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.

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263

263a

Laganside Bus Station - Milebush Corner

Timing points All stops

Laganside Bus Station (inward)	17:30
High Street (outward) p	17:31
Ulster University Belfast (outward) p	17:37
Station Road (outward)	17:47
Dillons Avenue (outward)	17:47
Jordanstown Road (outward)	17:49
Ulster University Jordanstown Entrance (outward)	17:50
Belfast High School (outward)	17:51
Neills Lane (outward)	17:51
Shorelands (outward)	17:53
Lower Greenisland Station Road (inward)	17:54
Seapark (outward)	17:56
Trooperslane Road (outward)	17:57
Sloefield Road (outward)	17:58
Ashbourne Manor (outward)	17:58
Shore Retail Park (outward)	17:59
Rhanbuoy Park (outward)	17:59
Model Primary School (outward)	18:00
Davys Street (outward)	18:00
Carrickfergus Castle (outward)	18:01
Joymount (outward)	18:02
Scotch Quarter (outward)	18:02
Green Street (outward)	18:03
Downshire Train Station [bus stop] (outward)	18:04
Downshire Road (outward)	18:04
St Colmans Church (outward)	18:05
Carrickburn Road (outward)	18:05
Grasmere Park (inward)	18:06
Dromore Road (inward)	18:07
Alexander Road (inward)	18:08
Castle Road (inward)	18:09
Old Grange Drive (outward)	18:10
Ulidia School (outward)	18:10
Oakfield Church (inward)	18:13
Oakfield Primary School (inward)	18:13
Beechfield Close (inward)	18:14
Church Of The Nazarene (inward)	18:15
Bessfield (inward)	18:16
Sullatober Road (inward)	18:17
Red Brae Road (inward)	18:18
Milebush Corner (outward)	18:20

Operates only on school days

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

Milebush Corner - Laganside Bus Station

Timing points All stops

Old Grange Drive (inward)	07:35
Castle Road (inward)	07:36
Downshire Road (inward)	07:36
Alexander Road (inward)	07:37
Dromore Road (inward)	07:38
Castleburn (inward)	07:39
Carrickburn Road (inward)	07:39
St Colmans Church (inward)	07:40
Downshire Road (inward)	07:41
Downshire Train Station [bus stop] (inward)	07:42
Green Street (inward)	07:42
Scotch Quarter (inward)	07:43
Joymount (inward)	07:45
Carrickfergus Castle (inward) p	07:45
Davys Street (inward) p	07:46
Model Primary School (inward) p	07:46
Rhanbuoy Park (inward) p	07:46
Shore Retail Park (inward) p	07:47
Ashbourne Manor (inward) p	07:48
Sloefield Road (inward) p	07:48
Trooperslane Road (inward) p	07:49
Seapark (inward) p	07:50
Lower Greenisland Station Road (outward) p	07:53
Shorelands (inward) p	07:53
Neills Lane (inward) p	07:54
Belfast High School (inward) p	07:55
Ulster University Jordanstown Entrance (inward) p	07:56
Jordanstown Road (inward) p	07:57
Dillons Avenue (inward) p	08:00
Station Road (inward) p	08:01
Nelson Street Bus Lane (inward) s	08:17
Dock Street (inward) s	08:18
Nelson Street Bridge (inward) s	08:19
Dunbar Link (inward) s	08:20
Ulster University Belfast (inward) s	08:21
Central Library (inward) s	08:21
CastleCourt (inward) s	08:23
Donegall Place (other direction) s	08:25
Victoria Square Chichester Street (outward) s	08:27
Laganside Bus Station (inward)	08:30

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

Operates only on school days

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, 4 September 2026

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