🎓 Buses to Ulster University (Pennyburn)
13 bus routes serve Ulster University (Pennyburn). Weekday buses run from 06:17 to 22:57.
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 (Pennyburn)
- 12a Foyle Street Bus Station → Slievemore Park Mon–Fri 06:17–22:18 Sun 09:16–19:48 Foyle Metro
- 13a Foyle Street → Skeoge Community Hub Mon–Fri 07:42–22:23 Sun 09:37–19:33 Foyle Metro
- 1a Foyle Street Bus Station → Wheatfield Mon–Fri 07:34–22:21 Sun 11:57–19:11 Foyle Metro
- 10a Foyle Street Bus Station → Yeats Court Mon–Fri 07:11–21:44 Sun 12:14–19:55 Foyle Metro
- 13b Foyle Street → Earhart Turning Circle Mon–Fri 07:46–18:12 no Sunday service Foyle Metro
- 11a Foyle Street Bus Station → Skeoge Community Hub Mon–Fri 08:07–22:03 no Sunday service Foyle Metro
- 11b Foyle Street → Skeoge Community Hub Mon–Fri 07:33–18:26 no Sunday service Foyle Metro
- 10b Derry Londonderry → Ballymagroarty Mon–Fri 19:19–22:04 Sun 19:01–21:01 Foyle Metro
- 7n Foyle Street Bus Station → Aileach Road Mon–Fri 22:56–22:57 no Sunday service Foyle Metro
- 13c Derry Londonderry → Shantallow Mon–Fri 07:52–07:54 Sun 10:10–18:41 Foyle Metro
- 64 Derry → Galway Mon–Fri 17:10–17:10 no Sunday service Bus Éireann
- 9a Foyle Street → Yeats Court Mon–Fri 08:15–19:15 no Sunday service Foyle Metro
- 288 Ballybofey → Derry UU Magee Mon–Fri 17:00–17:00 no Sunday service TFI Local Link Donegal Sligo Leitrim
Live times at the campus stops
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
Frequently asked questions
Which buses go to Ulster University (Pennyburn)?
13 routes serve the campus: the 12a (towards Slievemore Park), the 13a (towards Skeoge Community Hub), the 1a (towards Wheatfield), the 10a (towards Yeats Court), the 13b (towards Earhart Turning Circle), the 11a (towards Skeoge Community Hub), the 11b (towards Skeoge Community Hub), the 10b (towards Ballymagroarty), the 7n (towards Aileach Road), the 13c (towards Shantallow), the 64 (towards Galway), the 9a (towards Yeats Court) 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 — 13 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 06:17, on the 12a. 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?
Not on these routes — the last weekday bus from the campus is 22:57. Check the town page for late services from the centre. Term-time student services sometimes run later than the year-round timetable published here.
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
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 Pennyburn.