Looking for a lift to Latitude or have a spare seat in your car?
Check out Latitude Liftshare to connect with other festival‑goers and share your journey. You can register as either a driver or a passenger.
By splitting fuel costs, you’ll save money and reduce the environmental impact of your travel, a win‑win!
Looking for the easiest and most sustainable way to get to Latitude Festival? Big Green Coach returns as our official travel partner, offering carbon-neutral return services directly to the festival’s coach park.
Choose to arrive on Thursday or Friday. All coaches will return on Monday, hassle-free. You won’t need to worry about being the designated driver or relying on public transport connections.
Pick up locations: Travel from Chelmsford (City Centre), Colchester, Ipswich, London (Stratford) and London (Victoria Coach Station).
Arrive at Latitude before the music starts on Friday, Saturday and/or Sunday and return to your pick-up location after the headline set. You won’t miss a minute of the action!
Pick up locations: Travel from Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge (City Centre), Cambridge (Newmarket Road), Cambridge (Trumpington), Chelmsford (Beaulieu Park), Colchester, Ipswich, London (Stratford), London (Victoria Coach Station), Norwich (Blue Boar), Norwich (City Centre) and Stowmarket.
Don’t want to camp but still want the full festival experience? No problem! Book a convenient three-day travel pass with Big Green Coach and enjoy hassle-free travel to and from your original pickup location each day. You won’t miss a moment of the action.
Travel sustainably with the UK’s largest events travel company from just £64. Book in advance to secure your return seat for just £1 and pay the rest in bitesize monthly instalments.
Please do not use a Sat Nav system to get to the festival as there are different routes into the site depending on which direction you are approaching from and whether you are being dropped off, a family ticket holder, a weekend camper, bringing a campervan, a day ticket holder or a guest. Instead, please refer to the temporary festival road signage on your way to the festival site.
Parking
Weekend and day car parking is separate to the campsites in adjacent or nearby fields. Car parking is included in the price of your ticket. No sleeping, camping or fires are allowed in the car parks.
Tow-away vehicles will remove any illegally parked cars. There will be a local recovery service based onsite on Monday morning. Suffolk Police will be enforcing the speed limits approaching the site, please comply with them!
Drop off/Pick up
There is a drop off and pick up point at yellow gate.
Distances from local villages
Blyford – 6 mins, 3 miles
Blythburgh – 1.8 miles, 4 mins
Frostenden – 3.7 miles, 7 mins
Halesworth – 6.1 miles, 13 mins
Lowestoft – 13.8 miles, 26 mins
Reydon – 3.9 miles, 8 mins
Southwold – 11 mins, 5 miles
Uggeshall – 3.1 miles, 8 mins
Walberswick – 5.2 miles, 12 mins
Wangford – 1.9 miles, 4 mins
Latitude Festival 2026 – Traffic Routing
Brown Route Inbound:
Weekend and Day Ticket Holders – Traffic from the North and West:
Approach the festival via the A14 from the west, then travel A140 Northbound – A143 Eastbound – A146 Eastbound – A1145 Eastbound – A12 Southbound , therefore approaching the festival along the A12 Southbound and enter via Middle Barn Lane (the U1518) – then take a left turn into the car parks via Red Gate 3.
Orange Route Inbound:
Families and Family Campervan Ticket Holders from All Directions:
Approach the festival via the A14 from either direction, then travel on the A140 Northbound – A143 Eastbound – B1062 through Flixton to the A144 (missing Bungay completely). Travel along the A144 to the roundabout just before Halesworth, along Sparrowhawk Road (missing Halesworth completely) to the B1124 – then follow the HGV route along the B1124 – which will bring you out on the A145 south of Brampton – then travel down the A145 Southbound and enter the site on a left turn via Orange Gate 2.
Red Route Inbound:
Weekend and Day Ticket Holders from the South:
Approach the festival along the A12 Northbound from Ipswich. You will either enter on a left turn via Red Gate 2, or you will continue and turn left into Middle Barn Lane and enter via Red Gate 3 – this will be dependent on traffic volumes at the time, and you will be directed accordingly.
General Campervan Ticket Holders from All Directions:
Approach the Festival via the A12 Northbound from Ipswich. You will be directed left into Middle Barn Lane (the U1518), then left into Craven Manor Lane/Stackyard Covert (the U1519) and then enter on a left turn via Brown Gate 2.
Guest and Accessibility Traffic from All Directions:
Approach the festival via the A12 Northbound from Ipswich and enter on a left turn via Purple Gate.
Drop-Offs & Pick Ups from All Directions:
Approach the festival via the A12 Northbound from Ipswich and then the site on a left turn via Yellow Gate 1.
Leaving the festival:
Family Campervans/Family Camping/General Campervans will be directed onto the A145. Please do not attempt to turn onto the A12 from the A145 as there is no access to the A12 from the A145 in both the Northbound and Southbound direction.
Weekend ticket holders will be directed onto the A12 Northbound.
Guests/Lunar Parking/Accessibility/Taxis/Coaches/Pick up and Drop Off traffic will also be directed on the A12.
Please be patient with staff and stewards – they will be working tirelessly to assist you to exit the site as safely and quickly as possible.
For ticketholders wishing to travel to Latitude by train, the most convenient station to reach the festival site is Halesworth.
Please note that there is no direct service from London; if travelling from London, you will need to change at Ipswich.
First and last trains from Halesworth Station, as confirmed by Greater Anglia:
Big Green Coach, the official travel partner of Latitude, has services running until 23:59.
Please visit greateranglia.co.uk for more train information.
Shuttle bus day tickets are available from April 2026 via the BorderBus website with a 20% discount if purchased in April!
Shuttle buses will operate from Southwold, Kessingland, Halesworth Rail Station, Halesworth Town and Beccles (limited service).
Shuttle Bus Day Tickets allow unlimited travel on any of the shuttle buses from time of activation until 0100 the following day.
Timetables are now live:
Bike racks will be made available inside the public gates. Please ask a steward for further directions upon arrival.
If using What3Words:
Memorial – ///sardine.jingles.aboard
PUDO – ///major.shared.pocketed
Tuttles Wood – ///sample.fidgeting.strongly
Notice to members of the public wishing to travel in taxis or private hire vehicles.
Please try to pre-book taxis where possible, as the taxi rank may have limited taxis.
Know the difference:
Taxis will be ranked up at Yellow Gate One. Taxis are clearly identified with the word TAXI on the roof of the vehicle along with an external plate on the rear and an internal plate on the windscreen inside the vehicle. The driver will also have a badge on their person.
It is a legal requirement that the meter that shows the fare that you will be charged is turned on immediately when you commence your journey. A meter must always be used throughout your journey regardless of whether you accept a set fare* before the journey commences, this then shows that you have not be overcharged.
*A pre-agreed or set fare in a Hackney Carriage vehicle must never be more than the meter reading.
Private hire vehicles need to be pre-book by telephone to collect you. It is unlawful for a private hire vehicle to take you unless you have booked them in advance. Private hire vehicles also are identified from an external plate to the rear and an internal plate on the windscreen. The driver will also have a badge on his/her person.
Please ensure you ask the fare to be charged when you make the booking, if you are happy to accept that charge you have entered into a contract and it cannot be altered when you are collected. It is advisable to get quotes from different companies to ensure you are fairly charged.
There is no pedestrian access to the festival site and the roads around the site are not suitable for pedestrians.
In the event you need to walk onto or offsite at night then please wear reflective clothing or something bright and highly visible as the roads are not lit and there are no pavements or verges.
If you plan to book a coach from a private operator to drop you off / pick you up at Latitude Festival, please email coaches@latitudefestival.co.uk to book your time slots. You will then be sent out routing information, detailing which gate to arrive at nearer the time.
Please note: This is NOT a service to book a private coach. Only email us if you have booked your own coach. We will then try our best to schedule your drop off at your preferred time.
