563b (Whitehead - Carrickfergus - Belfast) Bus in Carrickfergus

A bus service operated by Ulsterbus

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List of stops

Number of stops: 15

Map

Whitehead Train Station [bus stop] – Laganside Bus Station

Key stops All stops

Whitehead Train Station [bus stop]	08:07	08:17	08:20	11:59	—	—	—	16:03
Ranseyvn Drive	08:08	08:18	08:21	12:00	—	—	—	16:04
Old Forde	08:08	08:18	08:21	12:00	—	—	—	16:04
Brooklands	08:09	08:19	08:22	12:01	—	—	—	16:05
Cable Road	08:10	08:20	08:23	12:02	—	—	—	16:06
Raphael Road	08:10	08:20	08:23	12:02	—	—	—	16:06
74-80 Belfast Road	08:12	08:22	08:25	12:04	—	—	—	16:08
Rawbrae Road	08:14	08:24	08:27	12:06	—	—	—	16:10
Larne Road	08:16	08:26	08:29	12:08	—	—	—	16:12
Orange Hall	08:17	08:27	08:30	12:09	13:14	—	—	16:13
Eden Primary School	08:17	08:27	08:30	12:09	13:14	—	—	16:13
Trailcock Road	08:18	08:28	08:31	12:10	13:15	—	—	16:14
Carrickburn Road	08:19	08:29	08:31	12:10	13:15	—	—	16:14
St Colmans Church	08:20	08:30	08:32	12:11	13:16	—	—	16:15
Downshire Road	08:21	08:31	08:33	12:12	13:17	—	—	16:16
Downshire Train Station [bus stop]	08:23	08:33	08:34	12:13	13:18	—	—	16:17
Green Street	08:23	08:33	08:34	12:13	13:18	—	—	16:17
Scotch Quarter	08:24	08:34	08:35	12:14	13:19	—	—	16:18
Joymount	08:27	08:37	08:37	12:16	13:21	15:36	16:06	16:20
Carrickfergus Castle	08:27	08:37	08:37	12:16	13:21	15:36	16:06	16:20
Davys Street	08:28	08:38	08:38	12:17	13:22	15:37	16:07	16:21
Model Primary School	08:28	08:38	08:38	12:17	13:22	15:37	16:07	16:21
Rhanbuoy Park	08:29	08:39	08:39	12:18	13:23	15:38	16:08	16:22
Shore Retail Park	08:29	08:39	08:39	12:18	13:23	15:38	16:08	16:22
Ashbourne Manor	08:30	08:40	08:40	12:19	13:24	15:39	16:09	16:23
Sloefield Road	08:31	08:41	08:41	12:20	13:25	15:40	16:10	16:24
Trooperslane Road	08:31	08:41	08:41	12:20	13:25	15:40	16:10	16:24
Seapark	08:33	08:43	08:43	12:22	13:27	15:42	16:12	16:26
Whinfield Lane	08:34	08:44	08:44	12:23	13:28	15:43	16:13	16:27
Fortfield Manor	08:35	08:45	08:45	12:24	13:29	15:44	16:14	16:28
Russels Cellars	08:35	08:45	08:45	12:24	13:29	15:44	16:14	16:28
Lower Greenisland Station Road	08:36	08:46	08:46	12:25	13:30	15:45	16:15	16:29
Shorelands	08:36	08:46	08:46	12:25	13:30	15:45	16:15	16:29
Neills Lane	08:37	08:47	08:47	12:26	13:31	15:46	16:16	16:30
Belfast High School	08:38	08:48	08:48	12:27	13:32	15:47	16:17	16:31
Ulster University Jordanstown Entrance	08:40	08:50	08:49	12:28	13:33	15:48	16:18	16:32
Jordanstown Road	08:40	08:50	08:49	12:28	13:33	15:48	16:18	16:32
Circular Road	08:43	08:53	08:51	12:30	13:35	15:50	16:20	16:34
Whiteabbey Presbyterian Church	08:43	08:53	08:51	12:30	13:35	15:50	16:20	16:34
Dillons Avenue	08:45	08:55	08:52	12:31	13:36	15:51	16:21	16:35
Station Road	08:46	08:56	08:53	12:32	13:37	15:52	16:22	16:36
Northern Regional College	08:47	08:57	08:54	12:33	13:38	15:53	16:23	16:37
Loughshore Manor	08:48	08:58	08:55	12:34	13:39	15:54	16:24	16:38
Doagh Road	08:49	08:59	08:55	12:34	13:39	15:54	16:24	16:38
Merville Mews	08:50	09:00	08:56	12:35	13:40	15:55	16:25	16:39
Merville Garden Village	08:51	09:01	08:57	12:36	13:41	15:56	16:26	16:40
Whitehouse	08:51	09:01	08:57	12:36	13:41	15:56	16:26	16:40
Bawnmore	08:52	09:02	08:58	12:37	13:42	15:57	16:27	16:41
Grays Lane	08:55	09:04	09:00	12:39	13:44	15:59	16:29	16:43
Parkmount	08:55	09:04	09:00	12:39	13:44	15:59	16:29	16:43
Shore Crescent	08:56	09:05	09:01	12:40	13:45	16:00	16:30	16:44
Donegall Park Avenue	08:56	09:05	09:01	12:40	13:45	16:00	16:30	16:44
Loughside	08:57	09:05	09:01	12:40	13:45	16:00	16:30	16:44
Lowwood Park	08:59	09:06	09:02	12:41	13:46	16:01	16:31	16:45
Mount Vernon	08:59	09:07	09:03	12:42	13:47	16:02	16:32	16:46
Fortwilliam Crescent	09:01	09:08	09:04	12:43	13:48	16:03	16:33	16:47
York Drive	09:01	09:08	09:04	12:43	13:48	16:03	16:33	16:47
Seaview	09:02	09:09	09:05	12:44	13:49	16:04	16:34	16:48
Skegoneill Avenue	09:02	09:09	09:05	12:44	13:49	16:04	16:34	16:48
Fife Street	09:03	09:10	09:06	12:45	13:50	16:05	16:35	16:49
Ivan Street	09:04	09:11	09:07	12:46	13:51	16:06	16:36	16:50
Mountcollyer Road	09:04	09:11	09:07	12:46	13:51	16:06	16:36	16:50
St Paul's	09:05	09:12	09:08	12:47	13:52	16:07	16:37	16:51
York Street Station [bus stop]	09:06	09:13	09:09	12:48	13:53	16:08	16:38	16:52
Dock Street	09:07	09:14	09:10	12:49	13:54	16:09	16:39	16:53
Nelson Street Bridge	09:08	09:15	09:11	12:50	13:55	16:10	16:40	16:54
Dunbar Link	09:09	09:16	09:12	12:51	13:56	16:11	16:41	16:55
Ulster University Belfast	09:10	09:17	09:13	12:52	13:57	16:12	16:42	16:56
Central Library	09:10	09:17	09:13	12:52	13:57	16:12	16:42	16:56
Castlecourt	09:12	09:19	09:15	12:54	13:59	16:14	16:44	16:58
Donegall Place	09:14	09:21	09:17	12:56	14:01	16:16	16:46	17:00
Victoria Square Chichester Street	09:15	09:22	09:18	12:57	14:02	16:17	16:47	17:01
Laganside Bus Station	09:19	09:26	09:22	13:01	14:06	16:21	16:51	17:05

Times marked with "—" indicate that the vehicle does not stop at this stop.

Laganside Bus Station – Whitehead Train Station [bus stop]

Key stops All stops

Laganside Bus Station	07:20	08:20	11:20	13:50	14:50	14:50
High Street	07:21p	08:21p	11:21p	13:51p	14:51p	14:51p
North Street	07:23	08:23	11:23	13:53	14:53	14:53
Ulster University Belfast	07:25	08:26	11:26	13:56	14:56	14:56
Little Patrick Street	07:25	08:26	11:26	13:56	14:56	14:56
York Street	07:27	08:29	11:29	13:59	14:59	14:59
St Paul's	07:27	08:29	11:29	13:59	14:59	14:59
Mountcollyer Road	07:28	08:30	11:30	14:00	15:00	15:00
Grove Place	07:28	08:31	11:31	14:01	15:01	15:01
Bute Street	07:29	08:31	11:31	14:01	15:01	15:01
Skegoneill Avenue	07:29	08:32	11:32	14:02	15:02	15:02
Seaview	07:30	08:33	11:33	14:03	15:03	15:03
York Park	07:30	08:33	11:33	14:03	15:03	15:03
Fortwilliam Crescent	07:31	08:34	11:34	14:04	15:04	15:04
Fortwilliam	07:31	08:34	11:34	14:04	15:04	15:04
Mount Vernon House	07:32	08:35	11:35	14:05	15:05	15:05
Lowwood Park	07:32	08:35	11:35	14:05	15:05	15:05
Loughside	07:32	08:35	11:35	14:05	15:05	15:05
Donegall Park Avenue	07:33	08:36	11:36	14:06	15:06	15:06
Shore Crescent	07:34	08:37	11:37	14:07	15:07	15:07
Parkmount	07:34	08:37	11:37	14:07	15:07	15:07
Grays Lane	07:35	08:38	11:38	14:08	15:08	15:08
Greencastle	07:35	08:38	11:38	14:08	15:08	15:08
M2 Onslip	07:35	08:39	11:39	14:09	15:09	15:09
Bawnmore	07:36	08:39	11:39	14:09	15:09	15:09
Whitehouse	07:37	08:40	11:40	14:10	15:10	15:10
Merville Garden Village	07:38	08:42	11:42	14:12	15:12	15:12
Merville Mews	07:38	08:42	11:42	14:12	15:12	15:12
Martin Park	07:38	08:42	11:42	14:12	15:12	15:12
Loughshore Manor	07:39	08:43	11:43	14:13	15:13	15:13
Northern Regional College	07:40	08:44	11:44	14:14	15:14	15:14
Station Road	07:41	08:45	11:45	14:15	15:15	15:15
Dillons Avenue	07:41	08:45	11:45	14:15	15:15	15:15
Whiteabbey Presbyterian Church	07:41	08:46	11:46	14:16	15:16	15:16
Circular Road	07:42	08:47	11:47	14:17	15:17	15:17
Jordanstown Road	07:43	08:47	11:47	14:17	15:17	15:17
Ulster University Jordanstown Entrance	07:43	08:48	11:48	14:18	15:18	15:18
Belfast High School	07:45	08:49	11:49	14:19	15:19	15:19
Neills Lane	07:45	08:49	11:49	14:19	15:19	15:19
Shorelands	07:46	08:50	11:50	14:20	15:20	15:20
Lower Greenisland Station Road	07:48	08:52	11:52	14:22	15:22	15:22
Fortfield Manor	07:49	08:53	11:53	14:23	15:23	15:23
Whinfield Lane	07:49	08:53	11:53	14:23	15:23	15:23
Seapark Roundabout	07:50	08:54	11:54	14:24	15:24	15:24
Seapark	07:51	08:55	11:55	14:25	15:25	15:25
Trooperslane Road	07:52	08:56	11:56	14:26	15:26	15:26
Sloefield Road	07:53	08:57	11:57	14:27	15:27	15:27
Ashbourne Manor	07:53	08:57	11:57	14:27	15:27	15:27
Shore Retail Park	07:54	08:58	11:58	14:28	15:28	15:28
Rhanbuoy Park	07:54	08:58	11:58	14:28	15:28	15:28
Model Primary School	07:55	08:59	11:59	14:29	15:29	15:29
Davys Street	07:55	08:59	11:59	14:29	15:29	15:29
Carrickfergus Castle	07:56	09:00	12:00	14:30	15:30	15:30
Joymount	07:57	09:01	12:01	14:31	15:31	15:31
Scotch Quarter	07:58	09:02	—	—	15:32	15:32
Green Street	07:58	09:02	—	—	15:32	15:33
Downshire Train Station [bus stop]	07:59	09:03	—	—	15:33	15:34
Downshire Road	08:00	09:04	—	—	15:34	—
St Colmans Church	08:01	09:05	—	—	15:35	—
Carrickburn Road	08:01	09:05	—	—	15:35	—
Trailcock Road	08:02	09:06	—	—	15:36	—
Eden Primary School	08:03	09:07	—	—	15:37	—
Orange Hall	08:04	09:08	—	—	15:38	—
Larne Road	08:04	09:08	—	—	15:38	—
Salt Mines	08:05	09:09	—	—	15:39	—
Rawbrae Road	08:07	09:11	—	—	15:41	—
74-80 Belfast Road	08:08	09:12	—	—	15:42	—
Quay Lane	08:08	09:12	—	—	15:42	—
Raphael Road	08:10	09:14	—	—	15:44	—
Cable Road	08:11	09:15	—	—	15:45	—
Brooklands Park	08:11	09:15	—	—	15:45	—
Old Forde	08:12	09:16	—	—	15:46	—
Ranseyvn Drive	08:12	09:16	—	—	15:46	—
Whitehead Train Station [bus stop]	08:14	09:18	—	—	15:48	—

Times marked with "—" indicate that the vehicle does not stop at this stop.

Times marked p – "pick up only" – the vehicle will only stop to pick up passengers.

Times marked with "—" indicate that the vehicle does not stop at this stop.

Times marked p – "pick up only" – the vehicle will only stop to pick up passengers.

Last updated on March 23, 2026

Route Path (Streets & Roads)

Outbound: Whitehead Train Station [bus stop] – Laganside Bus Station

Chester Avenue - Islandmagee Road - Slaughterford Road - Larne Road - Belfast Road - Larne Road - Marine Highway - Joymount - Marine Highway - Belfast Road - Shore Road - St James Lane - Shore Road - York Road - York Street - Nelson Street - Lagan Bridge - Royal Avenue - Donegall Place - Chichester Street - Marlborough Street

Inbound: Laganside Bus Station – Whitehead Train Station [bus stop]

Marlborough Street - Pottinger's Entry - North Street - York Street - York Road - Shore Road - Belfast Road - Marine Highway - Joymount - Scotch Quarter - Larne Road - Belfast Road - Larne Road - Slaughterford Road - Islandmagee Road - Chester Avenue

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Bus 563b FAQ

What time does the 563b bus start operating?

Services on the 563b - Whitehead - Carrickfergus - Belfast bus start at 08:07 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
What time does the 563b bus stop working?

Services on the 563b - Whitehead - Carrickfergus - Belfast bus stop at 17:05 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
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563b (Carrickfergus Buses)

The first stop of the 563b bus route is Whitehead Train Station [bus stop] and the last stop is Laganside Bus Station. 563b (Whitehead - Carrickfergus - Belfast) is operational during everyday.

Additional information: 563b has 73 stops and the total trip duration for this route is approximately 72 minutes.

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563b (Whitehead - Carrickfergus - Belfast) Bus in Carrickfergus

Whitehead Train Station [bus stop] – Laganside Bus Station

Laganside Bus Station – Whitehead Train Station [bus stop]

Route Path (Streets & Roads)

Bus 563b FAQ

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