TRANSPORT & PARKING
Our 3 tips for getting to the Lokerse Feesten (and home) smoothly:
- Don't come by car, choose an alternative. We have a strong public transport offer (see buses or trains). If you come by bus or train: buy your ticket in advance!
- Leave on time. You won't be alone on the road. Your travel time will be longer than usual.
- Follow the instructions below. This is the only way to get to your destination smoothly.
Discover the offer below!
1. by bike
Cycling is the fastest way to get there. Do you live in Lokeren, Zele, Eksaarde, Zeveneken, Beervelde, Overmere, Waasmunster or Belsele? Then you'll be there in no time!
There is FREE bicycle parking in front of the festival site entrance. Click here to navigate to the bike park.
Tip: Do you live too far to cycle to the Lokerse Feesten? Take your bike in the car or use a shared bike and park at the Park & Bike (free!).
2. public transport
The Lokeren Festival is easily accessible by train. Lokeren railway station is just a 5-minute walk from the festival. There are direct train connections from Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp and Brussels.
With the code on your festival ticket, you get 50% discount on an SNCB train ticket, valid in 2nd class from any Belgian station to Lokeren and back.
- Buy your Event Train Ticket from 16/07 July via nmbs.be/lokersefeesten and use the SNCB code on your festival ticket.
- Attention: your festival ticket is not a valid ticket.
- Your Event Train Ticket is not valid on the special night trains
2.1. night trains
After each festival day, 2 night trains depart from Lokeren.
TRAIN 1: Lokeren – Sint-Niklaas – Nieuwkerken-Waas – Beveren – Melsele – Zwijndrecht – Antwerpen-Zuid – Berchem – Centraal
TRAIN 2: Lokeren – Beervelde – Gent-Dampoort – Sint-Pieters – Drongen – Aalter – Beernem – Oostkamp – Brugge
For night trains, you need a special night train ticket. The special e-train ticket for the Lokerse Feesten night trains costs €22.30 (outbound with regular train, return with night train). Buy your ticket from 17 July via nmbs.be/lokersefeesten. The number of e-train tickets Lokerse Feesten is limited per night train. So be quick! All info and conditions at nmbs.be/lokersefeesten.
TIP: With your night train ticket you can park for free for 24 hours in the SNCB car parks at the stations where the night trains stop.
Departure times of the night trains from Lokeren:
- Friday 1 aug: 3am
- Saturday 2 aug: 3am
- Sunday 3 aug: 2am
- Monday 4 aug: 2am
- Tuesday 5 aug: 2am
- Wednesday 6 aug: 2am
- Thursday 7 aug: 3am
- Friday 8 aug: 3am
- Saturday 9 aug: 3am
- Sunday 10 aug: 2am
Note: Night trains depart punctually at the stated time, so be at the station on time.
3. festivalbus: zele - dendermonde - hamme
Starting this year, a festival bus will run towards Hamme, Zele and Dendermonde after the festival. The bus leaves every concert day in front of Lokeren station, a 5-minute walk from the festival site.
For the outward journey from Dendermonde and Zele take the train to Lokeren, at night the festival bus will bring you safely back home. From Hamme you can travel there and back with the festival bus.
Departure time from Hamme to Lokeren is 1.5 hours before the first concert. The bus departs from Tweebruggenplein in Hamme.
Departure times of the night buses from Lokeren:
Friday 1 August: 3 a.m.
Saturday 2 August: 3 a.m.
Sunday 3 August: 2 a.m.
Monday 4 August: 2 a.m.
Tuesday 5 August: 2 a.m.
Wednesday 6 August: 2 a.m.
Thursday 7 August: 3 a.m.
Friday 8 August: 3 a.m.
Saturday 9 August: 3 a.m.
Sunday 10 August: 2 a.m.
You can buy tickets for the bus here
4. kiss & ride
Drop you off or pick you up? You can do so at the free Kiss & Ride at Lokeren Station (accessible via Groendreef). From there you can easily walk to the festival.
- Navigate via this link to the Kiss & Ride at Station Lokeren via Google Maps
- Navigate via this link to the Kiss & Ride at Station Lokeren via Waze
Please note: several streets in the centre of Lokeren will be closed during the festival. It is therefore best to arrange to be dropped off or picked up at the station.
5. park and bike
Live too far to come by bike? Then take advantage of the FREE Park & Bike parking. Bring your own bike or hire a Donkey Republic shared bike and park at 1 of the locations below.
- Park & Bike Aldi Lokeren (Donkey Republic bikes available)
- Park & Bike Toekomstlaan (Donkey Republic bikes available)
6. car & motorcycle
If you do come to the festival by car or motorbike, expect delays and heavy traffic. Several streets around the festival are closed and parking is prohibited.
FREE FESTIVAL CAR PARK
Use the official festival car park at the industrial estate along the E17 in Lokeren. A shuttle bus will take you to the festival site. The shuttle buses run from 1.5 hours before the first performance (which is every day from 5.30 p.m., except Sunday (2.30 p.m.) and Tuesday (5 p.m.)) until 2.45 a.m. (last ride from Grote Kaai).
Parking is free, for the shuttle bus you pay €4 per person (round trip). There are no shuttle buses during children's afternoon.
- Click here on the Google Maps link to the Lokerse Feesten visitorsé car park
- Click here on the Waze link to the Lokerse Feesten visitors' car park
OTHER PARKING OPTIONS
Besides the free festival car park, there are the following parking options:
- Use an SNCB car park where the night train stops and travel to Lokeren by train. With your ticket for the night train, you can park for free for 24 hours in the SNCB car park where the train stops (see above).
- Park for free in a Park&Bike car park and take your bike with you or hire a shared bike.
- Get dropped off & picked up at the KISS&RIDE car parks at Lokeren station and from there walk to the festival site.
7. Rock 'n Roll parking
PARKING PERSONS WITH A HANDICAP (reserved spaces)
Visitors in need of a specific parking space, such as people with disabilities or coaches with an attendant, can use the Rock'n Roll Parking. This is located at the intersection of Sportlaan and Poststraat.
Reservation is required via assistentie@lokersefeesten.be
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9. VIP PARKING
Do you have a VIP ticket? Then you can also park easily in our VIP car park. Free parking spaces are available at the Sporting Lokeren car park at Daknamstraat 96 in Lokeren. Use the VIP shuttle service to and from the festival. The shuttle buses run from 1.5 hours before the first performance (which is every day from 5.30 p.m., except Sunday (2.30 p.m.) and Tuesday (5 p.m.)) until 2.45 a.m.