Straight answers to practical questions about driving, travelling, parking and getting around Northern Ireland.
Yes. Translink confirms that ticket vending machines accept supported contactless mobile wallets including Apple Pay and Google Wallet.
Yes. DfI lists a reduced foot-passenger fare for valid Half Fare SmartPass holders on the Strangford–Portaferry ferry.
Yes. DfI’s published Rathlin ferry fare schedule lists free passenger travel for holders of a valid 60+ SmartPass.
Yes. Translink states that purchased Foyle Metro mLink tickets remain in the mobile wallet until activated.
No. The Foyle Metro mLink day ticket is valid only on scheduled Foyle Metro services in Derry–Londonderry.
Yes. Translink requires Foyle Metro mLink tickets to be activated before boarding the bus.
No. Translink expressly excludes combining an NI Railways day-return ticket with its airLink single add-on.
Yes. Ballymena and Coleraine are among the named stations eligible for the Belfast International Airport airLink rail-and-bus add-on.
No. The rail-to-airport airLink add-on is sold as a single ticket only.
No. Translink states that the airLink single add-on is issued as a paper ticket, not through mLink or smartcards.
It is a bus add-on for qualifying NI Railways passengers connecting with the 109A/109D service to Belfast International Airport.
Yes, on an Ulsterbus service scheduled to pick up passengers within the Metro and Glider operating area.
Yes. Translink instructs dayLink users to validate on every journey using the bus reader or the validator at a Glider halt.
Yes. dayLink provides unlimited travel on Metro and Glider during a valid travel day.
Yes. Translink permits a one-day top-up for an existing dayLink card on a Metro bus.
No. Translink says new dayLink cards cannot be bought on board a bus.
No. dayLink days can be used on separate, non-consecutive days.
No. The iLink scheme is for eligible travel within Northern Ireland, and its published zone list does not make Dublin Airport an included destination.
Yes. Translink lists the ticket machines at Glider stops as places where iLink can be topped up.
Yes. Translink says additional iLink days are added straight away to the existing validity.
An iLink travel period starts when you first use the card on an eligible bus or train.
Yes. The North West iLink zone includes NI Railways services between Ballymoney, Coleraine, Portrush and Derry, including intermediate stations.
Yes. Translink describes Zone 4 as covering all its bus and rail services throughout Northern Ireland.
Yes. Translink lists rail travel between Belfast and Portadown, including intermediate stops, within iLink Zone 3.
Yes. Translink lists rail travel between Belfast and Bangor within iLink Zone 2.
No. Belfast International Airport Express 300 is listed within iLink Zone 3, not Zone 1.
Yes. Translink lists Airport Express 600 between Belfast and George Best Belfast City Airport within iLink Zone 1.
No. The 24+ Student Railcard is valid for an academic year and must be renewed for later years of study.
Yes. Translink requires passengers to carry their valid 24+ Student Railcard when using its discounted fares.
Yes. The 24+ Student Railcard can be used for qualifying NI Railways purchases at stations, online and through mLink.
