20 and will operate via Portrush & Bushmills Only 402a serves the Bushmills Distillery.
Service 402 and 402a will depart Ballycastle to Coleraine from Leyland Road at: 10:05, 10:35, 11:05, 11:35, 12:05, 12:35, 13:05, 13:35, 14:05, 14:35, 15:05, 16:05, 17:05, 17:35, 17:50 and 18:35. 

Service 178 will depart Ballymoney Town Hall to Ballycastle at: 09:15, 10:05, 10:15, 13:05, 14:40, 15:15, 17:45
Service 178 will depart Ballycastle to Ballymoney Town Hall from opposite Dalriada Hospital at: 07:30, 09:20, 11:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:40, 17:30, 18:00 and 19:30.

Service 131 will depart Ballymena Bus Station to Ballycastle at: 09:05, 10:05, 11:05, 12:05, 15:45 and 17:45, and will operate via Clough, Cloughmills and Armoy.
Service 131 will depart Ballycastle to Ballymena from opposite Dalriada Hospital at: 07:20, 09:25, 11:15, 13:15, 14:15, 16:30, 17:30, 19:00 and 20:00 will be the last bus to Belfast.

Service 217 will depart Ballymena Bus Station to Ballycastle at: 07:30, 08:30 and 14:00, and will operate via Armoy.Service 217 will depart Ballycastle to Ballymena from opposite Dalriada Hospital at: 06:40, 10:10 and 14:50 
Ballycastle Bus Stop Information: 
Marine Corner - The Marine Corner Stop will be suspended from Saturday 22nd -Tuesday 25th August 2026 inclusive for all services apart from the 162 / 252 services  that will still serve Marine corner. 

Market Street (Formally the Anzac) -  Market Street will be served on Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd August. The stop will then be suspended on Monday 24th & Tuesday 25th. 

Service 402 will serve Leyland Road Monday 24th  & Tuesday 25th.  All other services will serve Presbyterian Church /Coleraine Road Monday 24th  & Tuesday 25th. 

331 Town Service will not operate on  Monday 24th  & Tuesday 25th.