538 Grand Central Station ↔ Newry Bus Station
Operated by Ulsterbus. First bus 06:25, last bus 19:35. 19 journeys on weekdays.
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Timetable
Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. For times at your exact stop, open the stop's own page.
towards Newry Bus Station · Monday to Friday towards Newry Bus Station · Saturday towards Newry Bus Station · Sunday towards Grand Central Station · Monday to Friday towards Grand Central Station · Saturday towards Grand Central Station · Sunday
| Grand Central Station | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Hospital | 06:28 | 08:19 | 09:24 | 10:24 | 12:24 | 14:24 | 15:24 | 17:24 | 19:38 |
| Ethel Street | 06:31 | 08:22 | 09:27 | 10:27 | 12:27 | 14:28 | 15:29 | 17:29 | 19:41 |
| Maryville Park | 06:33 | 08:25 | 09:30 | 10:30 | 12:30 | 14:31 | 15:32 | 17:32 | 19:43 |
| Marguerite Park | 06:37 | 08:30 | 09:35 | 10:35 | 12:35 | 14:36 | 15:38 | 17:38 | 19:47 |
| Dunmurry Lane | 06:41 | 08:35 | 09:40 | 10:40 | 12:40 | 14:42 | 15:45 | 17:45 | 19:51 |
| Derriaghy | 06:46 | 08:41 | 09:46 | 10:46 | 12:46 | 14:48 | 15:51 | 17:51 | 19:56 |
| Hilden | 06:52 | 08:49 | 09:54 | 10:54 | 12:54 | 14:57 | 16:00 | 18:00 | 20:02 |
| Smithfield Street Bus Shelter | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 20:07 |
| Springburn Park | 07:00 | 09:00 | 10:05 | 11:05 | 13:05 | 15:10 | 16:12 | 18:12 | 20:10 |
| Carnreagh Road | 07:06 | 09:06 | 10:11 | 11:11 | 13:11 | 15:16 | 16:18 | 18:18 | 20:16 |
| Royal Park | 07:09 | 09:09 | 10:14 | 11:14 | 13:14 | 15:19 | 16:21 | 18:21 | 20:19 |
| Dromore Road | · | · | · | · | · | · | 16:23 | 18:23 | · |
| Milebush Road | 07:15 | 09:15 | 10:20 | 11:20 | 13:20 | 15:28 | 16:28 | 18:28 | 20:25 |
| Dromore Fire Station | 07:19 | 09:19 | 10:24 | 11:24 | 13:24 | 15:34 | 16:34 | 18:34 | 20:29 |
| Quillyburn | 07:21 | 09:21 | 10:26 | 11:26 | 13:26 | · | 16:36 | 18:36 | 20:31 |
| Boals Lane | 07:24 | 09:24 | 10:29 | 11:29 | 13:29 | · | 16:39 | 18:39 | 20:34 |
| Halfway Road | 07:27 | 09:27 | 10:32 | 11:32 | 13:32 | · | 16:42 | 18:42 | 20:37 |
| Dromore Road Overpass | 07:32 | 09:32 | 10:37 | 11:37 | 13:37 | · | 16:47 | 18:47 | 20:42 |
| Abercorn Primary School | · | · | · | · | 13:40 | · | · | · | · |
| Lotus Village | · | · | · | · | 13:42 | · | · | · | · |
| Loughend Road | · | · | · | · | 13:48 | · | · | · | · |
| Rock Meeting Road | · | · | · | · | 13:53 | · | · | · | · |
| Belfast Road | · | · | · | · | 14:03 | · | · | · | · |
| Newry Bus Station | · | · | · | · | 14:10 | · | · | · | · |
Route map
All stops on route 538
538 towards Newry Bus Station
- Grand Central Station Belfast
- Grand Central Station Belfast
- Dublin Road Botanic
- Bradbury Place Botanic
- Fountainville Avenue Belfast City Hospital
- City Hospital Belfast City Hospital
- Ulsterville Avenue Windsor
- Melrose Street Windsor
- Windsor Avenue Windsor
- Windsor Road Windsor
- Ethel Street Windsor
- Brookland Street Windsor
- Marlborough Park Windsor
- Cranmore Avenue Windsor
- Lancefield Road Balmoral
- Maryville Park Balmoral
- Malone Park Balmoral
- King's Hall Balmoral
- Kings Court Finaghy
- Balmoral Park Finaghy
- Marguerite Park Finaghy
- Grangeville Drive Finaghy
- Finaghy Crossroads Finaghy
- Upton Park Finaghy
- Blacks Road Finaghy
- Dunmurry Lane Dunmurry
- Lisburn Road Dunmurry
- Dunmurry Village Dunmurry
- Grange Hill Dunmurry
- Seymour Hill Dunmurry
- Derriaghy Derriaghy
- Killeaton Derriaghy
- Mosside Road Lambeg
- Bells Lane Lambeg
- Lambeg Lambeg
- Hilden Hilden
- Racquets Club Harmony Hill
- Wallace Park Harmony Hill
- Wallace Avenue Lisburn
- Market Square Lisburn
- Smithfield Street Bus Shelter Lisburn
- Lisburn Bus Station Lisburn
- Lagan Valley Hospital Lisburn
- Woodland Park Lisburn
- Moore's Bridge Lisburn
- Springburn Park Sprucefield
- Sprucefield Shopping Centre Sprucefield
- Hursts Garage Sprucefield
- Eglantine Road Sprucefield
- Harrys Road Hillsborough
- Carnreagh Road Hillsborough
- 22-30 Lisburn Road Hillsborough
- Lisburn Street Hillsborough
- Hillsborough War Memorial Hillsborough
- Park Street Hillsborough
- Royal Park Hillsborough
- Monument Road Hillsborough
- 49-53 Dromore Road Hillsborough
- 73-75 Dromore Road Hillsborough
- Dromara Road Hillsborough
- Dromore Road Hillsborough
- Edentrillick Road Listullycurran
- Old Dromore Road Hillsborough
- Backnamullagh Road Listullycurran
- Listullycurran Road Listullycurran
- Milebush Road Listullycurran
- Hillsborough Road Listullycurran
- Grove Road Listullycurran
- Ballymacormick Road Tullymacarath
- Hillsborough Road Tullymacarath
- Dromore Fire Station Dromore
- Dromore Square Dromore
- Dromore High School Dromore
- Ferris Park Dromore
- Hampton Rise Dromore
- Quillyburn Dromore
- Banbridge Road Dromore
- 103-107 Banbridge Road Dromore
- 117-121 Banbridge Road Gowdystown
- 145-151 Banbridge Road Gowdystown
- Boals Lane Gowdystown
- Gowdystown Road Gowdystown
- Lisnaward Hill Gowdystown
- Mount Ida Road Gowdystown
- Halfway House Gowdystown
- Halfway Road Gowdystown
- Skeltons Road Ashfield
- A1 Services Ashfield
- Kilmacrew Road Corbet
- Quarry Road Banbridge
- Dromore Road Overpass Banbridge
- Ballyvally Heights Banbridge
- St Patrick's Church Banbridge
- Church Square Banbridge
- Banbridge Bus Station Banbridge
- Abercorn Primary School Banbridge
- Newry Road Cemetery Banbridge
- Cherrywood Court Banbridge
- Springfields Banbridge
- 167-175 Newry Road Banbridge
- Lotus Village Loughbrickland
- Newry Road Loughbrickland
- Banbridge Road Loughbrickland
- Main Street Loughbrickland
- Loughbrickland Park & Share Loughbrickland
- Loughend Road Loughbrickland
- Annaghbane Road Loughbrickland
- Drumsallagh Road Loughbrickland
- Carrick Road Loughbrickland
- 170 Dublin Road Loughbrickland
- Rock Meeting Road Loughbrickland
- Moneymore Road Lurganare
- Four Mile Lurganare
- Beech Hill Road Lurganare
- 143-153 Belfast Road Lurganare
- Belfast Road Lurganare
- Glen Road Lurganare
- H&P Business Park Newry
- Mourne Country Hotel Newry
- Downshire Road Newry
- Newry Bus Station Newry
538 towards Grand Central Station
- Newry Bus Station Newry
- Trevor Hill Newry
- Downshire Road Newry
- Downshire Court Newry
- Toll House Park Newry
- Laurel Grove Newry
- Mourne Country Hotel Newry
- H&P Business Park Newry
- Glen Road Lurganare
- Belfast Road Lurganare
- 143-153 Belfast Road Lurganare
- Derrycraw Road Lurganare
- Four Mile Lurganare
- Moneymore Road Lurganare
- Rock Meeting Road Loughbrickland
- 170 Dublin Road Loughbrickland
- Carrick Road Loughbrickland
- Drumsallagh Road Loughbrickland
- Annaghbane Road Loughbrickland
- Loughbrickland Park & Share Loughbrickland
- Main Street Loughbrickland
- Banbridge Road Loughbrickland
- Newry Road Loughbrickland
- 167-175 Newry Road Banbridge
- Springfields Banbridge
- Newry Road Cemetery Banbridge
- Abercorn Primary School Banbridge
- Banbridge Bus Station Banbridge
- Church Square Banbridge
- Dromore Street Banbridge
- St Patrick's Church Banbridge
- Ballyvally Heights Banbridge
- Dromore Road Cemetery Banbridge
- Dromore Road Overpass Banbridge
- Quarry Road Banbridge
- Kilmacrew Road Corbet
- A1 Services Ashfield
- Skeltons Road Ashfield
- Halfway Road Gowdystown
- Halfway House Gowdystown
- Mount Ida Road Gowdystown
- Lisnaward Hill Gowdystown
- Gowdystown Road Gowdystown
- Boals Lane Gowdystown
- 145-151 Banbridge Road Gowdystown
- 117-121 Banbridge Road Gowdystown
- 103-107 Banbridge Road Dromore
- Quillyburn Dromore
- Quillyburn Manor Dromore
- Hampton Rise Dromore
- Dromore High School Dromore
- Bishops Hill Dromore
- Iveagh Terrace Dromore
- Dromore Square Dromore
- Dromore Fire Station Dromore
- Hillsborough Road Tullymacarath
- Ballymacormick Road Tullymacarath
- A1 Carriageway Tullymacarath
- Grove Road Listullycurran
- Hillsborough Road Listullycurran
- Milebush Road Listullycurran
- Listullycurran Road Listullycurran
- Backnamullagh Road Listullycurran
- 142-148 Dromore Road Hillsborough
- Edentrillick Road Listullycurran
- Dromore Road Hillsborough
- 65-68 Dromore Road Hillsborough
- Monument Road Hillsborough
- Royal Park Hillsborough
- Park Street Hillsborough
- Hillsborough War Memorial Hillsborough
- Lisburn Street Hillsborough
- 35-43 Lisburn Road Hillsborough
- Carnreagh Road Hillsborough
- Hillsborough Roundabout Hillsborough
- Eglantine Road Sprucefield
- Sprucefield Shopping Centre Sprucefield
- Springburn Park Sprucefield
- Moore's Bridge Lisburn
- Woodland Park Lisburn
- Lagan Valley Hospital Lisburn
- Smithfield Street Bus Shelter Lisburn
- Lisburn Bus Station Lisburn
- Lisburn Train Station bus stop Lisburn
- Castle Gardens Lisburn
- Seymour Street Lisburn
- Wallace Park Harmony Hill
- Fontaine Place Harmony Hill
- Hilden Hilden
- Lambeg Lambeg
- St Colman's Primary School Lambeg
- Mosside Road Lambeg
- Killeaton Derriaghy
- Derriaghy Derriaghy
- Seymour Hill Dunmurry
- Grange Hill Dunmurry
- Dunmurry Halt Dunmurry
- Dunmurry Village Dunmurry
- Beechlawn Park Dunmurry
- Blacks Road Finaghy
- Upton Park Finaghy
- Lowe Memorial Church Finaghy
- Finaghy Crossroads Finaghy
- Donegall Park Finaghy
- Beechmount Park Finaghy
- Kings Court Finaghy
- Park Royal Balmoral
- King's Hall Balmoral
- Malone Park Balmoral
- Lislea Park Balmoral
- Osborne Park Balmoral
- Capstone Street Balmoral
- Marlborough Park Windsor
- Brookland Street Windsor
- Windsor Road Windsor
- Windsor Avenue Windsor
- Melrose Street Windsor
- Ashley Avenue Malone
- Ulsterville Avenue Windsor
- City Hospital Belfast City Hospital
- Fountainville Avenue Belfast City Hospital
- Bradbury Place Botanic
- Albion Street Botanic
- Naval Club Botanic
- Grand Central Station Belfast
- Grand Central Station Belfast
Towns & areas on this route
NewryBelfastBanbridgeHillsboroughLisburnDromoreFinaghyLoughbricklandMaloneHarmony HillDerriaghyLambeg
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 538 bus?
The first 538 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:25 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 538 bus?
The last 538 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 19:35. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 538 bus cost?
Translink sets zonal fares on the 538. Paying with a Translink Smartlink or iLink card is cheaper than cash, and daily/weekly caps apply on Metro and Glider services.
Who runs the 538 bus?
The 538 is operated by Ulsterbus.
Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.