Dublin-Belfast Bus

Mushy

I know BÉ have introduced a 24hr bus service to Belfast, which is very handy for me right now. what I want to know is, where exactly in Belfast does the bus stop? I'm going to a gig there next week, in Kings Hall, which is on the Lisburn Road. Does the BÉ bus stop along here at all? Its just that I'll be tight for time on the way up, and then I'm coming back to Dublin after it, so would be handy if it stopped near the venue! Cheers for any info.

mikemac

I've only ever seen them stop in Europa bus station.

Kings Hall is kinda of on the way but the driver will be on the motorway so won't stop for you.
It's not far from City Hospital stop if you got a train from Great Victoria St and there will be loads of buses. In fact, you could easily walk it from Europa.
Edit: If you are going to walk it be careful on Sandy Row. You don't have to go on this street and very little chance of hassle if you do but I'm just pointing it out if you get lost late at night.

I'd almost gurantee Bus Eireann won't stop for you but you have lots of options and the distance is not far.

Loads of options here but you probably know this already
http://www.kingshall.co.uk/new/visitorsguide.php

markpb

Any time I`ve gotten that bus, it`s been an express service so the only stop is at the Europa. Possibly you could change onto a translink before Belfast?

L1011

You could also get a taxi from the rank outside the Europa - Belfast taxis are quite cheap but I do seriously suspect they have a "fast mode" on the metre for southerners, so don't act confused/lost and just ask for the kings hall, or indeed the road its on and not the venue itself. Should be <£5 if the driver isn't on a con.

RadioCity

The Kings Hall is on the Lisburn Road and is more or less a straight road to the Europa Buscentre.
There are loads of bus services to get you down to the Kings Hall, Metro services 9A and 9B leave you almost at the front door as well as numerous local Ulsterbus services all with route numbers 5xx which also service the same stop. These buses depart from Great Victoria Street, you can get to these stops by walking through the Great Northern Mall after getting off the bus and crossing the road. Theres 2 stops, the 9A/B and the Lisburn Road Ulsterbus services share the one stop.
The driver will let you know the Kings Hall stop if you ask.

According to the Translink timetables a Metro bus is due to pass Kings Hall at 2229 and 2241 towards the City Centre. Ulsterbus services are also possible but are harder to predict .
Another option is Balmoral Rail Station which is nearby, the last train up to Great Victoria St/Europa is 2303. The train journey is about 6 minutes.

The last bus to Dublin that leaves from inside the bus station is 2300 (Chambers bus), after that they depart from adjacent Glengall St.