How long did it take you to get there?

[mattrgee]

We left Manchester at 5am on Wednesday morning, after 200 miles and 4 hours driving we reached the exit slip of the M5 junction at around 10am (we had to avoid a crash on the M6 which didn't help). The last 20 miles from the M5 junction took a further 7 hours! We parked up and turned off the engine at 4:45pm in West 27. Almost 12 hours in total.

I think we'll leave at midnight next year!!!

What about everyone else?

[Madabout G]

We left Nantwich at 4pm and made great time and were past Bristol by 7pm. Fantastic we thought.

Then we hit the "Road to hell" A39/37

Eventually arrived on site 1.40am.

A total of almost 10hrs with 7 of those on the last 10 miles.

Horrific.

[LRW]

We left Manchester at 5am on Wednesday morning, after 200 miles and 4 hours driving we reached the exit slip of the M5 junction at around 10am (we had to avoid a crash on the M6 which didn't help). The last 20 miles from the M5 junction took a further 7 hours! We parked up and turned off the engine at 4:45pm in West 27. Almost 12 hours in total.

I think we'll leave at midnight next year!!!

What about everyone else?

[rock n roll star]

Left Leeds at 4.30am on wed and arrived in west 26 at 2.30pm, Next year going down Tuesday and staying local

Edited June 29, 2009 by rock n roll star

[Cannock Albion]

We left Cannock at 8.30am, pulled up on West 29 at 5.30pm so a total of 9 hours. This was after taking a shortcut through the lanes thanks to a friendly local and a campervan which brought us out at West Pennard and probably saved us about 10 miles of more queuing. Nightmare, will be leaving very early morning next year.

[Abbathehorse]

We left Manchester at 5am on Wednesday morning, after 200 miles and 4 hours driving we reached the exit slip of the M5 junction at around 10am (we had to avoid a crash on the M6 which didn't help). The last 20 miles from the M5 junction took a further 7 hours! We parked up and turned off the engine at 4:45pm in West 27. Almost 12 hours in total.

I think we'll leave at midnight next year!!!

What about everyone else?

[Funkfarley]

Left Liverpool at 10.30 tuesday morning.

Arrived in Wells at approx 14.00.

Left Wells at 7.45 wednesday morning, arrived onsite at about 10.00. I think.

After sitting in a stand still for about an hour.

[Toilet Duck]

Left Leeds at 4.30 on wed and arrived in west 26 at 2.30, Next year going down Tuesday and staying local

[beodeejay]

We left Manchester at 5am on Wednesday morning, after 200 miles and 4 hours driving we reached the exit slip of the M5 junction at around 10am (we had to avoid a crash on the M6 which didn't help). The last 20 miles from the M5 junction took a further 7 hours! We parked up and turned off the engine at 4:45pm in West 27. Almost 12 hours in total.

I think we'll leave at midnight next year!!!

What about everyone else?

[Aragorn]

stayed local, 19 miles away - got caught at 7:45am on the A361 out of glasto and did not get to site until around 10:30am, not too bad compared to some

[Joshuwarr]

Left Northamptonshire at 5AM... got to the site at 5ish

[derfman]

i belive that there were a couple of crashes, one on the m5 which directed traffic through glastonbury way utter hell.

worst possible place on the worst possible day....

if im wrong please correct me but i think thats what i heard on bbc somerset

so i wouldnt worry too much about leaving earlier next yr, it was just a bad day

[Late]

Train to Birmingham 30 mins.

Train to Bristol 1 hour 30.

Time on shuttle bus from Bristol 5 hours.

Walk after getting off bus because i thought i could walk faster - 1 hour.

Total time from house to festival: 10 hours.... Ouch!

[windy_miller]

5 hours stuck at castle cary station was not fun

[Spacey]

It took my son 12 hours from Bristol on national express coach which went via M5. He arrived at midnight.

[joelovesleeds!]

I left south of Sheffield at 9.30am on Wednesday, but didn't arrive until gone 11pm. Well worth it, but if I can go next year I will consider different options.

[oafc0000]

16 hours in total.....

[rockstar1967uk]

We left Glasgow at 12 : 45am and was just outside the car park at 7:15am waiting for the gates to be opened and that includes stopping for a half hour break , so wasnt too bad really.

[mineapolis]

10 hours... from Bristol!! But the bus was awsome

[spammachine]

Left Leeds at 4.30 on wed and arrived in west 26 at 2.30, Next year going down Tuesday and staying local

[Langdale Wolf]

But there were some bad problems on the roads, weren't there?

From what I can gather, if the roads would have been totally clear of accidents/roadworks, the problems wouldn't have been half as bad.

[spammachine]

I don't know the truth of it, but waiting on the road to site, Worthy FM said there had been some temporary traffic lights erected to ease traffic congestion - but it appeared they were having to totally opposite effect.

Also afaik the a39/a361 were where most of the delays happened and there didn't appear to be any accidents there.

Friends from Nottingham took over 11 hours to get there - most of that on the last leg. Also, someone on a coach from the same place took over 12 hours - they finally arrived at 1am.

Edited June 29, 2009 by spammachine

[Langdale Wolf]

I don't know the truth of it, but waiting on the road to site, Worthy FM said there had been some temporary traffic lights erected to ease traffic congestion - but it appeared they were having to totally opposite effect.

Also afaik the a39/a361 were where most of the delays happened and there didn't appear to be any accidents there.

Friends from Nottingham took ovber 11 hours to get there - most of that on the last leg. Also, someone on a coach from the same place took over 12 hours - they finally arrived at 1am.

[Aragorn]

loads more this year langdale

pennards filled up ultra quick

[oafc0000]

Ouch!

I really can't believe the amount of people coming down on the Wednesday could have been that much more than the previous 2 years, when we managed to get into the site relatively quickly.

It must have had a huge effect this year.