551b Belfast - Craigavon, Rushmere

A bus service operated by Ulsterbus

Lisburn Christmas Lights - Service Diversions
17:00 – 22:00, 20 November 2025

Lisburn Christmas light switch on will take place on Thursday 20th November between 17:00 - 22:00.  Lisburn city centre will be closed to all traffic. 
Belfast bound services (551,538,523)Will leave bus station via Hillsborough Road, Laganbank Road, Queens Road, Seymour Street.
Country bound services (551,538,525,523)Will use Seymour Street, Queens Road, Linenhall Street to reach the bus station.
325a Milltown (17:05,17:30)Will operate in and out via Hillsborough Road, Laganbank Road, Queens Road, Seymour Street, Belsize Road.
The following service will operate via Hillsborough Road,Governors Road, Thiepval Road109a 17:35,18:35325c 17:05325d 17:25325e 17:40325j 17:40325k 17:40 will operate diversion on return journey only.

Lurgan Christmas Lights - Service Information
16:30 – 23:30, 21 November 2025

Due to Lurgan Christmas lights being switched on, on Friday 21st November 2025, between 17:00 and 23:00, all Town centre bus stops will be suspended from 17:00 until 23:00.

All Ulsterbus services will operate from a temporary bus stop on Millennium way.

Services to Belfast, Gilford, Banbridge, Taghnaven and Mournview will depart from Tesco side of Millennium Way.

Services to Portadown, Armagh Drumnamoe, Kinnego, Aghagallon and Derrytrasna will depart from the opposite side to Tesco’s on the Millennium Way.

Subject to change.

Lakeview Road closure - Service Information
Monday 17 – Saturday 22 November 2025

Due to road works on Lakeview Road, from Monday 17 November 2025 until Friday 21 November 2025

Services will not service stops at the rear of Rushmere Shopping. Drop off and pick up for passengers will be at first stop on Balteagh Road, behind B and M delivery entrance.

Great Northern Mall (outward) 18:10
Dublin Road (outward) 18:11
Fountainville Ave (outward) 18:12
City Hospital (outward) 18:13
Ulsterville Avenue (outward) 18:14
Melrose Street (outward) 18:15
Windsor Avenue (outward) 18:16
Windsor Road (outward) 18:16
Ethel Street (outward) 18:17
Brookland Street (outward) 18:17
Marlborough Park (outward) 18:18
Cranmore Avenue (outward) 18:19
Lancefield Road (outward) 18:19
Maryville Park (outward) 18:20
Malone Park (outward) 18:21
King's Hall (outward) 18:22
Kingscourt (outward) 18:23
Balmoral Park (outward) 18:24
Marguerite Park (outward) 18:24
Grangeville Drive (outward) 18:25
Finaghy Crossroads (outward) 18:26
Upton Park (outward) 18:27
Blacks Road (outward) 18:28
Dunmurry Lane (outward) 18:30
Dunmurry Village (outward) 18:31
Grange Hill (outward) 18:33
Seymour Hill Estate Ent (outward) 18:35
Derriaghy (outward) 18:36
Killeaton (outward) 18:37
Mosside Road (outward) 18:37
Bells Lane (outward) 18:39
Lambeg (outward) 18:41
Hilden (outward) 18:43
Racquets Club (outward) 18:44
Wallace Park (outward) 18:45
Wallace Avenue (outward) 18:47
Market Square 18:48
Smithfield Street Bus Shelter (outward) 18:50
Longstone Street (outward) 18:51
Belvoir Crescent (outward) 18:51
St Paul's Church (outward) 18:52
Knockmore (outward) 18:52
Benvisteen Park (outward) 18:53
Beechfield Park (outward) 18:53
Knockmore Road (outward) 18:54
Halftown Crossroads (outward) 18:55
Cross Lane (outward) 18:56
Gravelhill Crossroads (outward) 18:58
Moira Road (outward) 18:59
Church Lane Middle (outward) 18:59
Church Lane Crossroads (outward) 19:00
Bushfield Road (outward) 19:01
Carnlougherin Road (outward) 19:02
Damhead Road (outward) 19:03
Damhead Lower (outward) 19:04
15 Lisburn Road (outward) 19:05
Trummery Lower (outward) 19:05
Trummery Crossroads (outward) 19:06
Trummery Upper (outward) 19:07
Ballycanal Cottages (outward) 19:08
Hillsborough Road (outward) 19:09
Main Street (outward) 19:10
Village Green (outward) 19:10
Lurgan Road (outward) 19:11
Laganvale Mews (outward) 19:11
Lurgan Road Quarry (outward) 19:12
Ballyeden Meadows (outward) 19:13
Magheralin Village (outward) 19:15
Belfast Road (outward) 19:16
Belfast Road (outward) 19:18
Dollingstown War Memorial (outward) 19:18
Gilpin Park (outward) 19:19
Dromore Road (outward) 19:20
Pines Park (outward) 19:21
Park Avenue (outward) 19:22
Park Gates (outward) 19:22
King's Park Primary School (outward) 19:22
Queen Street 19:23
Market Street Stop A 19:25
Convent (outward) 19:25
Hill Street (outward) 19:26
Portadown Road Subway (outward) 19:26
Centrepoint (outward) 19:27
Gilpinstown Road (outward) 19:27
Pinebank (outward) 19:28
Moylinn (outward) 19:29
Burnside (inward) 19:30
Lower Eniskeen (inward) 19:30
Clonmeen (inward) 19:31
Drumgor Road (inward) 19:32
Drumallen (outward) 19:33
Westacres (inward) 19:34
Hillcrest Manor (outward) 19:35
Clonmeen (outward) 19:35
Lower Eniskeen (outward) 19:36
Burnside (outward) 19:36
Leisure Centre (outward) 19:37
Rushmere Shopping Centre (inward) 19:40

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