Logically, given most of our Festivals are on the European Continent, our Tour Coach routes run from the North to the South of the UK, using primarily the East and West Trunk Road systems incorporating, the M1 and M6.
Staying close to the two motorway systems in order to minimize travel time, we are still able to offer a large number of direct local departures, close to the major UK conurbations.
If your chosen departure point on any given Tour, is not on the direct route of the Tour Coach, we will arrange for a (return) connecting coach service by National Express (or the like) to the nearest convenient Tour Coach joining point. On most occasions this will be to London.
In the table below those departure points illustrated in CAPITAL LETTERS denote departure points more likely involving an actual Argon Events Tour Coach.
Those illustrated in lower case will be likely to involve a National Express (or other) connection from that point, to London where you will board an Argon Events Tour Coach.
Therefore, if you prefer to board your Tour Coach directly (without taking a connecting journey), select one of the Departures in CAPITALS.
UK COACH DEPARTURE POINTS
HELLFEST
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departing 17 June |
returning 24 June |
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| Locality | Departure Point | Approx Dep Window |
Mode of Transport |
Supplement |
| BARNSLEY (M1) |
Woolley Edge Services M1 southbound | Morning | TOUR COACH |
nil |
| BIRMINGHAM | International Railway Station NEC, Solihul | Afternoon | TOUR COACH |
nil |
| Bournemouth | local National Express departure point | 12.00-13.00hrs | Nat Express |
£30 |
| Brighton | local National Express departure point | 13.00-14.00hrs | Nat Express |
£25 |
| Bristol | Outside Science Centre on Anchor Road, Bristol, BS1 5DB | Afternoon | Nat Express | £35 |
| Cardiff | tba | Afternoon | Nat Express | £45 |
| CARLISLE | Toby Carvery, Warwick Road, J43, M6 | Morning | TOUR COACH |
£30 |
| DARLINGTON | tba | Morning | TOUR COACH |
£30 |
| DERBY (M1) |
Trowell Services M1, southbound | Afternoon | TOUR COACH |
nil |
| DOVER | Eastern Dock Terminal Building, Dover Docks | N/A | nil | |
| DUMFRIES | Annandale Water Services A74(M), southbound | Morning | TOUR COACH |
£40 |
| EDINBURGH | tba | Morning | TOUR COACH |
£45 |
| Exeter | local National Express departure point | 10.00-11.00hrs | Nat Express |
£45 |
| GLASGOW | Outside Central Railway Station on Gordon Street, Galasgow | Morning | TOUR COACH |
£45 |
| KNUTSFORD | Knutsford Services M6, southbound | Morning | TOUR COACH |
nil |
| LANCASTER | O/side Holiday Inn, A683, off J34, M6 | Morning | TOUR COACH |
£20 |
| LEEDS | O/side Queens Hotel, by railway station, Leeds | Morning | TOUR COACH |
nil |
| LEICESTER (M1) |
Leicester Forest East Services, M1, southbound | Afternoon | TOUR COACH |
nil |
| LIVERPOOL | Bus lay-by on Skelhorn Street, opp Lime Street Station | Morning | TOUR COACH |
nil |
| LONDON | Opp Wetherspoons (Willow Walk), Wilton Road, Victoria Station, London | 17.00 – 18.00hrs | TOUR COACH |
nil |
| LUTON | Toddington Services M1, southbound | Afternoon | TOUR COACH |
nil |
| MAIDSTONE (M20) |
Maidstone Services, M20, southbound | 22.30hrs | TOUR COACH |
nil |
| MANCHESTER | Britannia Hotel on corner of Chorlton St/Portland St. | Afternoon | TOUR COACH |
nil |
| MILTON KEYNES (M1) |
Newport Pagnell Services M1, southbound | Evening | TOUR COACH |
nil |
| NEWCASTLE | tba | Morning | TOUR COACH |
£30 |
| NORTHAMPTON (M1) |
Northampton Services M1, southbound | Afternoon | TOUR COACH |
nil |
| NOTTINGHAM (M1) |
Trowell Services M1, southbound | Afternoon | TOUR COACH |
nil |
| Plymouth | local National Express departure point | 10.00-12.00hrs | Nat Express |
£50 |
| Portsmouth | local National Express departure point |
14.00-15.00hrs | Nat Express |
£35 |
| PRESTON | Outside Holiday Inn, Carlisle Street | Morning | TOUR COACH |
nil |
| SANDBACH (M6) |
Sandbach Services M6, southbound | Afternoon | TOUR COACH |
nil |
| SHEFFIELD | Outside Premier Inn, Meadowhall on Sheffield Road | Morning | TOUR COACH |
nil |
| Southampton | local National Express departure point | 14.00-15.00hrs | Nat Express |
£35 |
| ST HELENS |
Shell Garage, Haydock Island, A580 at J23, M6 | Morning | TOUR COACH |
nil |
| STOKE (M6) |
Keele Services M6, southbound | Afternoon | TOUR COACH |
nil |
| WAKEFIELD (M1) |
Woolley Edge Services M1 southbound | Morning | TOUR COACH |
nil |
| WATFORD | London Gateway Services M1, southbound | Afternoon | TOUR COACH |
nil |
| WOLVERHAMPTON (M6) |
Hilton Park Services M6, southbound | Afternoon | TOUR COACH |
nil |
| TOUR COACH DEPARTURE TIME GUIDELINE 09.00-13.00hrs = Morning 13.00-17.30hrs = Afternoon 17.30-22.00hrs = Evening |
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WACKEN OPEN AIR COACH DEPARTURE GUIDELINES 2024 |
departing 29 Jul 2024 | returning 05 Aug 2024 | ||
| Locality | Departure Point | Approx Dep Window | Mode of Transport | Supplement |
| BARNSLEY (M1) | Woolley Edge Services M1 southbound | Morning | TOUR COACH | £15 |
| BIRMINGHAM | International Railway Station NEC, Solihul | Afternoon | TOUR COACH | nil |
| Bournemouth | local National Express departure point | Afternoon | Nat Express | £35 |
| Brighton | local National Express departure point | Afternoon | Nat Express | £25 |
| Bristol | local National Express departure point | Afternoon | Nat Express | £35 |
| Cardiff | local National Express departure point | Morning | Nat Express | £45 |
| CARLISLE | tba | Morning | TOUR COACH | £30 |
| DERBY (M1) | Trowell Services M1, southbound | Afternoon | TOUR COACH | £15 |
| DOVER | Eastern Dock Terminal Building, Dover Docks | 22.00hrs | TOUR COACH | nil |
| Exeter | local National Express departure point | Morning | Nat Express | £45 |
| GLASGOW | O/side Central railway station, Gordon St, Glasgow | Morning | TOUR COACH | £40 |
| KNUTSFORD | Knutsford Services M6, southbound | Afternoon | TOUR COACH | nil |
| LANCASTER | tba | Morning | TOUR COACH | £20 |
| LEEDS | O/side Queens Hotel, by railway station, Leeds | Afternoon | TOUR COACH | nil |
| LEICESTER (M1) | Leicester Forest East Services, M1, southbound | Afternoon | TOUR COACH | £15 |
| LIVERPOOL | Bus lay-by on Skelhorn Street, opp Lime Street Station | Afternoon | TOUR COACH | nil |
| LONDON | Outside Park Plaza Hotel, Wilton Road | tba 18.00 – 19.00hrs | TOUR COACH | nil |
| LUTON | Toddington Services M1, southbound | Evening | TOUR COACH | nil |
| MAIDSTONE (M20) | Maidstone Services, M20, southbound | Evening | TOUR COACH | nil |
| MANCHESTER | Britannia Hotel on corner of Chorlton St/Portland St. | Afternoon | TOUR COACH | nil |
| MILTON KEYNES (M1) | Newport Pagnell Services M1, southbound | Evening | TOUR COACH | nil |
| NORTHAMPTON (M1) | Northampton Services M1, southbound | Evening | TOUR COACH | nil |
| NOTTINGHAM (M1) | Trowell Services M1, southbound | Afternoon | TOUR COACH | £15 |
| Plymouth | local National Express departure point | Afternoon | Nat Express | £50 |
| Portsmouth | local National Express departure point | Afternoon | Nat Express | £35 |
| PRESTON | Outside Holiday Inn, Carlisle Street | Morning | TOUR COACH | nil |
| SHEFFIELD | Outside Premier Inn, Meadowhall on Sheffield Road | Afternoon | TOUR COACH | £15 |
| Southampton | local National Express departure point | Afternoon | Nat Express | £35 |
| STOKE (M6) | Keele Services M6, southbound | Afternoon | TOUR COACH | nil |
| WATFORD | London Gateway Services M1, southbound | Evening | TOUR COACH | nil |
| WOLVERHAMPTON (M6) | Hilton Park Services M6, southbound | Afternoon | TOUR COACH | nil |
| TOUR COACH DEPARTURE TIME GUIDELINE 09.00-13.00hrs = Morning 13.00-17.30hrs = Afternoon 17.30-22.00hrs = Evening | ||||