How to get there?

The festival park is located alongside the Haachtsesteenweg in Werchter (Belgium). Werchter is located not too far from Brussels (30 km) and close to Leuven (15 km).

Do you live near Werchter? Be green, be healthy and come to the festival by bike! You'll be here in a heartbeat. You can park your bike in one of our cycle parks nearby.

There are three cycle parks for bicycles:

• KBC cycle park A: located near The Hive in Haacht (Biesbeemden).
• KBC cycle park B: located on the Provinciebaan in Rotselaar.
• KBC cycle park C: located near the bridge of Werchter.

Cycle parking is free of charge. The cycle parks will be under constant surveillance. In the cycle parks, a (limited) number of spaces will be provided for mopeds. A cycle repair point will be provided at the cycle parks. For a small fee, you can have a punctured tyre or broken brake cable repaired.

You would like to bike to Werchter, but the distance is a bit too large? Choose park & bike! Bring your bicycle in/on the car and park your car on one of the free parksites located a bit further away from the festival. Continue your journey by bike and park your bicycle on one of the supervised bicycle parks near the festival.

You can park for free in one of the following locations:

• Sporthal Den Dijk (Dijkstraat 1, Wespelaar), distance by bike: 3,5 km
• K.A.C. Betekom (Grote Baan 118, Begijnendijk), distance by bike: 9 km
• Sportoase De Toren (Torenstraat 115, Rotselaar), distance by bike: 3,5 km

Travel to the festival by train. The smartest and coziest option.

The E-train ticket Werchter Boutique costs only € 19 return, regardless of the distance you travel.

This special ticket is valid for an outward journey with a regular train in 2nd class to LEUVEN station and the homeward journey with an extra night train. It also includes the outbound and inbound lap by extra buses of De Lijn between Leuven station and the Werchter festival park!

After the festival, extra night trains will run to Oostende, Gent-Sint-Pieters, Roeselare, Lokeren (via Antwerpen-Centraal), Genk and Turnhout as final destinations. Boarding these extra night trains is only allowed with the corresponding E-train ticket Werchter Boutique. Your purchase is valid as a reservation.

Buy your ticket via sncb.be/werchterboutique. The number of E-train tickets Werchter Boutique is limited. Don't wait too long! All info and conditions on sncb.be/werchterboutique.

As in previous years, the NMBS/SNCB station at Leuven will act as the hub for public transport. De Lijn will provide a fast, continuous bus service between Leuven Station and the festival site in Werchter. Buses will travel in a loop between Leuven Station and Werchter.

If you're heading for the festival field, you can board the bus at Leuven Station from 10am. The buses run continuously back and forth between Leuven and the festival 2am. The waiting time between 7pm and 11pm may be slightly longer.

If you're travelling with the Werchter Boutique e-train ticket, the shuttle bus is included in the price. 

No Werchter Boutique e-train ticket? You can buy a ticket for the De Lijn shuttle bus only. Tickets are valid for outward and return journeys on the special shuttle buses between Leuven Station and the Werchter festival site. We recommend to buy your bus ticket in advance or to use SMS ticketing.

Where can you buy them?

• Buy an SMS ticket by sending 'EVENT' to 4884 and show the SMS ticket you'll receive when getting on the bus (€7 + €0.15 operator charge)
• Buy your ticket up to 14 days in advance from the Lijnwinkels in Vlaams-Brabant (€8)
• Buy your ticket on the day at the mobile or permanent Lijnwinkel at Leuven Station (€8).

Season tickets or other tickets are not valid for the shuttle buses. 

Drivers are recommended to take the more direct route to the festival from their point of departure. That way, arrivals and departures will be more spread and there will be less traffic jams. Follow the signposts and put out the GPS if you don’t want to get lost! From the highway, you will be directed to the nearest available car park. Parking your car costs 15 euro, to be paid in cash.

• From Antwerp: take the E19 in the direction of Brussels and follow the signposting
• From Brussels: follow the messages on the road signs on the ring road of Brussels
• From Liège: take the E314 in the direction of Genk and follow the signposting
• From Genk/Hasselt: take the E314 in the direction of Leuven and follow the signposting

May we advise carpooling? Travelling with friends is twice the fun. Tip: don't drink and drive, assign a designated driver.

Are you having yourself dropped off and picked up? The Leuven train station is the ideal location. You can park for free during 30 minutes on the P1 Parking (Martelarenlaan). A festival shuttle bus will take you to the festival. See 'by bus' for more info.

For those living in the vicinity of the festival, a few kiss & ride zones are located nearby. Follow the signposting 'kiss & ride'. You can only stop for a quick load-in or load-out. Parking on the kiss & ride zone is not allowed. Please keep in mind the roads to the kiss & ride zones might be congested!

• Zone A: Wijgmaalsesteenweg – Haacht (ONLY accessible via Vinkstraat in Haacht)
• Zone B: Kapelstraat – Rotselaar (dropping off only! After the festival this zone is NOT accessible)
• Zone C: Tremelobaan – Werchter

Parking your motorcycle, scooter or moped is possible the B2 parksite. A parking ticket costs 10 euros.

If you're heading for Werchter with friends in your own coach, we recommended you to sign up via werchter@sceltamobility.be. You will receive detailed directions and your parking space for the coach will be reserved.

Belgium is easily reached by airplane. From Brussels Airport (BRU), direct train connections take you to Leuven. Also from Charleroi Airport (CRL), Leuven is easily reached by train. A convenient route planner for public transport in Belgium can be found here.

Brussels Airport (Zaventem)

More info on www.brusselsairport.be

The train station is on the ground floor (level -1) of the airport. There are two trains to Leuven every hour. At Leuven station you can take the De Lijn special shuttle service, which provides a permanent link between Werchter Festival park and Leuven railway station.

Brussels South Airport (Charleroi)

More info on www.charleroi-airport.com

Bus line A links the airport to Charerloi-Sud train station. Since there is no direct train to Leuven it is best to take a train to Brussel-Noord. There you can change for Leuven. At Leuven station you can take the De Lijn special shuttle service, which provides a permanent link between Werchter Festival park and Leuven railway station.