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We strongly recommend you plan your journey in advance and leave plenty of time to travel to and from the venue.
As parking and traffic delays are inevitable you are strongly advised to use Public Transport.
There will be at least a 60 minute delay exiting on site car parks at end of each day of the festival as Public Transport, Coaches and Park and Ride Shuttle Buses will be given priority.
Last year, more fans than ever before chose public transport and for OXEGEN 2011, we’re once again urging you to leave the car at home.
DIRECTIONS TO OXEGEN, Punchestown Racecourse, Naas, Co. Kildare
Please note there are no drop off and pick up facilities on the Oxegen site.
All ticket holders who do not have a car park pass, simply drive to the Oxegen Park and Ride site at Goffs (off the N7 at junction 8). You can park here for the weekend free of charge and take the shuttle bus to Oxegen – more information can be found in the Park and Ride menu on the left.
There are two traffic routes to OXEGEN
Red Route
- Red Campsite Ticket holders must take the Red Route to Red Car Park
Blue Route
- Blue Campsite. Ticket holders must take the Blue Route to Blue Car Park
Red route to Red Car Park and Red Campsite
Red Route from North: via M50 to N81 to Blessington to R411 to Punchestown.
Red Route from South: via M7 exit at Curragh / Newbridge (junction 11) to R413 to Athgarvan to Punchestown.
Blue Route to Blue Car Park and Blue Campsite
Blue Route from North: via M50 to N7 exit at Naas North (junction 9) to R445 and R410 to Punchestown.
Blue Route from South: via M7 exit at Naas North (junction 9) to R445 and R410 to Punchestown.
Please note that you must have
- an OXEGEN camping ticket and
- a parking pass
to enter either the red or blue car parks.
Please check with AA Roadwatch before travelling for news of any traffic delays and roadworks. Tel: 1550 22 22 11 (Premium Rates apply)
Website: www.aaroadwatch.ie
By Bus
Priority is given to buses both to and from the festival site (including Dublin Bus, Bus Eireann and Shuttle Buses to Park & Ride and Naas), so it’s the quickest way to travel to the festival.
Fans are encouraged to book their bus ticket in advance to ensure speedier boarding for everyone.
Both Dublin Bus and Bus Eireann provide bus services to and from the festival. On return, all bus services depart from the bus car park near the main entrance. There is also a Transport Office onsite to help with timetables and all other travel related queries.
DUBLIN BUS
Dublin Bus will provide an express bus service from Dublin City Centre to the Oxegen Festival at Punchestown.
Advance Bookings discount price of €20.00 return.
Buses departing from Parnell Square West:
Thursday July 7th – From 12 Noon until 9pm
Friday July 8th – From 12 Noon until 9pm
Saturday July 9th – From 10am until 5pm
Sunday July 10th – From 11am until 4pm
Buses departing from Punchestown Racecourse:
Friday 8th – Directly after the concert
Saturday 9th – Directly after the concert
Sunday 10th – Directly after the concert
Monday 11th July – From 6am until 12 noon
Tickets from Dublin Bus, 59 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin +353 (1) 873 4222 or Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.ie
For more info, visit www.dublinbus.ie
Marathon Travel
Marathon Travel provide private bus hire to Oxegen from any Dublin location.
Private Bus Hire
Group Prices:
10 – 19 people – € 25.00 per person
20 – 29 people – € 20.00 per person
30 + people – € 15.00 per person
Full Details at www.bushiredublin.net or 01 475 5010
Kelly Travel
Kelly Travel provide dedicated public bus services to Punchestown for the Oxegen festival.
The services depart from Limerick, Cork, Tipperary and new to this year, Galway.
Thursday & Friday
Limerick to Oxegen: Bus every hour from 7am to 5pm
Cork to Oxegen: Buses at 7am, 8am, 9am & 2pm
Tipperary to Oxegen: Buses at 7am, 8am, 9am & 2pm
Galway to Oxegen: Bus at 9am
Day Trips Saturday & Sunday
Limerick to Oxegen: Buses at 7am, 8am, 9am
Tipperary to Oxegen: Buses at 7am, 8am, 9am
Cork to Oxegen: Buses at 7am, 9am
Galway to Oxegen: Bus at 9am
Return services every 15 minutes Sunday Night.
Full Details at www.OxegenTravel.com or www.KellyTravel.ie or 061384422
Translink
Special direct coaches from Europa Buscentre, Belfast, have been scheduled for Friday 8th July – Saturday 9th July – Sunday 10th July 2011 to the Oxegen festival, Punchestown
Reaney’s Coaches
Run services from Galway to Oxegen, Punchestown, Co. Kildare.
Telephone: Michael on (087) 2240242
By Car
If you must travel by car, please try and car pool and fill your car with other friends who are travelling to OXEGEN.
To encourage car-pooling, festival goers buying four weekend camping tickets for OXEGEN can claim a free car park pass. Free passes can be obtained by presenting four weekend camping tickets at any Ticketmaster outlet from the general on-sale date in March 2011. Passes are limited and issued on a first come, first served basis.
Park & RIDE
Park & Ride is the quickest and easiest way to get to OXEGEN, follow the link on the left of the page for more information.
There are no drop offs on site, all drop offs must be to the Park & Ride. From here you can take a Shuttle Bus to the festival site.
DIRECTIONS TO PUNCHESTOWN
The festival site is located at Punchestown Racecourse, Naas, Co. Kildare.
Please follow “Oxegen Red Car Park”, “Oxegen Blue Car Park” or “Oxegen Park and Ride” direction signs on designated approach routes.
Please plan in advance how you will get to and from OXEGEN.
Please note there are no drop off and pick up facilities on the Oxegen site. For Day Tickets, or if you do not have a car park pass simply drive to the Oxegen Park and Ride site at Goffs (off the N7 at junction 8), park for the weekend free of charge and take the shuttle bus to Oxegen – more information can be found in the Park and Ride menu on the left.
There are two traffic routes to OXEGEN the Red Route and Blue Route:
- Red Camping Ticket holders must take the Red Route to Red Car Park and Red Campsite
- Blue Camping Ticket holders must take the Blue Route to Blue Car Park and Blue Campsite.
Red route to Red Car Park and Red Campsite
Red Route from North: via M50 to N81 to Blessington to R411 to Punchestown.
Red Route from South: via M7 exit at Curragh / Newbridge (junction 11) to R413 to Athgarvan to Punchestown.
Blue Route to Blue Car Park and Blue Campsite
Blue Route from North: via M50 to N7 exit at Naas North (junction 9) to R445 and R410 to Punchestown.
Blue Route from South: via M7 exit at Naas North (junction 9) to R445 and R410 to Punchestown.
Please follow the specific traffic directions on your parking pass to get to either the red or blue car parks. Please note that you must have an OXEGEN camping ticket and parking pass to enter either the red or blue car parks. Routes will be signposted either “OXEGEN Red Route” or “OXEGEN Blue Route”.
Please check AA Roadwatch website before travelling for news of any traffic delays and roadworks.
On your way call AA Roadwatch 1550 131 811 (Premium Rates apply) or tune to 2FM for the latest live traffic updates.
PARKING AT PUNCHESTOWN
Campers camping in the Red Campsite should choose the Red Car Park and those in The Blue Campsite should choose the Blue Carpark.
The car parks open at 10am Thursday and close at 6pm on Monday and are open 24hours a day between these times.
To claim your free car park space just buy four weekend camping tickets online in one transaction and tick the car park option or bring four weekend camping tickets to a Ticketmaster outlet from the general on-sale date and they will give you a free car park ticket, while stocks last.
If you don’t want to carpool you can purchase a weekend parking pass in advance either online or at a Ticketmaster outlet for €30, while stocks last.
Once purchased, a car park pass is valid for one single entry and exit only to a car park. Re-entry to a specific car park is not guaranteed and costs €15. While exiting and re-entering the car park is permitted, it is discouraged and there is no guarantee that you will get back into the same car park on re-entry.
PARKING SECURITY
Random car searches will take place on site. Security personnel are present at all times in the Car Parks to monitor any suspicious behaviour. However, promoters are not responsible for any loss or damage caused so everyone should take basic precautions to hide all valuables from sight.
To further deter any interference with vehicles, glove compartments should be opened to show that there is nothing valuable stored within. Festival goers need to beware of parking in the wrong place or parking without parking tickets as tow trucks will tow and clamp anyone parked illegally.
Please do not drop off or collect passengers from the roads surrounding the site; designated drop off points are provided at the Park and Ride site to ensure your safety.
Any tents pitched in the car park will be removed there is strictly no camping in the car park.
Gardai and Stewards will be on hand to provide parking directions and help.
Car Pooling
For those fans not already travelling in groups of four or more and taking advantage of free on site parking for the weekend, Tripmi.ie provides an independent car pooling service. Simply join their dedicated OXEGEN group and find other fans who are travelling to OXEGEN from your area and who are interested in car pooling.
For more info, visit www.tripmi.ie
To claim your free car park space just buy four weekend camping tickets online in one transaction and tick the car park option or bring four weekend camping tickets to a Ticketmaster outlet from the general on-sale date in March and they will give you a free car park ticket, while stocks last.
By Train
Train services are also on offer to ensure festival goers get to and from Punchestown safely.
The nearest train station is Sallins and Naas, while Dublin train stations are slightly further afield and can be connected to Punchestown via bus.
Full rail details are available on www.irishrail.ie
Naas Shuttle
A shuttle bus service will be in place to deal with persons returning to / from Naas. This shuttle service will operate from Thursday 7th July to Monday 11th July 2011 on a continuous basis.
The buses will be clearly identifiable as SHUTTLE BUSES – NAAS.
At the end of concert each night a signposted designated collection point is assigned at the Main Car Park. Pedestrians are advised to make full use of the service to reduce the risk to themselves and other motorists at the event.
Priority is given to buses both to and from the festival site (including Dublin Bus, Bus Eireann and Shuttle Buses to Park & Ride and Naas) making it the quickest way to travel to OXEGEN 2011.
Park and Ride
The park and ride initiative is just one of the many ways in which OXEGEN encourages a more environmentally friendly approach to festival going.
The Park and Ride site for this year’s Oxegen:
PARK AND RIDE GOFFS (OFF JUNCTION 8, N7)
If you do not have a premium car park pass simply drive to, or get dropped off at, the OXEGEN Park and Ride site, and take the short journey via the shuttle bus to OXEGEN.
Goffs Park & Ride will be operational from 12 noon on Thursday 7th July and will continue 24hrs until 3pm Monday 11th July.
There are no drop off and pick up facilities on the OXEGEN site.
Priority is given to buses both to and from the festival site (including Dublin Bus, Bus Eireann and Shuttle Buses to Park & Ride and Naas), making it the quickest way to travel to OXEGEN.
Taxi
If you are coming to OXEGEN by Taxi, you will be dropped and collected at the Park and Ride facility at Goffs so you can catch the shuttle bus to the Oxegen site.
