Bestival 2009


The 2009 Bestival is over and will be bigger and better next year!
Keep this page bookmarked for details of next year’s event
which will run from 9th to 12th September, 2010.


For more information visit the official Bestival website.

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getting to the festival

During Bestival we will be running direct shuttle buses from Ryde, Cowes & East Cowes to the Bestival bus station, meeting incoming ferries.map showing direct bus routes linking Yarmouth, Cowes, Ryde and Fishbourne to the festival site shuttle buses
from Ryde Esplanade

For people travelling on the Wightlink foot-passenger ferry from Portsmouth and the Hovertravel Hovercraft from Southsea.

Thursday 1000 to 2300
Friday 0800 to 2300
Saturday between 0900 and 1600 please use the Downs Tour open top bus.

from Cowes Carvel Lane

For people travelling on the Red Funnel 'High Speed Red Jet' foot-passenger ferry from Southampton.

Thursday 1000 to 2300
Friday 0800 - 2300
Saturday 0800 -1600

from East Cowes Red Funnel Terminal

For foot passengers on Red Funnel vehicle ferries from Southampton.

Thursday 1000 to 2300
Friday 0800-2300
Saturday 0800-1600

other ferry connections
from Yarmouth

Foot passengers on Wightlink ferries from Lymington will need to catch the route 7 bus (every 30 mins) to Newport and change at Newport.

from Fishbourne

Foot passengers on the Wightlink Portsmouth Car ferry arriving at Fishbourne will need to walk along Fishbourne Lane and catch the Downs Tour from the opposite side of the main toad.


from island towns

Newport use route 8

Sandown & Lake use route 8

Bembridge, St Helens, Brading & Sandown
use route 8

Ryde, Binstead & Wootton use the Downs Tour

all other Island towns change in Newport onto route 8 or the Bestival Shuttle

direct from London

2010 will be the seventh Bestival which has gone from strength to strength. Awarded the UK Festivals Best Small Festival Award in 2004 and the Best Medium Festival Awards in 2006 and 2007, the Bestival has also been nominated in several categories for 2009.

Past acts have included Kraftwerk, Massive Attack, Amy Winehouse, the Human League, the Beastie Boys and the Chemical Brothers to name but a few.

The Bestival is also well renowned for its fancy dress theme which saw thousands of festival goers sporting outfits in the Bestival 2009: a space oddity theme.

bestival fares

We offer special tickets for the duration of the Bestival period.

£8
Pre-paid
Island shuttle return

This ticket is valid for a return journey on the Bestival shuttle between Cowes, East Cowes, Fishbourne, Ryde and Yarmouth
to the Bestival bus station.
Buy online or phone
01983 827000.

You cannot buy this ticket from the driver.

£20
unlimited weekend travel

This ticket is valid for unlimited travel on any Southern Vectis bus between the Wednesday before and the Tuesday after the festival.
Buy online or phone
01983 827000.

Normal fares apply when travelling to the festival using our regular network buses.

Children under 14 can obtain half fare on all options.

leaving the festival

We'll be running return shuttles back to all departing ferries. Queues to get home can be long, but please be patient. We will move everybody as quickly as possible.

Friday
After the last main stage act until 0030 buses will operate to all Island Towns direct from Bestival.

Saturday
After the last main stage act until 0030 buses will operate to all Island Towns direct from Bestival.

Sunday
During the day buses will operate to the ferry ports when demand is sufficient and, after the last main stage act until 2330, buses will operate to all Island Towns (including Ferry Terminals) direct from Bestival.

Monday
Between 0700 and 1400 buses will operate direct to all Ferry Terminals and Newport Bus Station.

 

still need help?
If you need any further information, email us on talk2us@islandbuses.info or call us on 01983 827000 (0900 - 1700 Mon-Fri) and we’ll be happy to help.