🎓 Buses to Ulster University

67 bus routes serve Ulster University in Belfast. 2 run through the night.

First weekday bus from campus 05:14 (1a) Last 23:06 (2a) 🌙 0 running tonight

Times are departures from the campus's own stops. Buses towards the campus run earlier and later at stops along the way — open a route for the timetable at your stop.

Every route serving Ulster University

2a Donegall Place → Fairview Terminus Mon–Fri 05:34–23:06 Sun 08:20–20:32 Metro
2d Donegall Place → Devenish Drive Mon–Fri 07:45–22:33 Sun 08:50–21:06 Metro
2b Donegall Place → Fairview Terminus Mon–Fri 06:34–22:16 no Sunday service Metro
2c Donegall Place → Devenish Drive Mon–Fri 06:54–18:27 Sun 22:58–22:59 Metro
2g Donegall Place → Devenish Drive Mon–Fri 07:36–21:35 no Sunday service Metro
2f Donegall Place → Devenish Drive Mon–Fri 08:54–16:43 no Sunday service Metro
2e Donegall Place → Devenish Drive Mon–Fri 06:17–22:51 Sun 07:50–22:06 Metro
2h Donegall Place → Lacken Walk Mon–Fri 07:35–18:12 no Sunday service Metro
563e Laganside Bus Station → Kilroot Business Park Mon–Fri 07:06–21:18 Sun 07:52–20:38 Ulsterbus
568 Laganside Bus Station → Orange Hall Mon–Fri 08:26–16:27 no Sunday service Ulsterbus
563 Laganside Bus Station → Whitehead Train Station _bus stop_ Mon–Fri 08:08–18:43 Sun 20:22–20:23 Ulsterbus
563b Laganside Bus Station → Whitehead Train Station _bus stop_ Mon–Fri 07:25–16:56 no Sunday service Ulsterbus
563f Laganside Bus Station → Kilroot Business Park Mon–Fri 07:55–18:59 Sun 08:08–08:08 Ulsterbus
568b Laganside Bus Station → Island Road Mon–Fri 10:21–17:41 no Sunday service Ulsterbus
568a Laganside Bus Station → Orange Hall Mon–Fri 12:31–12:55 no Sunday service Ulsterbus
96 Upper Queen Street → Stena Line terminus Mon–Fri 06:08–22:26 Sun 09:48–22:26 Metro
14 Belfast → Donegall Place Mon–Fri 07:25–20:21 no Sunday service Metro
13 Belfast → Donegall Place Mon–Fri 07:23–20:24 no Sunday service Metro
153 Laganside Bus Station → Larne Bus Station Mon–Fri 08:47–16:42 no Sunday service Ulsterbus
14a Belfast → Donegall Place Mon–Fri 16:35–18:12 no Sunday service Metro
263 Laganside Bus Station → Whitehead Train Station _bus stop_ Mon–Fri 16:51–17:16 no Sunday service Ulsterbus
263a Laganside Bus Station → Milebush Corner Mon–Fri 17:36–17:36 no Sunday service Ulsterbus
13a Belfast → Donegall Place Mon–Fri 07:52–08:27 no Sunday service Metro
11e Chichester Street → Mountainhill Road Mon–Fri 05:33–22:48 Sun 10:08–19:12 Metro
12b Donegall Square North → Carr's Glen Mon–Fri 05:33–21:10 Sun 11:36–18:10 Metro
1a Donegall Place → Glenville Mon–Fri 05:14–22:04 Sun 11:50–19:11 Metro
2j Donegall Place → Carr's Glen Mon–Fri 06:54–18:06 no Sunday service Metro
1e Donegall Place → Roughfort Turning Circle Mon–Fri 06:19–22:15 Sun 07:45–20:40 Metro
1f Donegall Place → Blackrock Square Mon–Fri 07:31–20:50 no Sunday service Metro
12c Donegall Square North → Wolfhill Mon–Fri 07:09–18:06 no Sunday service Metro
12a Donegall Square North → Carr's Glen Mon–Fri 06:41–23:05 Sun 09:06–22:30 Metro
2m Donegall Place → Abbeycentre Mon–Fri 07:45–17:45 no Sunday service Metro
1d Donegall Place → Mossley West Train Station _bus stop_ Mon–Fri 07:02–21:20 Sun 09:39–18:56 Metro
1k Donegall Place → Mossley West Train Station _bus stop_ Mon–Fri 08:06–20:26 Sun 11:34–17:55 Metro
120 Laganside Bus Station → Ballymena Bus & Rail Centre Mon–Fri 07:17–18:02 no Sunday service Ulsterbus
1c Donegall Place → Glenville Mon–Fri 06:20–23:05 Sun 07:33–23:13 Metro
218 Laganside Bus Station → Coleraine Bus & Rail Centre Mon–Fri 07:50–19:50 Sun 10:50–19:50 Goldliner
256a Laganside Bus Station → Larne Bus Station Mon–Fri 09:03–15:03 Sun 11:43–14:13 Goldliner
2k Donegall Place → Waterloo Gardens Mon–Fri 07:13–16:26 no Sunday service Metro
653b Laganside Bus Station → Ballyclare Buscentre Mon–Fri 10:35–21:15 Sun 12:17–18:37 Ulsterbus
256 Laganside Bus Station → Larne Bus Station Mon–Fri 16:03–22:03 Sun 15:43–18:38 Goldliner
1g Donegall Place → Manse Way Mon–Fri 07:44–17:31 no Sunday service Metro
1j Donegall Place → Royal Mail Mon–Fri 05:49–22:29 Sun 21:35–22:24 Metro
14b Whiteabbey → May Street _St George's Market_ Mon–Fri 06:57–07:36 no Sunday service Metro
566 Belfast → Greenisland Mon–Fri 07:49–10:32 no Sunday service Ulsterbus
653a Laganside Bus Station → Ballyclare Buscentre Mon–Fri 17:11–17:31 no Sunday service Ulsterbus
13c Mallusk → May Street _St George's Market_ Mon–Fri 17:07–17:07 no Sunday service Metro
156 Laganside Bus Station → Larne Bus Station Mon–Fri 07:41–07:42 no Sunday service Ulsterbus
219a Laganside Bus Station → Antrim Buscentre Mon–Fri 17:35–17:35 no Sunday service Goldliner
653c Laganside Bus Station → Ballyclare Buscentre Mon–Fri 16:51–16:51 no Sunday service Ulsterbus
563c Belfast → Carrickfergus Train Station _bus stop_ Mon–Fri 08:11–08:11 no Sunday service Ulsterbus
563d Belfast → Carrickfergus Mon–Fri 08:55–08:56 no Sunday service Ulsterbus
568c Belfast → Carrickfergus Train Station _bus stop_ Mon–Fri 17:11–17:11 no Sunday service Ulsterbus
568d Belfast → Ballycarry Mon–Fri 07:47–07:48 no Sunday service Ulsterbus
300a Grand Central Station → Belfast International Airport no Sunday service 🌙 Sunday nights only Ulsterbus
649a Belfast → Northside Park & Ride Mon–Fri 10:10–16:10 no Sunday service Metro
300 Grand Central Station → Belfast International Airport no Sunday service 🌙 Sunday nights only Ulsterbus
648 Duncairn → Northside Park & Ride Mon–Fri 07:30–18:30 no Sunday service Metro
696 Upper Queen Street → Duncrue Crescent Mon–Fri 14:45–16:05 no Sunday service Metro
11f Belfast → Mountainhill Road Mon–Fri 05:49–23:05 Sun 10:36–18:30 Metro
221 Laganside Bus Station → Giants Causeway no Sunday service Goldliner
13b Belfast → Glenville Mon–Fri 18:12–20:50 no Sunday service Metro
1m Belfast → Manse Way Mon–Fri 08:23–08:23 no Sunday service Metro
218a Belfast → Coleraine Bus & Rail Centre Mon–Fri 16:50–17:50 no Sunday service Goldliner
222 Laganside Bus Station → New Street Mon–Fri 17:20–17:20 no Sunday service Ulsterbus
253b Belfast → Ballyclare no Sunday service Ulsterbus
153a Belfast → The Square Mon–Fri 07:11–07:11 no Sunday service Ulsterbus

Live times at the campus stops

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Night buses to Ulster University

For getting back to halls. Nights are the night you set out on, so a 01:30 bus on Saturday morning is listed under Friday.

300a Grand Central Station → Belfast International Airport Sunday nights only 22:00–01:40
300 Grand Central Station → Belfast International Airport Sunday nights only 22:00–06:59

See night buses across the UK.

Direct buses to Ulster University from

Places on a route that reaches the campus without changing — worth checking before you sign a housing contract. The bus may take a long way round, so open the route for the time from your own stop.

Other Ulster University campuses

Pennyburn 13 Jordanstown 12 Willowfield 5

Frequently asked questions

Which buses go to Ulster University?

67 routes serve the campus: the 2a (towards Fairview Terminus), the 2d (towards Devenish Drive), the 2b (towards Fairview Terminus), the 2c (towards Devenish Drive), the 2g (towards Devenish Drive), the 2f (towards Devenish Drive), the 2e (towards Devenish Drive), the 2h (towards Lacken Walk), the 563e (towards Kilroot Business Park), the 568 (towards Orange Hall), the 563 (towards Whitehead Train Station _bus stop_), the 563b (towards Whitehead Train Station _bus stop_) and more. Each route page has the full timetable and a live map.

Is there a campus or university bus at Ulster University?

No route here is branded as a university service, so campus travel is on the ordinary local network — 67 routes call at the campus stops, listed above with their first and last times.

What time is the first bus to Ulster University?

The earliest weekday departure from the campus's own stops is 05:14, on the 1a. Buses towards the campus start earlier at stops along the way — check the route timetable for your own stop if you have a 9am lecture.

Can I get a bus back to campus at night?

2 of the 67 routes run in the small hours. Which nights each one runs is listed above — most night services are Friday and Saturday only.

Do buses run to Ulster University outside term time?

The timetables here are the operators' own published data, so they show what is running now, including any current holiday timetable. Dedicated university services are the ones most likely to stop or thin out in the vacation. Ordinary local routes generally run all year.

How much is the bus to Ulster University, and is there a student fare?

Translink sells discounted student tickets including yLink for 16–23s; in the Republic, the Student Leap Card gives reduced fares. Both are worth more than a single-journey saving if you commute daily.

Other universities nearby

Queen's University Belfast 18 University of the West of Scotland 6 University of the Highlands and Islands (Bowmore) 2 University of the Highlands and Islands (Rothesay) 5 University of Glasgow (Crichton) 6 University of the Highlands and Islands (Lochgilphead) 11 University of the Highlands and Islands (Dunoon) 5 University of the West of Scotland (Paisley) 20 University of the West of Scotland (Hillhouse) 4 University of Strathclyde 29

Timetables from the operators via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Campus locations from OpenStreetMap. See all universities by bus , or every stop and route in Belfast.