Bus 3A

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Number of stops: 15

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Donegall Square West – School Court

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Donegall Square West	05:45	06:30	07:00	07:28	07:48	08:03	08:28	08:48	09:20	09:50	10:20	11:20	11:50	12:20	12:50	13:20	13:50	14:50	15:20	15:50	16:50	17:20	17:50	18:20	19:20	20:20	21:25	22:10	23:00
Victoria Square Chichester Street	05:46	06:31	07:01	07:29	07:49	08:04	08:29	08:49	09:21	09:51	10:21	11:21	11:51	12:21	12:51	13:21	13:51	14:51	15:21	15:51	16:51	17:21	17:51	18:21	19:21	20:21	21:26	22:11	23:01
Queens Square	05:48	06:33	07:03	07:31	07:51	08:06	08:31	08:51	09:24	09:53	10:23	11:23	11:53	12:23	12:53	13:23	13:53	14:53	15:24	15:54	16:54	17:24	17:54	18:24	19:23	20:23	21:28	22:13	23:03
Station Street	05:49	06:34	07:04	07:32	07:52	08:07	08:32	08:52	09:25	09:54	10:24	11:24	11:54	12:24	12:54	13:24	13:54	14:54	15:25	15:55	16:55	17:25	17:55	18:25	19:24	20:24	21:29	22:14	23:04
Short Strand (Newtownards Road)	05:51	06:36	07:06	07:34	07:55	08:10	08:35	08:55	09:27	09:56	10:26	11:26	11:56	12:26	12:56	13:26	13:56	14:56	15:27	15:57	16:57	17:27	17:57	18:27	19:26	20:26	21:31	22:16	23:06
Tower Street	05:51	06:36	07:06	07:34	07:56	08:11	08:36	08:55	09:27	09:56	10:26	11:26	11:56	12:26	12:56	13:26	13:56	14:56	15:27	15:57	16:58	17:27	17:57	18:27	19:26	20:26	21:31	22:16	23:06
Templemore Ave [N'ards Road]	05:51	06:36	07:07	07:35	07:57	08:12	08:37	08:56	09:28	09:57	10:27	11:27	11:57	12:27	12:57	13:27	13:57	14:57	15:28	15:58	16:59	17:28	17:58	18:28	19:27	20:27	21:32	22:17	23:07
Dee Street	05:51	06:37	07:08	07:36	07:58	08:13	08:38	08:57	09:29	09:58	10:28	11:28	11:58	12:28	12:58	13:28	13:58	14:58	15:29	15:59	17:00	17:29	17:59	18:29	19:28	20:27	21:32	22:17	23:07
Ribble Street	05:52	06:38	07:09	07:37	07:59	08:14	08:39	08:59	09:31	09:59	10:29	11:29	11:59	12:30	13:00	13:30	14:00	15:00	15:31	16:01	17:01	17:31	18:01	18:30	19:29	20:28	21:33	22:18	23:08
Holywood Arches (Holywood Road)	05:53	06:39	07:11	07:39	08:02	08:17	08:42	09:01	09:33	10:01	10:31	11:31	12:01	12:32	13:02	13:32	14:02	15:02	15:33	16:03	17:04	17:33	18:03	18:32	19:31	20:30	21:35	22:20	23:10
Dundela Park	05:53	06:39	07:11	07:39	08:02	08:17	08:42	09:01	09:33	10:01	10:31	11:31	12:01	12:32	13:02	13:32	14:02	15:02	15:33	16:03	17:04	17:33	18:03	18:32	19:31	20:30	21:35	22:20	23:10
Parkgate Avenue	05:54	06:40	07:12	07:40	08:03	08:18	08:43	09:02	09:34	10:02	10:32	11:32	12:02	12:33	13:03	13:33	14:03	15:03	15:34	16:04	17:05	17:34	18:04	18:33	19:32	20:31	21:36	22:21	23:11
Larkfield	05:55	06:41	07:13	07:41	08:05	08:20	08:45	09:04	09:36	10:04	10:34	11:34	12:04	12:35	13:05	13:35	14:05	15:05	15:36	16:06	17:07	17:36	18:06	18:35	19:34	20:32	21:37	22:22	23:12
Palmerston Road	05:55	06:42	07:14	07:42	08:06	08:21	08:46	09:05	09:37	10:05	10:35	11:35	12:05	12:36	13:06	13:36	14:06	15:06	15:37	16:07	17:08	17:37	18:07	18:36	19:35	20:33	21:38	22:23	23:13
Palmerston Park	05:56	06:42	07:14	07:42	08:06	08:21	08:46	09:05	09:37	10:05	10:35	11:35	12:05	12:36	13:06	13:36	14:06	15:06	15:37	16:07	17:08	17:37	18:07	18:36	19:35	20:33	21:38	22:23	23:13
Station Road	05:56	06:43	07:15	07:43	08:07	08:22	08:47	09:06	09:38	10:06	10:36	11:36	12:06	12:37	13:07	13:37	14:07	15:07	15:38	16:08	17:09	17:38	18:08	18:37	19:36	20:34	21:39	22:24	23:14
Sydenham Station	05:57	06:44	07:16	07:44	08:08	08:23	08:48	09:07	09:39	10:07	10:37	11:37	12:07	12:38	13:08	13:38	14:08	15:08	15:39	16:09	17:10	17:39	18:09	18:38	19:37	20:35	21:40	22:25	23:15
Inverary Drive	05:57	06:44	07:16	07:44	08:08	08:23	08:48	09:07	09:39	10:07	10:37	11:37	12:07	12:38	13:08	13:38	14:08	15:08	15:39	16:09	17:10	17:39	18:09	18:38	19:37	20:35	21:40	22:25	23:15
Inverary Playing Fields	05:57	06:44	07:16	07:44	08:09	08:24	08:49	09:07	09:39	10:07	10:37	11:37	12:07	12:38	13:08	13:38	14:08	15:08	15:39	16:09	17:10	17:39	18:09	18:38	19:37	20:35	21:40	22:25	23:15
Inverleith Drive	05:57	06:45	07:17	07:45	08:09	08:24	08:49	09:08	09:40	10:08	10:38	11:38	12:08	12:39	13:09	13:39	14:09	15:09	15:40	16:10	17:11	17:40	18:10	18:39	19:38	20:36	21:41	22:26	23:16
Carolhill	05:57	06:45	07:17	07:45	08:10	08:25	08:50	09:08	09:40	10:08	10:38	11:38	12:08	12:39	13:09	13:39	14:09	15:09	15:40	16:10	17:11	17:40	18:10	18:39	19:38	20:36	21:41	22:26	23:16
Ashfield Boys	05:57	06:45	07:17	07:45	08:10	08:25	08:50	09:08	09:40	10:08	10:38	11:38	12:08	12:39	13:09	13:39	14:09	15:09	15:40	16:10	17:11	17:40	18:10	18:39	19:38	20:36	21:41	22:26	23:16
Ashfield Girls	05:58	06:46	07:18	07:46	08:11	08:26	08:51	09:09	09:41	10:09	10:39	11:39	12:09	12:40	13:10	13:40	14:10	15:10	15:41	16:11	17:12	17:41	18:11	18:40	19:39	20:37	21:42	22:27	23:17
Blanchflower Park	05:58	06:46	07:19	07:47	08:12	08:27	08:52	09:10	09:41	10:09	10:39	11:39	12:10	12:41	13:11	13:41	14:11	15:11	15:42	16:12	17:13	17:42	18:12	18:40	19:39	20:37	21:42	22:27	23:17
Tillysburn Park	05:59	06:47	07:20	07:48	08:13	08:28	08:53	09:11	09:42	10:10	10:40	11:40	12:11	12:42	13:12	13:42	14:12	15:12	15:43	16:13	17:14	17:43	18:13	18:41	19:40	20:38	21:43	22:28	23:18
Knocknagoney Tesco	06:02	06:50	07:23	07:52	08:17	08:32	08:57	09:15	09:45	10:13	10:43	11:43	12:15	12:46	13:16	13:46	14:16	15:16	15:47	16:17	17:17	17:46	18:16	18:44	19:43	20:41	21:46	22:31	23:21
Knocknagoney Road	06:02	06:50	07:23	07:52	08:17	08:32	08:57	09:15	09:46	10:14	10:44	11:44	12:16	12:47	13:17	13:47	14:17	15:17	15:48	16:18	17:18	17:47	18:16	18:44	19:43	20:41	21:46	22:31	23:21
Knocknagoney Primary	06:03	06:51	07:24	07:53	08:18	08:33	08:58	09:16	09:47	10:15	10:45	11:45	12:17	12:48	13:18	13:48	14:18	15:18	15:49	16:19	17:19	17:48	18:17	18:45	19:44	20:42	21:47	22:32	23:22
School Court	06:04	06:52	07:25	07:54	08:19	08:34	08:59	09:17	09:49	10:17	10:47	11:47	12:19	12:50	13:20	13:50	14:20	15:20	15:51	16:21	17:22	17:51	18:18	18:46	19:45	20:43	21:48	22:33	23:23

School Court – Donegall Square West

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School Court	06:08	06:38	07:01	07:21	07:41	07:56	08:21	08:53	09:25	09:55	10:25	10:55	11:55	12:25	12:55	13:25	13:55	14:25	15:25	15:57	16:27	17:30	18:00	18:51	19:51	20:51	21:52	22:35	22:35
Knocknagoney Primary	06:08	06:38	07:01	07:21	07:41	07:56	08:21	08:53	09:25	09:55	10:25	10:55	11:55	12:25	12:55	13:25	13:55	14:25	15:25	15:57	16:27	17:30	18:00	18:51	19:51	20:51	21:52	22:35	22:36
Knocknagoney Tesco	06:10	06:40	07:03	07:23	07:43	07:58	08:23	08:55	09:27	09:57	10:27	10:57	11:57	12:27	12:57	13:27	13:57	14:27	15:27	15:59	16:29	17:32	18:02	18:53	19:53	20:53	21:54	22:37	22:37
Parklands	06:10	06:40	07:03	07:23	07:43	07:58	08:23	08:55	09:27	09:57	10:27	10:57	11:57	12:27	12:57	13:27	13:57	14:27	15:27	15:59	16:29	17:32	18:02	18:53	19:53	20:53	21:54	22:37	22:37
Tillysburn Junction	06:10	06:40	07:04	07:24	07:44	07:59	08:24	08:56	09:28	09:57	10:27	10:57	11:57	12:27	12:58	13:28	13:58	14:28	15:28	16:00	16:30	17:33	18:03	18:54	19:53	20:53	21:54	22:37	22:38
Tillysburn Park	06:12	06:42	07:06	07:26	07:46	08:01	08:27	08:59	09:30	09:59	10:29	10:59	11:59	12:29	13:00	13:30	14:00	14:30	15:30	16:02	16:32	17:35	18:05	18:56	19:55	20:55	21:56	22:39	22:39
Templeton House	06:12	06:42	07:06	07:26	07:46	08:01	08:27	08:59	09:30	09:59	10:29	10:59	11:59	12:29	13:00	13:30	14:00	14:30	15:30	16:02	16:32	17:35	18:05	18:56	19:55	20:55	21:56	22:39	22:39
Ashfield Girls	06:12	06:42	07:06	07:26	07:46	08:01	08:27	08:59	09:30	09:59	10:29	10:59	11:59	12:29	13:00	13:30	14:00	14:30	15:31	16:02	16:32	17:35	18:05	18:56	19:55	20:55	21:56	22:39	22:39
Ashfield Boys	06:12	06:42	07:06	07:26	07:46	08:01	08:27	08:59	09:30	09:59	10:29	10:59	11:59	12:29	13:00	13:30	14:00	14:30	15:31	16:02	16:32	17:35	18:05	18:56	19:55	20:55	21:56	22:39	22:39
Carolhill	06:12	06:42	07:06	07:26	07:46	08:02	08:28	09:00	09:30	09:59	10:29	10:59	11:59	12:29	13:01	13:31	14:01	14:31	15:32	16:03	16:33	17:36	18:06	18:56	19:55	20:55	21:56	22:39	22:39
Inverary Avenue	06:13	06:43	07:06	07:26	07:46	08:02	08:28	09:00	09:31	10:00	10:30	11:00	12:00	12:30	13:01	13:31	14:01	14:31	15:32	16:03	16:33	17:36	18:06	18:57	19:56	20:56	21:57	22:40	22:40
Inverleith Drive	06:13	06:43	07:07	07:27	07:47	08:03	08:29	09:01	09:31	10:00	10:30	11:00	12:00	12:30	13:02	13:32	14:02	14:32	15:33	16:04	16:34	17:37	18:07	18:57	19:56	20:56	21:57	22:40	22:40
Inverary Playing Fields	06:14	06:44	07:07	07:27	07:47	08:03	08:29	09:01	09:32	10:01	10:31	11:01	12:01	12:31	13:02	13:32	14:02	14:32	15:33	16:04	16:34	17:37	18:07	18:58	19:57	20:57	21:58	22:41	22:40
Sydenham Station	06:15	06:45	07:08	07:28	07:48	08:05	08:31	09:03	09:33	10:02	10:32	11:02	12:02	12:32	13:04	13:34	14:04	14:34	15:35	16:06	16:36	17:39	18:09	18:59	19:58	20:58	21:59	22:42	22:41
Station Road	06:15	06:45	07:08	07:28	07:48	08:05	08:31	09:03	09:33	10:02	10:32	11:02	12:02	12:32	13:04	13:34	14:04	14:34	15:35	16:06	16:36	17:39	18:09	18:59	19:58	20:58	21:59	22:42	22:41
Palmerston Road	06:16	06:46	07:09	07:29	07:49	08:06	08:32	09:04	09:34	10:03	10:33	11:03	12:03	12:33	13:05	13:35	14:05	14:35	15:35	16:06	16:36	17:40	18:10	19:00	19:58	20:58	21:59	22:42	22:42
Larkfield Road	06:17	06:47	07:10	07:30	07:50	08:07	08:33	09:05	09:35	10:04	10:34	11:04	12:04	12:34	13:06	13:36	14:06	14:36	15:36	16:07	16:37	17:41	18:11	19:01	19:59	20:59	22:00	22:43	22:42
Larkfield	06:18	06:48	07:11	07:31	07:51	08:08	08:34	09:06	09:36	10:05	10:35	11:05	12:05	12:35	13:07	13:37	14:07	14:37	15:37	16:08	16:38	17:42	18:12	19:02	20:00	21:00	22:01	22:44	22:43
Strandburn Drive	06:18	06:48	07:11	07:31	07:51	08:08	08:34	09:06	09:36	10:05	10:35	11:05	12:05	12:35	13:07	13:37	14:07	14:37	15:37	16:08	16:38	17:42	18:12	19:02	20:00	21:00	22:01	22:44	22:43
Parkgate Avenue	06:19	06:49	07:12	07:32	07:52	08:09	08:35	09:07	09:37	10:06	10:36	11:06	12:06	12:36	13:08	13:38	14:08	14:38	15:38	16:09	16:39	17:43	18:13	19:03	20:00	21:00	22:01	22:44	22:43
Glendale Court	06:20	06:50	07:13	07:33	07:53	08:11	08:37	09:09	09:38	10:07	10:37	11:07	12:07	12:37	13:09	13:39	14:09	14:39	15:39	16:10	16:40	17:44	18:14	19:04	20:01	21:01	22:02	22:45	22:43
Connsbrook Avenue	06:20	06:50	07:14	07:34	07:54	08:12	08:38	09:10	09:39	10:08	10:38	11:08	12:08	12:38	13:10	13:40	14:10	14:40	15:40	16:11	16:41	17:44	18:14	19:04	20:01	21:01	22:02	22:45	22:44
Holywood Arches (Holywood Road)	06:21	06:51	07:15	07:35	07:55	08:13	08:39	09:11	09:40	10:09	10:39	11:09	12:09	12:39	13:11	13:41	14:11	14:41	15:41	16:12	16:42	17:45	18:15	19:05	20:02	21:02	22:03	22:46	22:45
Hunt Street	06:22	06:52	07:16	07:36	07:56	08:15	08:41	09:13	09:42	10:11	10:41	11:11	12:11	12:41	13:13	13:43	14:13	14:43	15:43	16:14	16:44	17:46	18:16	19:06	20:03	21:03	22:04	22:47	22:45
Dee Street	06:23	06:53	07:17	07:37	07:57	08:16	08:42	09:14	09:43	10:12	10:42	11:12	12:12	12:42	13:14	13:44	14:14	14:44	15:44	16:15	16:45	17:47	18:17	19:07	20:03	21:03	22:04	22:47	22:46
Templemore Ave [N'ards Road]	06:23	06:53	07:18	07:38	07:58	08:17	08:43	09:15	09:44	10:13	10:43	11:13	12:13	12:43	13:15	13:45	14:15	14:45	15:45	16:16	16:46	17:48	18:18	19:07	20:04	21:04	22:05	22:48	22:46
Tower Street	06:24	06:54	07:18	07:38	07:58	08:17	08:43	09:15	09:44	10:13	10:43	11:13	12:13	12:43	13:15	13:45	14:15	14:45	15:45	16:16	16:46	17:48	18:18	19:08	20:04	21:04	22:05	22:48	22:47
Bryson Street	06:24	06:54	07:19	07:39	07:59	08:18	08:44	09:16	09:45	10:14	10:44	11:14	12:14	12:44	13:16	13:46	14:16	14:46	15:46	16:17	16:47	17:49	18:19	19:08	20:04	21:04	22:05	22:48	22:47
Short Strand (Newtownards Road)	06:25	06:55	07:20	07:40	08:00	08:19	08:45	09:17	09:46	10:15	10:45	11:15	12:15	12:45	13:17	13:47	14:17	14:47	15:47	16:18	16:48	17:50	18:20	19:09	20:05	21:05	22:06	22:49	22:48
Bridge End	06:26	06:56	07:22	07:42	08:03	08:22	08:48	09:20	09:47	10:16	10:46	11:16	12:16	12:46	13:18	13:48	14:18	14:48	15:48	16:20	16:50	17:51	18:21	19:10	20:06	21:06	22:07	22:50	22:48
Oxford Street	06:27	06:57	07:24	07:44	08:05	08:24	08:50	09:22	09:49	10:18	10:48	11:18	12:18	12:48	13:20	13:50	14:20	14:50	15:50	16:21	16:51	17:53	18:22	19:11	20:07	21:07	22:08	22:51	22:49
St Georges Market	06:28	06:58	07:25	07:45	08:07	08:26	08:52	09:24	09:50	10:19	10:49	11:19	12:19	12:49	13:21	13:51	14:21	14:51	15:51	16:23	16:53	17:54	18:23	19:12	20:08	21:08	22:09	22:52	22:50
May Street [St George's Market]	06:29	06:59	07:26	07:46	08:08	08:27	08:53	09:25	09:51	10:20	10:50	11:20	12:20	12:50	13:22	13:52	14:22	14:52	15:52	16:23	16:53	17:55	18:24	19:13	20:09	21:09	22:10	22:53	22:51
May Street [city Hall]	06:30	07:00	07:27	07:47	08:10	08:29	08:55	09:26	09:51	10:20	10:50	11:20	12:20	12:50	13:22	13:52	14:22	14:52	15:52	16:24	16:54	17:55	18:25	19:14	20:10	21:10	22:11	22:54	22:52
Donegall Square West	06:31	07:01	07:29	07:49	08:12	08:31	08:57	09:28	09:53	10:22	10:52	11:22	12:22	12:52	13:24	13:54	14:24	14:54	15:54	16:26	16:56	17:57	18:26	19:15	20:11	21:11	22:12	22:55	22:53

Last updated on March 23, 2026

Route Path (Streets & Roads)

Outbound: Donegall Square West – School Court

Donegall Square West - Chichester Street - Middlepath Street - Newtownards Road - Holywood Road - Connsbrook Avenue - Palmerston Road - Inglewood Court - Inverary Drive - Inverary Avenue - Holywood Road - Belfast Road - Knocknagoney Road

Inbound: School Court – Donegall Square West

Knocknagoney Road - Belfast Road - Knocknagoney Dale - Holywood Road - Inverary Avenue - Inverary Drive - Station Road - Palmerston Road - Larkfield Road - Connsbrook Avenue - Holywood Road - Newtownards Road - Vulcan Court - Bridge End - Oxford Street - Verner Street - May Street - Donegall Square West

All data is available in GTFS feed: northern-ireland

Bus 3A FAQ

What time does the 3A bus start operating?

Services on the 3A - Knocknagoney - Holywood Road - City Centre bus start at 05:45 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
What time does the 3A bus stop working?

Services on the 3A - Knocknagoney - Holywood Road - City Centre bus stop at 23:23 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
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3A (Belfast Buses)

The first stop of the 3A bus route is Donegall Square West and the last stop is School Court. 3A (Knocknagoney - Holywood Road - City Centre) is operational during everyday.

Additional information: 3A has 29 stops and the total trip duration for this route is approximately 32 minutes.

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