653b Belfast,Laganside - Ballyclare, Bus Station

A bus service operated by Ulsterbus

Ballyclare May Fair - Service Diversion

Friday 15 – Saturday 23 May 2026

Ballyclare May Fair is taking place again this year from 16th May to 23rd May, which will result in the town centre of Ballyclare being closed to traffic on days listed below:

Saturday 16th May – Town centre may be closed to traffic at certain times of the day to facilitate events taking place in Ballyclare Square, all customers are advised to board services in Ballyclare Buscentre. Any services departing/arriving in Ballyclare will be diverting via Jubilee Road, Templepatrick Road & Mill Road when town centre is closed.

Saturday 23rd May - Town centre may be closed to traffic at certain times of the day to facilitate events taking place in Ballyclare Square, all customers are advised to board services in Ballyclare Buscentre. Any services departing/arriving in Ballyclare will be diverting via Jubilee Road, Templepatrick Road & Mill Road when town centre is closed.

MAY FAIR DAY Tuesday 19th May – Ballyclare Town Centre will be closed to ALL traffic from 08:00 to approx 18:00 and all services will be arriving/departing from Ballyclare Buscentre only, and diverting via Jubilee Road, Templepatrick Road & Mill Road. Main Street, the Square and Doagh Road will not be served during this time. All customers are advised to board/alight in Ballyclare Buscentre.

Fun Run - Doagh Road - Service Information

08:30 – 12:00, Saturday 23 May 2026

Due to a Fun Run taking place on the Doagh Road, Ballyclare on Saturday 23rd May 2026, between 09:00 & 11:30, the following Ulsterbus services will not operate along Doagh Road, Ballyclare or Doagh village.
The following services will operate from and to Ballyclare bus station only, and will not serve Doagh village due to road closures:
Service 153 09:00 Belfast to Ballyclare
Service 653b 10:00 Ballyclare to Belfast
Service 653b 10:45 Belfast to Ballyclare
Service 653b 09:15 Ballyclare to Belfast
Service 653b 10:00 Belfast to Ballyclare
Service 653b 11:15 Ballyclare to Belfast

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Belfast,Laganside - Ballyclare, Bus Station

Timing points All stops

Laganside Bus Station (inward)	10:30	11:15	13:25	14:05	17:45	18:30	21:10	23:00
Bridge Street (outward) p	10:35	11:20	13:30	14:10	17:50	18:35	21:15	23:05
Ulster University Belfast (outward) p	10:35	11:20	13:30	14:10	17:50	18:35	21:15	23:05
Corrs Corner (outward)	10:46	11:31	13:41	14:21	18:01	18:46	21:26	23:16
Sallybush (outward)	10:47	11:32	13:42	14:22	18:02	18:47	21:27	23:17
Whitleys (outward)	10:48	11:33	13:43	14:23	18:03	18:48	21:28	23:18
420-426 Ballyclare Road (outward)	10:48	11:33	13:43	14:23	18:03	18:48	21:28	23:18
Kingsmoss Road (outward)	10:48	11:33	13:43	14:23	18:03	18:48	21:28	23:18
Liester Park (outward)	10:49	11:34	13:44	14:24	18:04	18:49	21:29	23:19
Thompson Primary School (outward)	10:50	11:35	13:45	14:25	18:05	18:50	21:30	23:20
Wesleydale (outward)	10:50	11:35	13:45	14:25	18:05	18:50	21:30	23:20
Ballypalady Road (outward)	10:54	11:39	13:49	14:29	18:09	18:54	21:34	23:24
Lindsays Corner (outward)	10:55	11:40	13:50	14:30	18:10	18:55	21:35	23:25
Station Road (outward)	10:57	11:42	13:52	14:32	18:12	18:57	21:37	23:27
Harmony Lodge (inward)	10:58	11:43	13:53	14:33	18:13	18:58	21:38	23:28
Thornditch (inward)	10:59	11:44	13:54	14:34	18:14	18:59	21:39	23:29
Ballyclare Cemetery (inward)	11:01	11:46	13:56	14:36	18:16	19:01	21:41	23:31
The Cloughan (inward)	11:02	11:47	13:57	14:37	18:17	19:02	21:42	23:32
Clare Heights (inward)	11:02	11:47	13:57	14:37	18:17	19:02	21:42	23:32
Sacred Heart Church (inward)	11:03	11:48	13:58	14:38	18:18	19:03	21:43	23:33
The Square (outward)	11:05	11:50	14:00	14:40	18:20	19:05	21:45	23:35
Ballyclare Buscentre (other direction)	11:10	11:55	14:05		18:25	19:10	21:50	23:40
								Fridays Only

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

Ballyclare, Bus Station - Belfast, Laganside Buscentre

Timing points All stops

Ballyclare Buscentre (other direction)	07:05	09:30	10:30	12:40	14:40	15:50	20:20
The Square (outward)	07:08	09:33	10:33	12:43	14:43	15:53	20:23
Ballyclare Secondary School	07:08	09:33	10:33	12:43	14:43	15:53	20:23
Sacred Heart Church (outward)	07:09	09:34	10:34	12:44	14:44	15:54	20:24
Clare Heights (inward)	07:10	09:35	10:35	12:45	14:45	15:55	20:25
The Cloughan (outward)	07:10	09:35	10:35	12:45	14:45	15:55	20:25
Thornditch (outward)	07:11	09:36	10:36	12:46	14:46	15:56	20:26
Harmony Lodge (outward)	07:12	09:37	10:37	12:47	14:47	15:57	20:27
Anderson Park (outward)	07:13	09:38	10:38	12:48	14:48	15:58	20:28
Doagh Cemetery (outward)	07:13	09:38	10:38	12:48	14:48	15:58	20:28
Lindsays Corner (inward)	07:15	09:40	10:40	12:50	14:50	16:00	20:30
67 - 73 The Longshot (inward)	07:15	09:40	10:40	12:50	14:50	16:00	20:30
Ballypalady Road (inward)	07:16	09:41	10:41	12:51	14:51	16:01	20:31
Wesleydale (inward)	07:19	09:44	10:44	12:54	14:54	16:04	20:34
Thompson Primary School (inward)	07:20	09:45	10:45	12:55	14:55	16:05	20:35
Liester Park (inward)	07:20	09:45	10:45	12:55	14:55	16:05	20:35
Battersbys Corner (inward)	07:21	09:46	10:46	12:56	14:56	16:06	20:36
Ballyrobert Road (inward)	07:22	09:47	10:47	12:57	14:57	16:07	20:37
Whitleys (inward)	07:23	09:48	10:48	12:58	14:58	16:08	20:38
Sallybush (inward)	07:23	09:48	10:48	12:58	14:58	16:08	20:38
Abbeycrete (inward)	07:24	09:49	10:49	12:59	14:59	16:09	20:39
Corrs Corner (inward)	07:26	09:51	10:51	13:01	15:01	16:11	20:41
Nelson Street Bus Lane (inward) s	07:42	10:07	11:07	13:17	15:17	16:27	20:57
Ulster University Belfast (inward) s	07:43	10:08	11:08	13:18	15:18	16:28	20:58
High Street (outward)	07:45	10:10s	11:10s	13:20s	15:20s	16:30s	21:00s
Laganside Bus Station (other direction)		10:12	11:12	13:22	15:22	16:32	21:02

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

Timetable data from Translink open data, 16 April 2026

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