Straight answers to practical questions about driving, travelling, parking and getting around Northern Ireland.
Yes. Translink says wheelchair spaces on Enterprise services can be booked when purchasing the ticket.
Yes. Translink states that NI Railways trains have onboard boarding ramps, dedicated wheelchair spaces and accessible toilets.
Yes. DfI lists Senior SmartPass holders among the foot passengers entitled to free Strangford–Portaferry ferry travel.
Yes. DfI publishes a separate discounted vehicle fare category for vehicles carrying a Blue Badge holder on the Strangford–Portaferry ferry.
Yes. DfI lists children under five as travelling free as foot passengers on the Strangford–Portaferry ferry.
Yes. The Department for Infrastructure lists a separate motorcycle fare for the Strangford–Portaferry ferry.
Yes. The Department for Infrastructure publishes vehicle fares for the Strangford–Portaferry ferry, including separate categories by vehicle length.
Yes. Translink Airport Express 600 runs between Belfast Grand Central Station, the city centre and George Best Belfast City Airport.
Yes. Translink’s Airport Express 300/300A timetable includes Belfast Grand Central Station and Belfast International Airport.
Yes. Translink lists all Metro and Glider services as included in the Belfast Visitor Pass.
No. The pass covers only the defined Belfast Visitor Pass rail zone, which extends towards Cultra, Jordanstown, Mossley West and Derriaghy, not as far as Bangor.
No. Translink explicitly excludes Airport Express 300 to and from Belfast International Airport from the Belfast Visitor Pass.
Yes. Translink lists Airport Express 600 between Belfast and George Best Belfast City Airport as valid with the Belfast Visitor Pass.
No. Translink says passengers who travel free of charge are not eligible for the NI Railways Delay Repay compensation scheme.
No. The local NI Railways Delay Repay scheme expressly excludes Enterprise journeys.
Yes. Eligible weekly, monthly and annual NI Railways tickets are included in the Delay Repay scheme.
At least 30 minutes. Translink publishes a 30-minute threshold for eligible local NI Railways journeys.
Yes. Translink operates Delay Repay on eligible local Northern Ireland Railways journeys delayed by at least 30 minutes.
Yes, some unused or remaining mLink tickets can be refunded, but Translink applies the ticket-type rules and usually deducts an administration fee.
If staff cannot read your mLink ticket because your phone is flat, Translink’s terms require you to pay the full adult cash fare, without a refund for that replacement payment.
Not on that ticket alone. Translink requires an additional valid ticket for the extra section of travel.
No. NI Railways mLink tickets are generally valid for the rail services specified, not ordinary bus journeys.
Translink’s published penalty fare is £50 plus the full single fare for the journey if a passenger had an opportunity to buy a ticket and travelled without one.
No. Translink’s rail conditions prohibit passengers from carrying alcohol on Bangor, Larne, Portadown/Newry, Derry–Londonderry and Portrush local trains.
No. NI Railways requires dogs and other animals to remain on the floor throughout the journey.
Yes, where they are permitted to travel. After 9.30am, a passenger may take one dog or other eligible animal free at staff discretion.
Generally no. NI Railways does not permit ordinary dogs or other animals on trains before 9.30am on any day; assistance animals are excepted.
No. NI Railways states that bicycles are not carried on rail-replacement bus services.
No. Translink’s NI Railways conditions expressly exclude tandems and tricycles from trains.
Yes. Translink’s rail conditions exempt completely folded bicycles from the usual bicycle timing restrictions.
