Straight answers to practical questions about driving, travelling, parking and getting around Northern Ireland.
Greenisland railway station has an official rail Park and Ride facility.
Dungannon bus station itself is included in the official Park and Ride list as a bus location.
Yes.
Drumahoe is a listed bus Park and Ride serving the Derry approach.
Yes.
The official Cloughmills Park and Ride is at Drumadoon Road, off the A26 Frosses Road.
Claudy Park and Ride is listed at the A6 junction with Baranailt Road.
Castledawson has a Park and Share site at Hillhead on the A54 Moyola Road.
The bus Park and Ride at Castledawson is listed at the A6 Roundabout.
Both Carrickfergus train station and Saint Bride’s Car Park on Saint Brides Street appear separately in the official rail Park and Ride list.
Northside is listed on Great George’s Street, while Great George’s Street Park and Ride is separately identified at York Street 2.
Eastside Park and Ride is at Middlepath Street in Belfast and is one of the three charged Park and Ride car parks managed by the Department for Infrastructure rather than Belfast City Council.
Yes.
Cairnshill is a designated bus Park and Ride in south Belfast and is distinct from the Dundonald and Blacks Road facilities.
Blacks Road is an official Belfast bus Park and Ride on the western side of the city.
Bangor Dufferin Avenue is listed as a bus Park and Ride, while Bangor bus and train station on Abbey Street is listed for both buses and trains.
Yes.
Tullyear Terrace on Rathfriland Road is the listed Banbridge Park and Share site.
Banbridge has a bus Park and Ride at The Creamery on Rathfriland Road.
Yes.
The Ballee Park and Ride sits on the A26 beside Seven Towers Roundabout in Ballymena and is listed for bus travel.
There is an official Park and Ride at Ballygawley Roundabout, where the A4 meets the A5 in County Tyrone.
Choose Antrim bus and train station if you intend to board a train.
Antrim’s Dunsilly Park and Ride is listed at Roundabout East, M22 Junction 1.
Silent Valley Mountain Park is entered by vehicle through the main gates on Head Road, Kilkeel, County Down, BT34 4HU. NI Water lists a £5 vehicle admission charge for a car.
Park at The Gobbins Visitor Centre on Middle Road, Islandmagee, BT40 3SL. The guided cliff walk does not start from a roadside parking bay at the cliff entrance: visitors check in at the centre and are taken by shuttle to the trailhead.
Check the live TrafficWatchNI roadworks and incidents service before using the Foyle Bridge in Derry. If the Foyle Bridge is restricted, Craigavon Bridge is the main alternative River Foyle road crossing through the city, but the actual diversion depends on the closure location.
Belfast City Airport offers Blue Badge holders up to two hours of free Short Stay parking when dropping off or collecting a passenger, subject to the airport’s validation process.
At Belfast City Airport, the published free option is up to ten minutes in the Long Stay car park. The Express Drop-Off & Pick-Up area costs from £4 for up to ten minutes, while Short Stay starts from £13 for up to one hour.
The council-operated Ballynahinch Street car park is in Royal Hillsborough and is listed by Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council as a charged off-street car park. The published normal rate is 40p per hour, and the site has 57 spaces including three accessible spaces.
