Translink NI

Translink

About this app

Plan Northern Ireland and cross border bus, coach and rail journeys with the Translink Journey Planner. Plan from any stop, station or address, see your next departures and get the latest travel updates from Metro, Glider, Ulsterbus, Goldline, NIRailways and Enterprise services.

Our MaaS (Mobility as a Service) platform brings together different transport services, allowing passengers to plan journeys using a range of transport options, including bus and rail, through a single platform.

Features include:
- Fully interactive journey planning
- ‘Next Service’ departure board
- MaaS Platform with Park and ride and bike journeys
- More relevant travel updates
- Interactive map planning with real-time Metro and Glider location and a tracking feature
- Quick planning using your current location, favourite stops and recent searches
- Share journey options
- CO2 journey saving calculation
- Accessible planning

Ratings and reviews

Overall it's a nice visual upgrade. I like the integration of cycling and park and rides - both essential options to accommodate the sprawling population in NI. There is one major oversight however. I don't see the ability to track buses on a map which was possible in the previous app. This functionality is essential to giving users a sense of progress in their journeys and that's why it exists in every taxi app in Belfast. That functionality should be reinstated.

When I opened the app today to buy my ticket it had kicked me out since I last used it. It would not let me back in so I went for a password reset and.........I'm still trying to reset my password hours later!! I got the code to my email okay, but every time I try to reset I get an unexpected error message. Luckily I had the old plastic day journey card with me so was able to get the bus. Very poor experience. Maybe a cashless future of apps on phones is not all it's cracked up to be!

I've been using this app since it first came out and generally speaking out does what it's supposed to do, responds quickly and has a good amount of info. Where it falls down for me is the preferences. I have mobility problems, so when I say I can walk 5 minutes maximum at a slow speed and prefer routes that involve less walking, that's what should be reflected in the results. However I've once again just got a result that would require me to walk for 16 mins. If it isn't possible, say so.

What’s new

New cycle settings for cycle speed and maximum cycle time.

Mapping Layer improvements for live bus tracking and stop location identification.

User Experience updates and fixes.