Bus times in Carrickfergus

All the buses in Carrickfergus: 23 bus routes and 99 bus stops. Pick a stop for live departures, or a route for the full timetable.

Next buses from Carrickfergus Castle as of 04:35

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563b Whitehead Train Station 07:56 365f Joymount 08:02 365e Joymount 08:21 563f Kilroot Business Park 08:27 365f Joymount 08:47 563b Whitehead Train Station 09:00

Scheduled times at Carrickfergus’s busiest stop, from the operators’ timetables — they update automatically. Open the stop for more departures and its live map, or pick another stop.

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Bus routes serving Carrickfergus

163 Carrickfergus → Whitehead via Eden, Kilroot Ulsterbus · weekdays only · first 14:07 · last 14:07
168b Carrickfergus → Antrim via Mossley, Ballyclare Ulsterbus · weekdays only · first 08:52 · last 17:17
263 Belfast → Whitehead via Whiteabbey, Carrickfergus Ulsterbus · weekdays only · first 06:47 · last 17:10
263a Belfast → Carrickfergus via Whiteabbey, Greenisland Ulsterbus · weekdays only · first 06:15 · last 17:30
365a Carrickfergus → Tesco Superstore Ulsterbus Town Services · weekdays only · first 10:15 · last 10:15
365b Carrickfergus → Tesco Superstore Ulsterbus Town Services · not Sundays · first 09:40 · last 14:20
365c Carrickfergus → Joymount Ulsterbus Town Services · weekdays only · first 08:40 · last 16:10
365d Carrickfergus → Joymount Ulsterbus Town Services · weekdays only · first 09:10 · last 13:40
365e Carrickfergus → Joymount Ulsterbus Town Services · weekdays only · first 08:05 · last 08:05
365f Carrickfergus → Joymount Ulsterbus Town Services · weekdays only · first 07:40 · last 08:25
365g Woodburn → Carrickfergus Ulsterbus Town Services · weekdays only · first 09:00 · last 09:00
563 Belfast → Whitehead via Duncairn, Carrickfergus Ulsterbus · first 07:00 · last 18:00

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563a Whitehead → Carrickfergus via Kilroot, Eden Ulsterbus · weekdays only · first 10:02 · last 10:02
563b Belfast → Whitehead via Duncairn, Carrickfergus Ulsterbus · not Sundays · first 07:20 · last 16:03
563c Belfast → Carrickfergus via Duncairn, Whiteabbey Ulsterbus · weekdays only · first 08:05 · last 08:05
563d Carrickfergus → Belfast via Whiteabbey, Duncairn Ulsterbus · weekdays only · first 07:50 · last 07:50
563e Laganside Bus Station → Kilroot Business Park Ulsterbus · first 06:17 · last 21:15
563f Laganside Bus Station → Kilroot Business Park Ulsterbus · first 07:50 · last 18:55
568 Laganside Bus Station → Orange Hall Ulsterbus · not Sundays · first 07:36 · last 16:14
568a Laganside Bus Station → Orange Hall Ulsterbus · weekdays only · first 12:03 · last 12:25
568b Belfast → Ballycarry via Duncairn, Carrickfergus Ulsterbus · weekdays only · first 07:05 · last 17:35
568c Belfast → Carrickfergus via Monkstown, Woodburn Ulsterbus · weekdays only · first 17:05 · last 17:05
568d Ballycarry → Belfast via Carrickfergus, Duncairn Ulsterbus · weekdays only · first 06:54 · last 06:54

Route numbers are reused all over the country. See every UK 568 bus, 563 bus, 263 bus, 163 bus or 563a bus timetable.

Translink sets zonal fares in Carrickfergus. Smartlink/iLink cards and contactless are cheaper than cash, with daily and weekly caps on Metro and Glider. Who travels free →

Where can you get to by bus from Carrickfergus?

Carrickfergus → Belfast Carrickfergus → Duncairn Carrickfergus → Whiteabbey Carrickfergus → Whitehouse Carrickfergus → Greenisland Carrickfergus → Monkstown Carrickfergus → Woodburn Carrickfergus → Duncrue Carrickfergus → Whitehead Carrickfergus → Antrim Carrickfergus → Mossley Carrickfergus → Ballyclare Carrickfergus → Newtownabbey

Map of bus stops in Carrickfergus

All 99 stops shown. Tap a marker for live departures.

Bus stops in Carrickfergus

99 stops — type a street or landmark to find one

Busiest stops

Joymount 15 routes
Joymount 13 routes
Scotch Quarter 13 routes
Carrickfergus Castle 12 routes
Carrickfergus Castle 12 routes
Davys Street 11 routes
Downshire Train Station bus stop 11 routes
Green Street 11 routes
Red Brae Road 11 routes
Sullatober Road 11 routes
12-20 Green Street 10 routes
Downshire Train Station bus stop 10 routes

Carrickfergus (99 stops)

Operators in Carrickfergus

Ulsterbus Ulsterbus Town Services

Frequently asked questions

Which buses run in Carrickfergus?

23 bus routes serve Carrickfergus, run by Ulsterbus and Ulsterbus Town Services. The busiest are the 563e (Laganside Bus Station to Kilroot Business Park), the 568 (Laganside Bus Station to Orange Hall), the 563 (Belfast to Whitehead), the 563b (Belfast to Whitehead), the 563f (Laganside Bus Station to Kilroot Business Park), the 168b (Carrickfergus to Antrim), the 365c (Carrickfergus to Joymount) and the 365d (Carrickfergus to Joymount), plus 15 school or occasional services.

How much is the bus fare in Carrickfergus?

Translink sets zonal fares in Carrickfergus. Smartlink/iLink cards and contactless are cheaper than cash, with daily and weekly caps on Metro and Glider.

How many bus stops are there in Carrickfergus?

There are 99 active bus stops in Carrickfergus. Each stop page on this site shows the next departures and every route that calls there.

Bus times near Carrickfergus

Woodburn (Northern Ireland)Eden Kilroot Greenisland Ballycarry Whitehead Jordanstown Seahill Monkstown (Northern Ireland)Cultra Whiteabbey Glenoe