Translink announce their Christmas Offers

Major fare discounts, additional late-night services plus some festive surprises!

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Translink has announced its seasonal travel package for Newry. Whether it’s for shopping or Christmas celebrations, Translink customers can make the smart move and enjoy extended services and discount fares to make their all-important journeys over Christmas.

NI Railway passengers can enjoy a third-off day returns after 9.30am and all day at weekends, with free returns on Goldline and Ulsterbus services also available until the end of December.

Ulsterbus customers can also enjoy £2 all-day travel offer across city services from 9.30am throughout the busy month of December.

Rail monthly ticket customers can enjoy 25% discount on tickets purchased between now and 7 December 2018. For late night shoppers or celebratory nights-out, Goldline will operate a midnight service from Belfast to Downpatrick, Newcastle and Newry every Friday and Saturday during December.

Translink’s popular Bus Rambler ticket (£9) which offers unlimited bus travel across NI will be available every day from 15th December to 1st January for people who want to make the most of their days out over the festive period. And for families looking for a day out in Dublin, there’s an Enterprise Family Day Return ticket for £50 for two adults and up to four children travelling after 9.30am. For groups exploring winter wonderlands across NI,Translink’s Family and Friends ticket offers one day’s unlimited travel for up to two adults and four children across all services on weekdays after 9.30am and there’s no time restriction on Saturdays and Sundays until 1st January 2019 for the reduced fare of £18. Full details are available online at www.translink.co.uk/christmas/.

Announcing the Christmas travel package, Greg McLaughlin from Translink said “We do our best every year to bring the Christmas spirit to life in our stations and on-board services. This year we’re calling on everyone to help us fill a Double Decker bus full of children’s toys in aid of St. Vincent De Paul and the Salvation Army. In partnership with U105 Radio, we’ve launched our ‘Stuff A Bus’ Toy Appeal which is now in its second year and would encourage Newry residents to keep an eye out for drop-off points in selected stations. We would like to thank our customers for all their support and wish them a very Happy Christmas,” said Greg.

Councillor Mark Murnin, Chairman of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is encouraged people to take public transport “Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is delighted to partner with Translink to launch its 2018 festive travel campaign. We recognise the great lengths Translink goes to in order to make these services and offers available and would encourage everyone to make the smart move and choose public transport when travelling to local shops and attractions this season.

“We want to ease congestion on our roads and encourage more people to enjoy the low-cost and convenient option of public transport at a time of the year when our towns and cities are at their busiest.”