9a Belfast to Derriaghy via Windsor, Finaghy
Operated by Metro. First bus 05:45, last bus 22:28. 84 journeys on weekdays. Fares: Translink zonal — more.
Wanted a different 9a? 19 other bus routes are numbered 9a elsewhere in the UK — see every 9a bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 05:45 | 06:30 | 07:00 | 07:30 | 07:50 | 08:09 | 08:27 | 09:05 | 09:25 | 09:45 | 10:05 | 10:25 | 10:45 | 11:05 | 11:45 | 12:05 | 12:25 | 12:45 | 13:05 | 13:25 | 13:45 | 14:25 | 14:45 | 15:05 | 15:20 | 15:50 | 16:05 | 16:20 | 16:35 | 16:50 | 17:05 | 17:35 | 17:50 | 18:05 | 18:25 | 18:45 | 19:05 | 19:25 | 19:45 | 20:05 | 20:25 | 20:55 | 21:25 |
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| Donegall Square East | 05:45 | 06:30 | 07:00 | 07:30 | 07:50 | 08:09 | 08:27 | 09:05 | 09:25 | 09:45 | 10:05 | 10:25 | 10:45 | 11:05 | 11:45 | 12:05 | 12:25 | 12:45 | 13:05 | 13:25 | 13:45 | 14:25 | 14:45 | 15:05 | 15:20 | 15:50 | 16:05 | 16:20 | 16:35 | 16:50 | 17:05 | 17:35 | 17:50 | 18:05 | 18:25 | 18:45 | 19:05 | 19:25 | 19:45 | 20:05 | 20:25 | 20:55 | 21:25 |
| Great Northern Mall | 05:47 | 06:33 | 07:03 | 07:34 | 07:54 | 08:13 | 08:31 | 09:09 | 09:29 | 09:49 | 10:09 | 10:29 | 10:49 | 11:09 | 11:49 | 12:09 | 12:29 | 12:49 | 13:09 | 13:29 | 13:49 | 14:29 | 14:49 | 15:10 | 15:25 | 15:55 | 16:10 | 16:25 | 16:40 | 16:55 | 17:10 | 17:40 | 17:55 | 18:09 | 18:29 | 18:49 | 19:08 | 19:28 | 19:48 | 20:08 | 20:28 | 20:58 | 21:28 |
| Bradbury Place | 05:49 | 06:35 | 07:05 | 07:37 | 07:57 | 08:16 | 08:34 | 09:12 | 09:32 | 09:52 | 10:12 | 10:32 | 10:52 | 11:12 | 11:52 | 12:12 | 12:32 | 12:52 | 13:12 | 13:32 | 13:52 | 14:32 | 14:52 | 15:14 | 15:29 | 15:59 | 16:14 | 16:29 | 16:44 | 16:59 | 17:14 | 17:44 | 17:58 | 18:12 | 18:32 | 18:52 | 19:11 | 19:31 | 19:51 | 20:11 | 20:31 | 21:01 | 21:31 |
| City Hospital | 05:50 | 06:36 | 07:06 | 07:39 | 07:59 | 08:18 | 08:36 | 09:14 | 09:34 | 09:54 | 10:14 | 10:34 | 10:54 | 11:14 | 11:54 | 12:14 | 12:34 | 12:54 | 13:14 | 13:34 | 13:54 | 14:34 | 14:54 | 15:17 | 15:32 | 16:02 | 16:17 | 16:32 | 16:47 | 17:02 | 17:17 | 17:47 | 18:00 | 18:14 | 18:34 | 18:54 | 19:13 | 19:33 | 19:53 | 20:13 | 20:33 | 21:02 | 21:32 |
| Melrose Street | 05:51 | 06:38 | 07:08 | 07:41 | 08:02 | 08:21 | 08:40 | 09:17 | 09:37 | 09:57 | 10:17 | 10:37 | 10:57 | 11:17 | 11:57 | 12:18 | 12:38 | 12:58 | 13:18 | 13:38 | 13:58 | 14:38 | 14:58 | 15:21 | 15:36 | 16:06 | 16:21 | 16:36 | 16:51 | 17:05 | 17:20 | 17:50 | 18:03 | 18:17 | 18:37 | 18:57 | 19:16 | 19:36 | 19:55 | 20:15 | 20:35 | 21:04 | 21:34 |
| Marlborough Park | 05:53 | 06:40 | 07:10 | 07:44 | 08:05 | 08:24 | 08:44 | 09:20 | 09:40 | 10:00 | 10:20 | 10:40 | 11:00 | 11:20 | 12:00 | 12:22 | 12:42 | 13:02 | 13:22 | 13:42 | 14:02 | 14:42 | 15:02 | 15:27 | 15:42 | 16:12 | 16:27 | 16:42 | 16:57 | 17:10 | 17:25 | 17:55 | 18:06 | 18:20 | 18:40 | 19:00 | 19:19 | 19:39 | 19:58 | 20:18 | 20:38 | 21:07 | 21:37 |
| King's Hall | 05:55 | 06:43 | 07:13 | 07:47 | 08:09 | 08:28 | 08:48 | 09:24 | 09:44 | 10:04 | 10:24 | 10:44 | 11:04 | 11:24 | 12:04 | 12:26 | 12:46 | 13:06 | 13:26 | 13:46 | 14:06 | 14:46 | 15:06 | 15:31 | 15:46 | 16:16 | 16:31 | 16:46 | 17:01 | 17:14 | 17:29 | 17:58 | 18:09 | 18:23 | 18:43 | 19:03 | 19:22 | 19:42 | 20:01 | 20:21 | 20:41 | 21:09 | 21:39 |
| Finaghy Crossroads | 05:58 | 06:46 | 07:16 | 07:51 | 08:13 | 08:32 | 08:52 | 09:28 | 09:48 | 10:08 | 10:28 | 10:48 | 11:08 | 11:28 | 12:09 | 12:31 | 12:51 | 13:11 | 13:31 | 13:51 | 14:11 | 14:51 | 15:12 | 15:37 | 15:52 | 16:22 | 16:37 | 16:52 | 17:06 | 17:19 | 17:34 | 18:02 | 18:13 | 18:27 | 18:47 | 19:07 | 19:26 | 19:46 | 20:03 | 20:23 | 20:43 | 21:13 | 21:43 |
| Dunmurry Village | 06:00 | 06:49 | 07:20 | 07:57 | 08:19 | 08:38 | 08:58 | 09:33 | 09:52 | 10:12 | 10:32 | 10:52 | 11:12 | 11:32 | 12:14 | 12:36 | 12:56 | 13:16 | 13:36 | 13:56 | 14:16 | 14:56 | 15:20 | 15:45 | 16:00 | 16:30 | 16:45 | 17:00 | 17:12 | 17:25 | 17:40 | 18:07 | 18:18 | 18:32 | 18:52 | 19:11 | 19:30 | 19:49 | 20:06 | 20:26 | 20:46 | 21:16 | 21:46 |
| Seymour Hill | 06:02 | 06:51 | 07:22 | 07:59 | 08:21 | 08:40 | 09:00 | 09:35 | 09:54 | 10:14 | 10:34 | 10:54 | 11:14 | 11:34 | 12:16 | 12:38 | 12:58 | 13:18 | 13:38 | 13:58 | 14:18 | 14:58 | 15:23 | 15:48 | 16:03 | 16:33 | 16:48 | 17:02 | 17:14 | 17:27 | 17:42 | 18:09 | 18:20 | 18:34 | 18:54 | 19:13 | 19:32 | 19:51 | 20:08 | 20:28 | 20:48 | 21:18 | 21:48 |
| River Road | 06:04 | 06:53 | 07:24 | 08:01 | 08:23 | 08:42 | 09:02 | 09:37 | 09:56 | 10:16 | 10:36 | 10:56 | 11:16 | 11:36 | 12:20 | 12:42 | 13:02 | 13:22 | 13:42 | 14:02 | 14:22 | 15:02 | 15:26 | 15:51 | 16:06 | 16:36 | 16:51 | 17:05 | 17:17 | 17:30 | 17:45 | 18:11 | 18:22 | 18:36 | 18:56 | 19:15 | 19:34 | 19:53 | 20:10 | 20:30 | 20:50 | 21:21 | 21:51 |
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Christmas & bank holidays
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Route map
All stops on route 9a
9a towards Derriaghy
All 32 stops
- Donegall Square East Belfast
- Great Northern Mall 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
- Priory Park Finaghy
- Marguerite Park Finaghy
- Grangeville Drive Finaghy
- Finaghy Crossroads Finaghy
- Upton Park Finaghy
- Blacks Road Finaghy
- Dunmurry Lane Dunmurry
- Dunmurry Village Dunmurry
- Grange Hill Dunmurry
- Seymour Hill Dunmurry
- Ballybog Road Dunmurry
- River Road Derriaghy
9a towards Belfast
All 34 stops
- River Road Derriaghy
- Ballybog Road Dunmurry
- 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
- Great Northern Mall Belfast
- Wellington Place Belfast
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 9a bus?
The first 9a departure on weekdays leaves at 05:45 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 9a bus?
The last 9a on weekdays leaves its first stop at 22:28. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 9a bus cost?
Translink sets zonal fares on the 9a. 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 9a bus?
The 9a is operated by Metro.
Timetable data from Metro via Translink's OpenDataNI feed. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.