I need help about the best way to get to werchter from Brussels south airport. The werchter boutique website says that you can buy a b-excursion tix included with the festival tix for free train travel in belgium to the festival. But you can only get this at the train station. I was wondering what my options are, can you get the train bit elsewhere, online?. I am also not sure where to get a hotel, Leuven or another bigger city near werchter itself?

Anyone have any ideas, or what are other people coming from the UK doing>?

Cheers,

[Edited 6/1/10 11:35am]

Hiya - I'm staying in Brussels on Friday and Saturday night. How will be the best way to get to Werchter and back to Brussels after the concert on Saturday? Will trains run during the night and should I buy in advance or can I buy tickets during the day?

raji said:

marxisreal said:

Thanks for your help and advice

Info from Livenation:

After the festival ends:

4 EXTRA TRAINS with the following hours:

1) Leuven (1.30) - Bruxelles-Nord (1.47) - Bruxelles-Midi (1.55) - Denderleeuw (2.14) - Aalst (2.22) -
Wetteren (2.33) - Gent-St.-Pieters (2.45) - De Pinte (2.53) - Deinze (2.59) - Waregem (3.07) -
Harelbeke (3.14) - Kortrijk (3.20).

2) Leuven (1.35) - Bruxelles-Nord (1.52) - Bruxelles-Midi (2.00) - Denderleeuw (2.19) - Aalst (2.27) -
Wetteren (2.38) - Gent-St.-Pieters (2.50) - Aalter (3.06) - Brugge (3.21) - Oostende (3.38).

3) Leuven (1.30) - Mechelen (1.48) - Kontich (2.09) - Antwerpen-Berchem (2.17) - Antwerpen-Centraal (2.21).

4) Leuven (1.30) - Tienen (1.40) - Landen (1.51) - St.-Truiden (2.00) - Hasselt (2.13).

tonia said:

Info from Livenation:

After the festival ends:

4 EXTRA TRAINS with the following hours:

1) Leuven (1.30) - Bruxelles-Nord (1.47) - Bruxelles-Midi (1.55) - Denderleeuw (2.14) - Aalst (2.22) -
Wetteren (2.33) - Gent-St.-Pieters (2.45) - De Pinte (2.53) - Deinze (2.59) - Waregem (3.07) -
Harelbeke (3.14) - Kortrijk (3.20).

2) Leuven (1.35) - Bruxelles-Nord (1.52) - Bruxelles-Midi (2.00) - Denderleeuw (2.19) - Aalst (2.27) -
Wetteren (2.38) - Gent-St.-Pieters (2.50) - Aalter (3.06) - Brugge (3.21) - Oostende (3.38).

3) Leuven (1.30) - Mechelen (1.48) - Kontich (2.09) - Antwerpen-Berchem (2.17) - Antwerpen-Centraal (2.21).

4) Leuven (1.30) - Tienen (1.40) - Landen (1.51) - St.-Truiden (2.00) - Hasselt (2.13).

times above are not yet confirmed by the Belgian railways. There are however extra trains:

http://www.b-rail.be/nat/.../index.php

[Edited 6/2/10 1:27am]

remko said:

tonia said:

Info from Livenation:

After the festival ends:

4 EXTRA TRAINS with the following hours:

1) Leuven (1.30) - Bruxelles-Nord (1.47) - Bruxelles-Midi (1.55) - Denderleeuw (2.14) - Aalst (2.22) -
Wetteren (2.33) - Gent-St.-Pieters (2.45) - De Pinte (2.53) - Deinze (2.59) - Waregem (3.07) -
Harelbeke (3.14) - Kortrijk (3.20).

2) Leuven (1.35) - Bruxelles-Nord (1.52) - Bruxelles-Midi (2.00) - Denderleeuw (2.19) - Aalst (2.27) -
Wetteren (2.38) - Gent-St.-Pieters (2.50) - Aalter (3.06) - Brugge (3.21) - Oostende (3.38).

3) Leuven (1.30) - Mechelen (1.48) - Kontich (2.09) - Antwerpen-Berchem (2.17) - Antwerpen-Centraal (2.21).

4) Leuven (1.30) - Tienen (1.40) - Landen (1.51) - St.-Truiden (2.00) - Hasselt (2.13).

times above are not yet confirmed by the Belgian railways. There are however extra trains:

http://www.b-rail.be/nat/.../index.php

[Edited 6/2/10 1:27am]

No french speaking fans in Belgium? All trains go to Flanders.

tonia said:

The B-day trip ticket was only sold as a train/concert (NOT golden circle) ticket combination. So if you have a concert ticket already this is what you should do: From the airport you need to take a bus to the trainstation (Charleroi South). At the airport you can buy a combo bus/trainticket. Then you take the train to Brussels-North. Change there to Leuven (or Louvain in French). In Leuven you can get on the free shuttle bus to Werchter. It should take about 2 hrs from the airport to Leuven and another 15 mins or so to Werchter and then another 15 mins walk! Leuven is also the best option to get a hotel (Novotel Leuven for instance).

[Edited 6/1/10 11:35am]

thank you. any ideas of train tix prices?

In the UK it's cheaper to fly than use a train?