How to get there?

Public transport is the most practical – and most convenient – way to get to Rock Werchter.Leuven railway station is the centre point of the festival weekend. It’s easily accessible, wherever you come from. The De Lijn bus company is running a continuous shuttle service between Leuven railway station and the festival site. Upon presentation of your festival ticket you will be able to take the train from anywhere in Belgium to Leuven and back again, all for free. Moreover, the special bus service between Leuven station and the Festival Park is included in the price of your festival-ticket. Leuven is also the ideal meeting point to drop people off and/or find people that you are looking for.

By train

Classic festival tickets for Rock Werchter (all kinds of one-day tickets and four-day passes) are also valid for use on NMBS trains, more specifically for one second-class outward and one second-class homeward journey from/to any Belgian railway station to/from LEUVEN and comprise also the return trip for the final section (by bus), a special service set up by De Lijn between LEUVEN railway station and Werchter's festival park, for the period of Thursday 2 July 2009 through Monday 6 July 2009. Festival-goers should retain their festival ticket and must produce it for inspection at all times during the outward and the homeward journey.

E-FESTIVAL TICKETS are not valid on trains or buses as such. Each e-festival ticket entitles you to one free E-TRAIN TICKET, which can be ordered from www.nmbs.be/rockwerchter as from 03 June 2009 using the NMBS code mentioned on your e-festival ticket.

Beware: the e-train ticket bears your name, is non-transferable, non-returnable and non-canceable. These e-train tickets are valid for use on NMBS trains, more specifically for one second-class outward and one second-class homeward journey from/to any Belgian railway station to/from LEUVEN and comprise also the return trip for the final section (by bus), a special service set up by De Lijn between LEUVEN railway station and Werchter's festival park for the period of Thursday 2 July 2009 through Monday 6 July 2009. Festival-goers should retain their e-trainticket and must produce it for inspection (along with an ID card) at all times during the outward and the homeward journey.

Notes:

No late-night train service will be provided during the festival.
Festival-goers who are not in possession of a festival ticket with the validity of the train journey printed on it, should buy a train ticket prior to boarding; this ticket is non-refundable.
Certificates of payment, transfer forms of a financial institution and other proof of payment for a festival ticket are NOT valid for use as NMBS train tickets.
Festival tickets without tear-off slip are NOT valid for the outward journey.
The above-mentioned festival tickets are NOT valid on Thalys, Eurostar, TGV and ICE trains.
Transportation passes are only valid on the NMBS rail network from the first Belgian railway station. Festival goers travelling by train from abroad, who are in possession of a classic festival ticket or an e-train ticket, must purchase a valid ticket (both for the outward and the homeward journey) valid for use on foreign rail networks and the NMBS border tracks until the first Belgian railway station.
Under no circumstances can Rock Werchter wristbands and other festival attributes be considered as train tickets. Make sure to retain your festival ticket and/or e-train ticket at all times as if it were your ID card or money! Do not lose it! You should be able to produce it for inspection during the homeward journey
For the festival there are no special day trips (‘B-Dagtrip’) nor event tickets (‘B-Evenementbiljet’) available.

TIMETABLES
Visit NMBS’ website (www.nmbs.be) for the timetables with regard to trains from and to Leuven station. Or call +32 (0) 16 21 21 21 (information service).

THALYS/EUROSTAR

By festivalbus

The De Lijn bus company is running a continuous shuttle service between Leuven railway station and the festival site. This takes about fifteen minutes: buses make a ‘loop’ between Leuven and Werchter and follow a special route, which is used only by security services and De Lijn.

Line A (Leuven-Haacht-Leuven)
This bus leaves from Diestsepoort (at the end of Leuven’s bus station, between KBC offices and De Lijn’s coach house) and goes to the festival stop in Haacht. Use this line if you sleep at camping facilities A3 or A6.
Line B (Leuven-Werchter-Leuven)
This bus leaves from Diestsepoort (at the end of Leuven’s bus station, between KBC offices and De Lijn’s coach house) and goes to the festival stop in Werchter. Use this line if you sleep at camping facility A1 or in zones B or C.

INFORMATION
For more information on this special bus service, call +32 (0) 70 22 02 00 (from June 1st 2009).

On one's own

BY CAR
A dozen parking lots and camping facilities are set up in the vicinity of the festival ground. All of these are managed by local associations. For safety reasons, no cars, folding trailers or any other vehicles are allowed at the camping facilities, just like previous years. Parkings are divided into 3 zones:

Zone A alongside the access road from Haacht (only accessible via Haacht).
Zone B alongside the access road from Rotselaar (only accessible via E313 and via Rotselaar)
Zone C alongside the Betekom-Werchter road, and alongside the Werchter ring (only accessible via Tremelo and Aarschot)

Warning: Werchter bridge, where three approach roads meet, is closed off to all traffic. Bear this in mind when you try to reach a particular car park.

Parking your car costs 15 euros. Attention! Basically, you only have to pay once. But when you leave the car park and return later when there's no vacancy in that same car park anymore, you'll have to buy a new car park ticket.

BY MOTORBIKE
The secure parking compound for motorbikes (C5) is located at the ‘C Zone’ at the Hogeweg (about 50 metres from the Werchter roundabout). This compound is accessible from Tremelo and Betekom. It is forbidden to leave your motorbike on Werchter bridge.
Parking your motorbike costs 15 euros.

BY BICYCLE
Het Nieuwsblad, KBC and ARGUS, KBC’s Milieupunt (environmental service) provide a free and secure bike parking at the Werchter village square.
Opening hours bike parking:
From Thursday July 2 - 08.30 AM till Monday July 6 - 2PM (24/24)

By airplane

BRUSSELS AIRPORT (ZAVENTEM)
http://www.brusselsairport.be
The train station is situated at the basement level (level -1) of the airport. There are two trains per hour to Leuven. At Leuven station you may use De Lijn’s special shuttle service, which offers a permanent connection from and to Werchter’s Festival park, which will bring you in less than a quarter of an hour to Leuven railway station.
See also “by train” and “by bus”

BRUSSELS SOUTH AIRPORT (CHARLEROI)
http://www.charleroi-airport.com
Bus line A connects the airport with Charerloi-Sud train station. There is no direct train to Leuven. So you had better take a train which calls at Brussel-Noord station. There you can change for a train to Leuven. At Leuven station you may use De Lijn’s special shuttle service, which offers a permanent connection from and to Werchter’s Festival park.
See also “by train” and “by bus.”

Coaches and bus festival transport

FESTIVALBUS
Festivalbus arrange coaches exclusively for festival goers from the UK to Europe's best music festivals. Festivalbus makes travelling to Rock Werchter an enjoyable part of your festival experience; meet other music lovers and get the party started before you even arrive.

ONTOUR
OnTour is an Israeli tour operator which specializes in Music tourism. OnTour sends thousands of Israelis to live concerts and music festivals in Europe every year. The OnTour package deals not only include flights, transportation and venue tickets, but also a complete rock star treatment with alcohol, bar crawling and various extras.

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