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Buses to Download Festival 2022

The quickest and easiest way to get in and out of the Festival over the weekend is with skylink & my15.

The quickest and easiest way to get in and out of the Festival over the weekend is with skylink & my15.

Over 90,000 rock fans will descend on Donington Park, Castle Donington for a weekend of rock music and more. Over 140 bands will be playing at Europe's biggest rock and metal festival between 10 - 12 June 2022.

This years line up includes some of the world's biggest rock bands & performers including Kiss, Iron Maiden & Biffy Clyro.

Avoid the queues...

The quickest and easiest way to get in and out over the weekend is with skylink & my15. Getting you to East Midlands Airport from Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, Loughborough city centres, as well as the main transport hubs in the area. Our my15 route will get you rocking from Ilkeston, Trowell, Sandiacre, Old Sawley & Castle Donington:

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get to Download with zigzag

Unlimited travel all day after 9am & any time at weekends until midnight. Travelling after midnight? You'll need a zigzag plus for an extra £3.50.

for skylink Nottingham, skylink express & my15

  • zigzag - £7 - ideal for solo acts  
  • zigzag duo - £12 - perfect for duets
  • zigzag group - £16 - up to 5 people, ideal for band outings

for skylink Derby

You'll need to upgrade your zigzag to zigzag plus for an extra £3.50.

  • zigzag plus - £10.50 - ideal for solo acts  
  • zigzag duo plus - £15.50 - perfect for duets
  • zigzag group plus - £19.50 - up to 5 people, ideal for band outings 

shuttle buses

 

For £4 single fare (contactless or cash payment).

from Pegasus Business Park via East Midlands Airport

Wednesday & Thursday 

Departing from Pegasus Business Park from 9.10am, running up to every 20 mins until 8.10pm. 

Friday, Saturday, Sunday 

Departing from Pegasus Business Park from 9.10am, running up to every 20 mins until 3pm.

However, following the end of the festival day, skylink Nottingham, skylink Derby, skylink express, my15 and shuttle buses will be ready and waiting at the Download Transport Hub to take you back to Ilkeston, Nottingham, Derby and Leicester. 

Monday 

First bus from Download to Pegasus Business Park 00:00, then every hour until 06:00. We then have buses leaving half-hourly on the hour and half past until 12:30.


skylink express

You'll need to change to a shuttle bus at Pegaus Business Park to get you to the festival site.

skylink express

skylink Derby

If you're coming from Leicester, Loughborough you'll need to change to a shuttle bus at Pegasus Business Park get you to the festival site, if you're coming from Derby change at East Midlands Airport Departures.

Remember, you'll need to upgrade your zigzag to zigzag plus for an extra £3.50 to use on skylink Derby. 

skylink Derby

skylink Nottingham

You'll need to change to a shuttle bus at East Midlands Airport Departures get you to the festival site. 

skylink Nottingham

my15

You'll need to change to a shuttle bus at East Midlands Airport Departures get you to the festival site. 

my15


Due to safety reasons, the Donington Park stop will not be served throughout the Festival. The DHL Cargo West extension stop will be open, however the shuttle bus will not be using this stop.


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