Glastonbury coaches

[mr gumby]

38 minutes ago, theDandy said:

Does anybody know when the times are allocated for those who bought coach/ticket packages? We're going from Liverpool on the Wednesday but have never gone by coach before.

The coach times were announced mid-march last year. You should be able to check which coach you're allocated then, but it's not guaranteed until you get your e-ticket, probably in late may. 

[sloseph]

2 hours ago, theDandy said:

Does anybody know when the times are allocated for those who bought coach/ticket packages? We're going from Liverpool on the Wednesday but have never gone by coach before.

last year they came out around march time you could see it on your see tickets account

ours was the same time at 2014 so if you want to make an educated guess look at last few years times and it could be the same this year

i suspect once they've got all the coached arriving at a good staggered pace they won't want to mess with that formula

[not worthy]

Keep an eye on where your coach driver is going!

Last year our chap drove to the park and ride drop off, got out and started to unload. Even though the coach had SeeTickets on the front the stewards at Park and Ride didn't correct him.

He didn't look too chuffed when I got off, told him he was in the wrong place and then had to direct him to the coach park!

Folks on the coach who didn't know differently didn't look too happy with me either as I told them to get back on when they thought they'd 'arrived', they'd have been really pissed of queuing to get on the shuttle from park and ride to the coach park.

[dreadwing]

Hate to moan on a Monday, but on the Monday when you leave and your coach is 5 hours late turning up, dont take it out on the staff, my girlfriend has worked the last two Monday shifts (after attending the festival, so she is coming down aswell) and had abuse thrown at her. Its not her fault that everybody else wants to leave as well.

[VisionOfLove]

Everyone booking national express coaches worth remembering that when you book 4 together you get 25% off the booking. Not that many people know as its not that well advertised but could save people a lot. 

[cammie81]

On 1/23/2016 at 9:55 PM, Mezhyp1 said:

We get the coach down from Glasgow, I don't mind it, especially the way down with it being overnight, the way home will never get any easier, that's self inflicted though. A couple from our group are flying down this year, they were about £90 return Glasgow>Bristol, which isn't terrible 

Out of interest, has anyone taken the SEE coach from Glasgow before? Was wondering if there are multiple departure times that you don't find out until nearer the time or are they all the 23:00-ish Tuesday night one that gets you there for aroung 08:00 Wednesday morning.

Need a re-sale ticket and my chances will be slightly increased if I try the coaches sale first. I will be going from Glasgow this year instead of Bournemouth if my brother decides not to go.

[Mezhyp1]

9 minutes ago, cammie81 said:

Out of interest, has anyone taken the SEE coach from Glasgow before? Was wondering if there are multiple departure times that you don't find out until nearer the time or are they all the 23:00-ish Tuesday night one that gets you there for aroung 08:00 Wednesday morning.

Need a re-sale ticket and my chances will be slightly increased if I try the coaches sale first. I will be going from Glasgow this year instead of Bournemouth if my brother decides not to go.

I went home in the Glasgow bus last year but didn't go down, it was full on the way back so managed to get on, as far as I'm aware it's only one bus, and it leaves late on the Tuesday night to get there early Wednesday morning 

[cammie81]

38 minutes ago, Mezhyp1 said:

I went home in the Glasgow bus last year but didn't go down, it was full on the way back so managed to get on, as far as I'm aware it's only one bus, and it leaves late on the Tuesday night to get there early Wednesday morning 

Excellent, thanks. I didn't think they would have enough people for multiple buses.

[Mezhyp1]

7 minutes ago, cammie81 said:

Excellent, thanks. I didn't think they would have enough people for multiple buses.

That is obviously meant to say it wasn't full, it was only about half full actually, so there must have been plenty people making their own way home 

I'm sure there will be a few people on here that have been on it, it leaves from up the side of George Sq and goes back to there too

[stuartbert two hats]

Just had a really odd experience on the National Express website. I entered my details for the Glastonbury package so the prices but when I clicked for  earlier and later coaches, the prices have gone up.

Going back to the start and entering different times gave me the lower prices, but they went up again if I clicked the earlier or later buttons. This appears to be the same prices as if you'd entered Glastonbury Festival as a destination on the home page, rather than going from the event page: http://www.nationalexpress.com/events/glastonbury-festival.aspx

[Comfy Bean]

On 25/01/2016 at 5:04 PM, cammie81 said:

Excellent, thanks. I didn't think they would have enough people for multiple buses.

Got the Glasgow bus down in 2013. Left at 6.30am on the Thursday. Side of George Sq as Mez said. There were 2 coaches and both were full.

[Michaels denim shorts]

Last years "coach times are up" thread was started on the 17th of March 

 

 

 

 

[cammie81]

3 hours ago, comfortablynumb1910 said:

Got the Glasgow bus down in 2013. Left at 6.30am on the Thursday. Side of George Sq as Mez said. There were 2 coaches and both were full.

Was that the only option available? I suppose that would mean you didn't get in until late Thursday then?

[Comfy Bean]

I think the options were Wednesday or Thursday from Glasgow and we arrived about 4pm I think. It was a see coach and they handed out the tickets at the first service station stop. 

Couple of guys didn't get back on. Thought at the time that no luggage was a bit weird!! 

Dropped off at gate a and straight in :-)

[jonodillieono]

About the Liverpool coaches we got them in 2014 and 2015. 2014 was midday wednesday which was a bit annoying but 2015 was 8am. Hoping for 8am again this year

[cammie81]

19 hours ago, comfortablynumb1910 said:

I think the options were Wednesday or Thursday from Glasgow and we arrived about 4pm I think. It was a see coach and they handed out the tickets at the first service station stop. 

Couple of guys didn't get back on. Thought at the time that no luggage was a bit weird!! 

Dropped off at gate a and straight in :-)

Thanks. Sounds like the coach sale may indeed be an option.

[PDH_82]

Hey All, First timer here so just had a couple of coach related questions:

• I'm travelling from Ireland to London on Wed 22nd in order to be there to get the Seeticket coach from London (O2 - right?) on Thursday morning at 10am. Do the coaches generally leave on time? How long does the journey usually take? From say, getting the coach to entering the campsite?
• Likewise does the journey take much longer on the return journey, with traffic leaving and stuff like that? I want to book a flight home for the Monday night but want to make sure I can make it in time!
• Is it generally pandemonium on the Monday morning with everyone leaving at the same time?
• Does the coach stop anywhere on the route back. I'm looking at maybe flying out of gatwick and it would make sense not to travel the whole way back to London if I didn't have to.

[kingbadger]

4 minutes ago, PDH_82 said:

Hey All, First timer here so just had a couple of coach related questions:

• I'm travelling from Ireland to London on Wed 22nd in order to be there to get the Seeticket coach from London (O2 - right?) on Thursday morning at 10am. Do the coaches generally leave on time? How long does the journey usually take? From say, getting the coach to entering the campsite?
• Likewise does the journey take much longer on the return journey, with traffic leaving and stuff like that? I want to book a flight home for the Monday night but want to make sure I can make it in time!
• Is it generally pandemonium on the Monday morning with everyone leaving at the same time?
• Does the coach stop anywhere on the route back. I'm looking at maybe flying out of gatwick and it would make sense not to travel the whole way back to London if I didn't have to.

1) Got the 6am from The O2 last year, there were loads of coaches setting off at that time though some were yet to arrive when we left. Safe to assume they'll leave on time. Last year we left at 6am and we were pitched in Darble by 12pm, no queues to get in whatsoever at that time. 

2) Can't remember much in terms of the journey back, was off my tits in the silent disco till 6.30am then hurried back and jumped on a coach. No traffic from when we left from what I can remember (which admittedly isn't much), and they don't really seem to check the tickets so if you want you can most likely jump on an earlier/later coach if you want, as there are loads going back to London.

3) No real pandemonium, as above they have so many coaches going back to London they just pack em and send em on their way. Would recommend not completely forgetting you have to go home like I did though.

4) Can't remember stopping off on the way back, but if we did, I imagine it was just a service station as opposed to any other drop off point. Given you'll be looking to fly back Monday night, you might as well just bumble about in London and take as much time as you need to get where you're going, because you will be completely and utterly fucked. Last thing you want is to have to rush when you have no energy, you're mentally fragile and can snap at your mates for the slightest of things.

[Mezhyp1]

On 30 January 2016 at 4:06 PM, comfortablynumb1910 said:

I think the options were Wednesday or Thursday from Glasgow and we arrived about 4pm I think. It was a see coach and they handed out the tickets at the first service station stop. 

Couple of guys didn't get back on. Thought at the time that no luggage was a bit weird!! 

Dropped off at gate a and straight in :-)

There has only been a Wednesday option the last two years I'm sure, I may be wrong but I'm pretty certain. I had heard that it leaves late on the Tuesday night and goes through the night, but again I don't know for certain. I know national express definitely leaves on the Tuesday night, I'm hoping see tickets is the same 

 

edit: just found the 2014 bus timetable for see tickets, leaves Glasgow at 22:00 on the Tuesday night

Edited February 9, 2016 by Mezhyp1

[Hotchilidog]

Looking at that 2014 timetable looks the brighton ones are 8am and 15.00. I had the afternoon one last year. 8am would be just dandy if I had that one this year.