Moy Park Belfast City Marathon 2024: Traffic Update

The 26.2 mile route covers most of the city👇

Author: Emma DicksonPublished 4th May 2024

The 2024 Moy Park Belfast City Marathon will see a record 5,500 taking to the streets of Belfast, making it the BIGGEST marathon in the city's history.

The race will start at Stormont at 9am and finish in Ormeau Park tomorrow (Sunday 5th May 2024).

The Marathon route runs through all 4 areas of Belfast; North, South, East and West, starting at Stormont Estate and finishing in Ormeau Park.

As thousands of participants prepare to take part across the Marathon Run and Wheelchair Race, Team Relay and 8 Mile Walk, we thought we'd share a traffic update for those visiting the city on Sunday.

There will road/traffic disruption across the city throughout the morning and early afternoon. Motorists are asked to follow diversion signs and take direction from stewards on the route.

Full list of road closures for Belfast City Marathon 2024 👇

Massey Avenue Belmont Road - Stormont Estate 06.00-10.30 Full closure

Upper Newtownards Road Comber Road junction - Beersbridge Road 06.00-10.30 Full closure

Beersbridge Road Upper Newtownards Road -Castlereagh Road 08.30-11.00 Full closure

Castlereagh Road Outer Ring - Beersbridge Road 08.30-11.00 Full closure

Montgomery Road All 08.30-11.00 Full closure

Cregagh Road Greenway - Ravenhill Avenue 08.30-11.30 Full closure

Woodstock Road Ravenhill Avenue - Albertbridge Road 08.30-11.30 Full closure

Albertbridge Road Woodstock Road - East Bridge Street 08.30-11.30 Lane closure city bound

Ravenhill Road Albertbridge Road - Ormeau Embankment 07.00-11.30 Full closure

Ravenhill Road Rosetta roundabout - Ormeau Embankment09.00-16.30 Lane closure city bound

Ormeau Embankment All 06.00-16.30 Controlled local and event access will be maintained

Ormeau Road Rosetta roundabout - Ormeau Avenue 08.30-16.30 Lane closure country bound

Ormeau Road Ormeau Avenue - East Bridge Street 08.30-11.30 Full closure

Cromac Street All 08.30-11.30 Lane closure

Victoria Street May Street - Chichester Street 08.30-11.30 Lane closure

Chichester Street All 09.00-11.30 Full closure

Donegal Place All 09.00-11.30 Full closure

Castle Street All 09.00-11.30 Full closure

Queens Street All 09.00-11.30 Full closure

Wellington Place All 09.00-11.30 Full closure

May Street Cromac Street - Donegall Square South08.30-12.30 Full closure

Donegall Square South All 08.30-12.30 Full closure

Howard Street All 08.30-12.30 Full closure

Donegall Square North All 08.30-12.30 Full closure

Donegall Square WestAll 08.30-12.30 Full closure

Great Victoria Street Fisherwick Place - Bruce Street 08.30-12.30 Lane closure country bound

Great Victoria Street Bruce Street - Donegall Road 08.30-12.30 Full closure

Donegall Road All 09.00-12.00 Full closure

Donegall Road Entrance to City Hospital 09.00-12.00 Full closure

Glenmachan Street All 08.30-12.30 Full closure

Boucher Road Tates Avenue - Stockmans Lane 08.00-13.30 Full closure

Lislea Drive All 08.30-13.30 Full closure

Lisburn Road Lislea Drive - Kings Hall 09.30-13.30 Lane closure city bound

Lisburn Road Flyover 09.30-13.30 Full closure

Upper Lisburn Road Kings Hall - Finaghy Road North 09.30-13.30 Lane closure city bound

Finaghy Road North Upper Lisburn Road - Finaghy Park Central 09.30-13.30 Full closure

Finaghy Road North Finaghy Park Central -Andersonstown Road 09.30-13.30 Lane closure country bound

Andersonstown Road Finaghy Road North - Falls Road 09.30-14.00 Lane closure country bound

Falls Road Andersonstown Park - Glen Road 09.30-14.00 Lane closure country bound

Falls Road Glen Road - Broadway 09.30-14.00 Full closure

Falls Road Broadway - North Howard Street 09.30-14.00 Lane closure city bound

North Howard Street North Howard Street - Cupar way 07.00-14.15 Full closure

Cupar Way All 07.00-14.15 Full closure

North Howard Link All 07:00-14.15 Full closure

Northumberland Street All 09:30-14.15 Full closure

Shankill Road Millfield – Tennent Street 09.30-14.15 Full closure

Agnes Street All 09.30-14:30 Full closure

Crumlin Road Cliftonville Avenue - Hillview 09.30-14:30 Full closure- access to Mater Hospital maintained from Carlisle Circus

Oldpark Road Crumlin Road - Cliftonville Road 09.30-14:30 Lane closure city bound

Cliftonville Road Oldpark Road - Linden Gardens 09.30-14.30 Full closure

Antrim Road Cavehill Road - Duncairn Gardens 09.30-14.30 Full closure

Duncairn Gardens All 09.30-14.30 Full closure

North Queen Street Brougham Street - Carrick Hill 09.30-14.30 Full closure

Frederick Street All 09.30-14.30 Lane closure city bound

Great Patrick Street Great Patrick Street - Dunbar Link 09.30-14.30 Lane closure city bound

Dunbar Link All 09.30-14.30 Lane closure city bound

Waring Street All 09.30-14.30 Full closure

Albert Square All 09.30-14.30 Lane closure from Tomb Street

Victoria Street High Street - Waring Street 09.30-14.30 Lane closure

Donegall Quay All 09.30-15.00 Full closure

Bridge End Queens Quay - Queens Bridge 09.30-15.00 Full closure

Queens Bridge All 09.30-15.00 Full closure

Oxford Street All 09.30-15.00 Full closure

Lanyon Place All 09.30-15.30 Full closure

Mays Meadow All 09.30-15.30 Full closure

Sunnyside Street All 06.30-11.00 Full closure

Ravenhill Road Ravenhill Road - Rosetta roundabout 11.30-15.30

For full road closure details please click HERE

Take a look back at highlights from last year's Belfast City Marathon:

Overall Men winners

Left to Right - Adam Bowden in second, Mohamed Oumaarir in first and Bernard Rotich in third

Overall Women winners

Left to Right - Gladys Ganiel in second, Shewaye Woldemeskl in first and Gadise negaasa in third

Wheelchar winners

Left to Right - Karol Doherty in second and Mark Millar in first


Aaron Johnston

Megan McGlinchey and Phil Morton

Sam Cochrane and David McAuley

Liam Magee and Gary Magee

John McCann

Gibson Brothers Banbridge

Hazel Molloy and Beverly McCullough

Ben Scott, Matthew Nicholson and Clive Nesbitt

Caoimhe Conway, Stephen Acheson and Eimear Wilson

Freedom Runners

Paula Green and Chrissy Watt

Amanda Balfe and Louise Coffey


Paul and Lauren Seawright

Katie Andrews, Paul Reilly, Sean Boyle and Deborah McAleese






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