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Bristol Bus Station service
In 2011, National Express had a service from Bristol Bus Station at only £20 return. It is best to pre-book on the National Express website or call their ticket line, otherwise you may face delays if too many turn up on the day.
Bus from Castle Cary train station
There's a free shuttle bus for Festival ticket holders running between the train station and the Festival Bus Station. The shuttle bus service will run from Castle Cary station to the on-site bus station next to Pedestrian Gate A and back, throughout the Festival, from Wednesday to Monday starting at approx 8am (there is no service during the night when trains aren't running). The buses serve all the main train arrivals throughout the day on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. On Saturday, they run from 09:00 to 17:00 (approx) and on Sunday, they run from 08:00 to 20:00 (approx). The last bus from the Festival to Castle Cary railway station will be at 5pm on the Monday. You will need your Festival ticket to use this bus service.
Bus from Bristol Temple Meads
The Festival will operate a bus service from Bristol Temple Meads railway station on Wednesday and Thursday 10:00-19:00 for £15 single. A return service will operate on Sunday 14:00 to 22:00 and Monday 0600 to 1900 again for £15 single. This is a limited service and although journey times are usually around 70 minutes, it can take over 2 hours.
Download the timetable as a PDF
Glastonbury town bus shuttle
The Festival will run a bus service from Glastonbury town to the site on Wednesday and Thursday between 0700-2200, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday between 0700-0200 and on Monday between 0600-1900. The charge is £4 single. (This price covers costs only and the service is non profit-making.)
Download the timetable as a PDF
Shepton Mallet bus shuttle
The Festival will also run a service to Shepton Mallet daily from Thursday to Sunday, from 09.00 (from the site) to 17.00 (from Shepton Mallet). The fee is £3 single.
Download the timetable as a PDF
Brighton Peace and Environment Centre buses
The Brighton Peace and Environment Centre run coaches direct from Brighton to the Festival. Click http://www.bpec.org/glastonbury for more details. (NB: this is not an official Glastonbury service, but one which BPEC have run sucessfully for a number of years.)
Organising your own coach
If you want join the ranks of green festival goers (and get a green travel lanyard), you can arrange a coach and use the coach park by Pedestrian Gate A to drop off and pickup on Monday. Use of the Festival Bus Station is free if booked in advance. Any arrivals that aren’t booked in advance will be charged a £50 service charge. For more information please email office@glastonburyfestivals.co.uk