Moy Park Belfast City Marathon 2025: Traffic Update

The 2025 Moy Park Belfast City Marathon will see a record number of runners taking to the streets of Belfast this bank holiday weekend.

The race will start at Stormont at 9am and finish in Ormeau Park on Sunday 4th May 2025.

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 2025 👇

Massey Avenue Belmont Road - Stormont Estate 06.00-11.00 - Full closure

Upper Newtownards Road Comber Road junction - Beersbridge Road 06.00-11.00 Full closure

Beersbridge Road Upper Newtownards Road - Castlereagh Road 08.30-11.30 Full closure

Castlereagh Road Outer Ring - Beersbridge Road 08.30-11.30 Full closure

Montgomery Road All 08.30-11.30 Full closure

Cregagh Road Greenway - Ravenhill Avenue 08.30-12.00 Full closure

Woodstock Road Ravenhill Avenue - Albertbridge Road 08.30-12.00 Full closure

Albertbridge Road Woodstock Road - East Bridge Street 08.30-12.00 Lane closure city bound

Ravenhill Road Albertbridge Road - Ormeau Embankment 07.00-12.00 Full closure

Ravenhill Road Rosetta roundabout - Ormeau Embankment 09.00-16.30 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 08.30-12.00 Full closure

Cromac Street All 08.30-12.00 Lane closure

Victoria Street May Street - Chichester Street 08.30-12.00 Lane closure

Chichester Street All 09.00-12.00 Full closure

Donegal Place All 09.00-12.00 Full closure

Wellington Place All 09.00-12.00 Full closure

May Street Cromac Street - Donegall Square South 08.30-13.00 Full closure

Donegall Square South All 08.30-13.00 Full closure

Howard Street All 08.30-13.00 Full closure

Donegall Square North All 08.30-13.00 Full closure

Donegall Square West All 08.30-13.00 Full closure

Great Victoria Street Fisherwick Place - Bruce Street 08.30-13.00 Lane closure country bound

Great Victoria Street Bruce Street - Donegall Road 08.30-13.00 Full closure

Donegall Road All 09.00-13.00 Full closure

Donegall Road Entrance to City Hospital 09.00-12.30 Full closure

Glenmachan Street All 08.30-13.00 Full closure

Boucher Road Tates Avenue - Stockmans Lane 08.00-14.00 Full closure

Lislea Drive All 08.30-14.00 Full closure

Lisburn Road Lislea Drive - Kings Hall 09.30-14.00 Lane closure city bound

Lisburn Road Flyover 09.30-14.00 Full closure

Upper Lisburn Road Kings Hall - Finaghy Road North 09.30-14.30 Lane closure city bound

Finaghy Road North Upper Lisburn Road - Finaghy Park Central 09.30-14.00 Full closure

Finaghy Road North Finaghy Park Central -Andersonstown Road 09.30-14.00 Lane closure country bound

Andersonstown Road Finaghy Road North - Falls Road 09.30-14.30 Lane closure country bound

Falls Road Andersonstown Park - Glen Road 09.30-14.30 Lane closure country bound

Falls Road Glen Road - Broadway 09.30-14.30 Full closure

Falls Road Broadway - North Howard Street 09.30-14.30 Lane closure city bound

North Howard Street North Howard Street - Cupar way 07.00-14.45 Full closure

Cupar Way All 07.00-14.45 Full closure

North Howard Link All 07:00-14.45 Full closure

Lanark Way All 09.30-14.45 Lane closure citybound

Shankill Road Millfield – Ballygomartin 09.30-14.15 Full closure

Tennent Street All 09.30-15.00 Full closure

Crumlin Road Twaddell Avenue Agnes Street 09.30-15.00 Full closure - access to Mater Hospital maintained from Carlisle Circus

Oldpark Road Crumlin Road - Cliftonville Road 09.30-15.00 Lane closure city bound

Oldpark Avenue All 09.30-15.00 Full closure

Cliftonville Road Oldpark Road - Linden Gardens 09.30-15.00 Full closure

Antrim Road Cavehill Road - Duncairn Gardens 09.30-15.00 Full closure

Duncairn Gardens All 09.30-15.00 Full closure

North Queen Street Brougham Street - Carrick Hill 09.30-15.00 Full closure

Frederick Street All 09.30-15.00 Lane closure city bound

Great Patrick Street Great Patrick Street - Dunbar Link 09.30-15.00 Lane closure city bound

Dunbar Link All 09.30-15.00 Lane closure city bound

Waring Street All 09.30-15.00 Full closure

Albert Square All 09.30-15.00 Lane closure from Tomb Street

Victoria Street High Street - Waring Street 09.30-15.00 Lane closure

Donegall Quay All 09.30-15.30 Full closure

Bridge End Queens Quay - Queens Bridge 09.30-15.30 Full closure

Queens Bridge All 09.30-15.30 Full closure

Oxford Street All 09.30-15.30 Full closure

Lanyon Place All 09.30-16.00 Full closure

Mays Meadow All 09.30-16.00 Full closure

Sunnyside Street All 06.30-11.30 Full closure, local access maintained

Ravenhill Road Ravenhill Road - Rosetta roundabout 11.30-16.00 Local access maintained

For full road closure details please click HERE

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