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
COACH DEPARTURE GUIDELINES 2024

departing
25 June 
returning
02 July
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

 

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