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Bus and Rail

yLink

yLink is a smartcard for all 16-23 years olds using Translink services within Northern Ireland. You get 50% off Translink bus and rail travel* in Northern Ireland and up to 50% off Enterprise for up to 8 years – and the card is FREE!

What You Save

Metro and Glider

50% off cash and mLink singles. £2.50 Day Ticket on the mLink app.

Ulsterbus and Goldliner

50% off cash and mLink singles.

Cross Border Bus

50% off singles (on bus/at stations and online), 1 month returns only (online only).

NI Railways

50% off cash and mLink singles, day returns*, weekly and monthly tickets.

*50% off NI Railways Day return applied to the NIR peak adult full fare day return only.

Enterprise

Up to 50% off singles, one month return

33% off weekly and monthly tickets.

Rail

24+ Student Railcard

For the mature students on a full-time course in Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Great Britain, this card provides 1/3 off NI Railways through NI, plus discounts of up to 50% on Enterprise services.

Bus

Day, Weekly and Monthly Travel Card

Buy a daily, weekly or monthly travel card to save on Metro, Glider and Ulsterbus Town services.

Multi Journey - Smartlink

You can pre-purchase up to 40 pre-loaded journeys for all bus services and save on every journey.

yLink

If you are lucky enough to be between 16-23 apply for a FREE yLink card and you can enjoy a massive 50% off travel on all bus and rail services within Northern Ireland.

iLink

Available to buy online, our integrated iLink travel cards offer fantastic value for money with unlimited day, weekly and monthly bus and rail travel within specified zones across Northern Ireland.

Ulster University Bus and Rail Services

We have a fantastic range of bus and rail services that will take you to and from all Ulster University campuses.

Belfast Campus

  • For travel to and from the Belfast Campus around the city centre, we’ve our U1 Uni-Link services. The U1 Service operates from University Square Botanic Avenue to Great Victoria Street, the City Centre, Belfast Campus and York Street Train Station. The U1 service is an hourly service.
  • Travel between the two Ulster University campuses is possible using Ulsterbus 563 & 263 services, passing Shore Road entrance of Jordanstown campus, and Metro 2g services passing Jordanstown Road entrance.
  • NI Railways services are also an option, Belfast York Street* to/from Jordanstown.
  • This is also an opportunity to highlight the importance of downloading Journey Planner, Journey Planner App | Translink, so young people know what services are available to them.
  • *There’s a free Metro bus transfer travel from York Street Train Station for passengers with a valid rail ticket, for travel to and from Belfast Campus and the City Centre, both on the U1 Service and passing Metro scheduled services.
  • Travel for just £2.50 yLink day ticket on mLink for unlimited day travel on Uni-Link, Metro and Glider services.
  • Contactless payments are available onboard all Metro services including the U1 Uni-Link, More on Metro Contactless Payment

Ulster University Sports Village

  • If you’re travelling by train, travel to Jordanstown Train Station on the Larne line, followed by an 11-minute walk to campus

Coleraine Campus

  • Travel to the Coleraine campus by bus, using our Triangle service 140A or B from Coleraine Bus Centre to Cloonavin, Marina. Once you disembark, you’ll have a small distance to walk to get to campus.
  • Or if you’d prefer to travel directly to campus, use Triangle service 140C or D from Coleraine Bus Centre to Central Buildings.
  • Going by train? At Coleraine Train Station, travel to Ulster University on the Portrush line.

Derry~Londonderry Campus

  • If you’ve travelled by train to Derry~Londonderry, take the free bus service from the train station to Foyle Street bus centre. From here you can hop on a bus to take you to campus.
  • To travel to the bottom entrance of Magee, take the 1a, 11a, 12a, 13a or 13b. Or if your next class is closer to the top of Magee, take the 10a or 11b.