Travel info

Travel & transport information: get there and home

Please use public transport purchasing your return translink bus & rail tickets in advance.

On foot

The concert is in Ward Park on the playing fields between Broadway and the Gransha Road.

  • Entrance gates are off the Gransha Road.

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By rail and bus

Translink will be operating special rail shuttle services from Bangor to Belfast following the concert and onward connections by rail to Carrickfergus, Lisburn, Coleraine and Portadown.

In addition, Ulsterbus will operate return services from Newtownards, Derry, Omagh, Coleraine, Armagh, Newry and Belfast.

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Rail services

A half hourly service will operate from 0900hrs from Great Victoria Street / Belfast Central to Bangor throughout the day.

Concert Shuttle Services from Bangor to Belfast will run following normal scheduled services. Trains will operate following the concert from approximately 2245hrs, continuing to approximately 00.45hrs. Express services to Belfast as well as all-stops will run subject to demand.

A special concert day return ticket between belfast and bangor will be available priced at £12 and can be pre-purchased from the translink website.

Onward rail travel from belfast to carrickfergus, lisburn, portadown and coleraine is also available from £15. Advance bookings are Essential.

Only customers holding late night concert shuttle service tickets and a valid boarding card will be permitted to travel on the special services after 2230. Both must be shown at ticket barriers or on request.

Tickets are non-refundable and do not guarantee a seat. Season tickets (including annual, monthly, and weekly) are not valid on any of the late night concert trains.

Customers should be advised that Special Return / Single Tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis, and are limited. Single tickets sold on the day will be priced the same as the special concert day return fares.

Translink do not permit passengers to consume alcohol on rail services and those presenting themselves for travel, who appear to be intoxicated, may also be refused travel.

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Bus services

There will be Special Shuttle services from Bangor to Newtownards after the concert finishes priced at £3 single. The normal £4.10 return fare will be available for anyone travelling on the No.6 service from Newtownards to Bangor. Return tickets will be valid on the shuttle services. This is a cash fare only available on the day.

Ulsterbus will also operate special online Tennent's Vital coaches from various areas across the network: L'Derry, Omagh, Coleraine, Armagh, Newry and Belfast. All return services depart Bangor at 2315hrs. Tickets should be pre-purchased from the Translink website

For advance bookings and fares, visit www.translink.co.uk

For further information contact the Translink Contact Centre on 028 9066 6630

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By car

If you are traveling to Bangor by car please follow the signposts to the designated car parks.

Never ever drink and drive. Do not drive if you think you are too tired to do so.

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Park & Walk

Park & Walk facilities have been identified throughout the town and they are:

  • Upper Valentine Playing Fields entry via Abbey Hill Drive (weather permitting)
  • Bloomfield Road Playing Fields entry via Bloomfield Road beside Lidl (weather permitting)

There will be a £5 parking charge per car at these sites. All funds will go to charity.

Guarantee a parking space at the flagship centre.

The Flagship Centre car park are offering a pre bookable service for £5. Contact Flagship Centre 028 9145 6700.

Please park vehicles in the car parks provided. There are temporary road closures and resident parking restrictions in place.

Please don't leave valuables in your car and lock it up.

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Car share

Visit the liftshare website to arrange car sharing, www.travelwisenicarshare.com

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Car park plans

A full car park plan can be downloaded from the website www.northdowntourism.com

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