263a Belfast - Carrickfergus

A bus service operated by Ulsterbus

Belfast North Street , Bus Stop Suspension
From Thursday 25 June 2026

Ulsterbus services 263/563/566/568 will be suspended from the North Street bus stop in Belfast until further notice.  Translink apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.

Donegall Street Resurfacing - Ulsterbus Service Information
Sunday 5 – Saturday 11 July 2026

Due to resurfacing works on Donegall Street Belfast, a continuous Road closure in both directions from Sunday 5th July 2026 from 08:00 until 23:59 on Friday 10 July 2026. 

Subject to favourable weather conditions, all works are anticipated to be completed by 10 July 2026. 

During the closure, Ulsterbus and Goldline services will operate:

Inwards:
University of Ulster, Royal Avenue, Chichester Street, Victoria Street, Laganside Bus Station.
Alighting points will be Ulster University or Laganside Bus Station. 

Outwards:
Laganside Bus Station, Donegal Quay, Victoria Street, Bridge Street, North Street, then as normal.
No stops will be missed on the outward journey. 

Subject to change.

Belfast - Carrickfergus

School Holidays

Limited Stop: First setting down point is Whiteabbey Station Road.

p “pick up only” – the bus will only stop to pick up passengers

Carrickfergus - Belfast

Old Grange Drive (inward) 06:1507:45
Castle Road (inward) 06:1507:46
Downshire Road (inward) 06:1607:46
Alexander Road (inward) 06:1607:47
Dromore Road (inward) 06:1707:48
Castleburn (inward) 06:1807:49
Carrickburn Road (inward) 06:1907:50
St Colmans Church (inward) 06:1907:50
Downshire Road (inward) 06:2007:51
Downshire Train Station [bus stop] (inward) 06:2107:52
Green Street (inward) 06:2107:52
Scotch Quarter (inward) 06:2207:53
Joymount (inward) 06:2407:55
Carrickfergus Castle (inward)
p
06:2407:55
Davys Street (inward)
p
06:2507:56
Model Primary School (inward)
p
06:2507:56
Rhanbuoy Park (inward)
p
06:2507:56
Shore Retail Park (inward)
p
06:2607:57
Ashbourne Manor (inward)
p
06:2607:57
Sloefield Road (inward)
p
06:2707:58
Trooperslane Road (inward)
p
06:2807:59
Seapark (inward)
p
06:2908:00
Lower Greenisland Station Road (outward)
p
06:3208:03
Shorelands (inward)
p
06:3208:03
Neills Lane (inward)
p
06:3308:04
Belfast High School (inward)
p
06:3408:05
Ulster University Jordanstown Entrance (inward)
p
06:3508:06
Jordanstown Road (inward)
p
06:3508:06
Dillons Avenue (inward)
p
06:3708:09
Station Road (inward)
p
06:3808:10
Nelson Street Bus Lane (inward)
s
06:4508:19
Dock Street (inward)
s
06:4508:19
Nelson Street Bridge (inward)
s
06:4608:20
Dunbar Link (inward)
s
06:4708:20
Ulster University Belfast (inward)
s
06:4808:21
Central Library (inward)
s
06:4808:21
CastleCourt (inward)
s
06:5008:23
Donegall Place (other direction)
s
06:5108:25
Victoria Square Chichester Street (outward)
s
06:5208:26
Laganside Bus Station (inward) 06:5608:30
School Holidays

via Victoria Road, Castle Road, Downshire Road, Alexander Road, Dromore

s “set down only” – the bus will only stop to drop passengers off

p “pick up only” – the bus will only stop to pick up passengers

Timetable data from Translink open data,

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