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How do you get to Pukkelpop?

The best way to get to Pukkelpop is by bike or public transport. The NMBS Hasselt station is the public transport hub. Pukkelpop can be reached by train via Hasselt station or Kiewit station. Kiewit station (one stop after Hasselt station) is within walking distance of the festival site (only 500m).

A regular fast bus service (shuttles) has been arranged between Hasselt station and the Pukkelpop festival site, operated by De Lijn. A Pukkelpop e-train ticket allows you free travel from any station in Belgium to Hasselt station or Kiewit station – and includes the return trip too. The special bus service between Hasselt station and the festival site is also included in your festival ticket.

Just like last year the Kempische Steenweg (the main road leading to Pukkelpop) will be closed to all motorised traffic during the festival days. Read all about it here or via this webpage (in Dutch) of the city of Hasselt.

There is a sufficient number of parking spaces in the neighbourhood of the festival site.
Payment at the parking lots is cash only and will be €5 per day. Download parking plan. 

FAQ: Transport

  • Are there sufficient parking spaces and how much does it cost?

    Yes, there is a sufficient number of parking spaces in the neighbourhood of the festival site.
    Payment at the parking lots is cash only (except for parking lot 10 where you can also pay by card) and will be €5 per day. Download parking plan. 

    CAMPING CHILL

    • Accessible via South E313 motorway, exit 27 Hasselt-West or 29 Hasselt-Oost 
    • Follow CHILL

    CAMPING RELAX / RELAX+

    • Accessible via North E314 motorway, exit 30 Midden-Limburg 
    • Follow RELAX

    DAY - NO CAMPING

    • Accessible via South E313 motorway, exit 27 Hasselt-West or 29 Hasselt-Oost
    • Accessible via North E314 motorway, exit 30 Midden-Limburg
      Every 5 min. free shuttlebusses to the festival
    • Follow 1 DAY

     

  • Free night buses!
    • Thirty Limburg towns are joining the initiative of the provincial authorities and transport company De Lijn to schedule free night buses during Pukkelpop.
    • These buses leave 30 minutes after the last band of the day has left the Main Stage.
      Departure: near Main Entrance (Kempische Steenweg) 
    • These are the participating towns: Alken, As, Beringen, Bilzen, Bocholt, Borgloon, Bree, Diepenbeek, Diest, Genk, Hamont-Achel, Hechtel-Eksel, Herk-de-Stad, Heusden-Zolder, Hoeselt, Houthalen - Helchteren, Kinrooi, Kortessem, Lanaken, Leopoldsburg, Lommel, Lummen, Maastricht, Meeuwen-Gruitrode, Neerpelt, Opglabbeek, Peer, Sint-Truiden, Tessenderlo, Tongeren, Wellen, Zutendaal.
      NEW! Maasmechelen, Dilsen-Stokken, Riemst and Gingelom have been added! 

    When?

    • On Wed 16 August: from 09:30 am to 06:00 am 
    • On Thur 17, Fri 18 and Sat 19 August: from 10:00 am to 06:00 am
    • On Sun* 20 August: from 06:00 am to 2:00 pm

    From across Limburg you can easily reach Pukkelpop with the buses of De Lijn, while trains provide onward connections to the rest of the country. Your bus ticket is included in the price of your festival ticket.

    Travel for free with De Lijn to/from Pukkelpop

    • only if you can show a valid festival ticket for Pukkelpop 2017;
    • on August 16-17-18-19-20 2017;
    • on the entire network of De Lijn.
  • Where is the Kiss & Ride?

    Kiss & Ride station Hasselt
    This Kiss & Ride is located in the Bampslaan, near the Hasselt train station. There are regular and fast bus connections to the festival meadow and to two campsites, Camping Chill and Camping Relax.

    Kiss & Ride Relax
    This Kiss & Ride is located near the entrance to Camping Relax (Parking 10). It can be reached via exit 30 (Park Midden Limburg) of the E314 in Houthalen. Just follow the Kiss & Ride signs. At the entrance of Camping Relax there are fast bus connections to the festival meadow and Camping Chill.

  • Free bus ride to Pukkelpop?
    • When you display a valid admission ticket for Pukkelpop 2017, you can travel for free with all the buses and trams operated by De Lijn, regardless of the distance travelled. The return trip is also free (but you must keep your festival ticket or armband!).

    If you do not have a festival ticket, you will have to pay the normal rates for travelling on De Lijn public transport.

    Free travel to Pukkelpop by De Lijn public transport is possible:

    • for the holder of a valid Pukkelpop 2017 festival ticket
    • on 16-17-18-19-20 August 2017
    • on the entire network operated by De Lijn.
  • Free train ticket to Pukkelpop?

    Your festival ticket entitles you to a FREE E-TRAIN TICKET. 

    Order your ticket as from 26-07-2017 on thetrain.be/pukkelpop using the SNCB code mentioned on your festival ticket. Attention: your festival ticket itself is not valid as a train ticket!

    The free e-train ticket is valid for 1 outward and 1 homeward journey in 2nd class (not HST) from your Belgian departure station to KIEWIT station in the period of Wednesday 16-08-2017 until Sunday 20-08-2017 inclusive. 

    IMPORTANT!

    Go to thetrain.be/pukkelpop for:
    ●  downloading your free e-train ticket;
    ●  the terms of use and validity of the e-train ticket;
    ●  the timetables of the EXTRA TRAINS (outward journey / homeward journey);
    ●  all details about how to get to the camping sites and the festival site as a train passenger.

    Festival visitors from abroad:

    • Travellers who have Brussels Airport - Zaventem as departure or destination station still have to pay the Diabolo fee. 
    • Festival visitors coming from other countries can combine their e-train ticket with a return ticket that is valid on the foreign railway networks until the Belgian border. As from there the e-train ticket is valid to Kiewit station.
    • When downloading your e-train ticket, mention the first Belgian station in question as departure station.

    The first stations in Belgium are:

    • from The Netherlands: Essen (via Roosendaal) and Visé (via Maastricht - Eijsden)
    • from Germany: Hergenrath
    • from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg: Arlon, Athus and Gouvy
    • from France: Mouscron, Froyennes, Quiévrain, Quévy and Erquelinnes
  • Pukkelpop by bike
    • You can park your bike next to festival site, totally free of charge.
  • Can I travel to Pukkelpop by bus from abroad?

    From the Netherlands

    Buses will leave from Amsterdam, Utrecht and Rotterdam. For more information visit the website of Maximal.

    From the UK

    Buses will leave from Manchester, Birmingham, London and Dover. More information can be found on the website of Big Green Coach.

  • Where can I drop off or pick up my daughter/son after the festival?

    We strongly advise everyone to come to the festival by bike or public transport. Thousands of people come to Pukkelpop each year, which inevitably causes traffic problems on the access roads. The best place to drop off or pick up someone is Kiewit station. Please avoid the Kiewit village centre.

    There are 2 Kiss & Ride points:

    Kiss & Ride station Hasselt 
    This Kiss & Ride is located in the Bampslaan, near the Hasselt train station. There are regular and fast bus connections to the festival meadow and to two campsites, Camping Chill and Camping Relax. 

    Kiss & Ride Camping Relax 
    This Kiss & Ride is located near the entrance to Camping Relax (Parking 10). It can be reached via exit 30 (Park Midden Limburg) of the E314 in Houthalen. Just follow the Kiss & Ride signs. At the entrance of Camping Relax there are fast bus connections to the festival meadow and Camping Chill.