travelling


to the hay festival





Travel Line

Hay on Wye is situated just off the A438 between Brecon and Hereford. The Festival is well signposted, though signs reading ‘Hay for Sale’ lead to farmyards. The nearest railway station is Hereford, twenty miles away.



  • Buses to the Hay Festival
  • bus

  • Hay 21 Festival Bus Link: Hereford to Hay Return

    Our special festival bus service linking Hay on Wye/the festival site with trains and coaches at Hereford’s train and bus stations operates for the duration of the Festival, running up to twelve times per day from 27 May to 6 June. Bus tickets are available as an ‘add-on’ when booking your rail tickets to Hereford; just ask for a ‘Hay Festival’ bus ticket at the same time.

    Download and print the Hay 21 Hereford to Hay timetable

    Festival bus tickets:
    Adults single £5 return £9
    Children single £2 return £3


    Scheduled Bus Service: Hereford and Brecon to Hay Return

    There is also a scheduled bus service from Hereford and Brecon to Hay-on-Wye operating seven days a week. Service 39 operates on weekdays and Saturdays, while Service 39A runs on Sundays and Bank Holidays. Service B12 is the Beacons Bus run by the National Park, which complements the 39 and 39A services.

    Download and print the Service 39 timetable

    Download and print the Service 39A and B12 timetable

  • Biking to the Hay Festival
  • shuttle buses

  • Richard Booth’s Bookshop Bus

    A regular shuttle bus service running between the Festival site and Hay town centre from 27 May to 6 June. Day tickets for the shuttle bus are £1 unless a valid festival parking ticket is presented. Pick-up and drop-off points are at the Clock Tower, Oxford Road car park and the Festival site.

    The shuttle bus is sponsored by Richard Booth’s Bookshop and by Hay & District Chamber of Commerce.

    Sky Shuttle Bus Service

    Avoid the queues and choose the greener way to travel – leave your car at home this year and take the Sky Shuttle Bus. Sky is running bus services on three routes this year linking up local villages to the festival site. The buses call at stops including Llanigon, Glasbury, Llowes, Clyro, Clifford, Cusop and Brecon (see timetables below). 

    Sky Shuttle Bus Route 1 – Hay Around The Houses

    From Festival Site, calling at Llanigon, Felindre, Three Cocks, Glasbury, Llowes, Clyro and back to Festival Site.

    Due to popular demand, Sky is running some new early morning and late evening buses on this route. Calling at the festival site every hour from 8.30am to 9.30pm, with a final service at 11pm, from 27 May to 6 June.

    Download Route 1 – Hay Around The Houses timetable

    Sky Shuttle Bus Route 2 – Hay to Brecon to Hay

    From Festival Site, calling at Glasbury, Three Cocks, Bronllys, Felinfach and Brecon Bus Station, and return.

    There are two service buses, the 39A and B12, which operate a normal service between Hay and Brecon. This extra Sky bus service is to meet late night and early morning gaps in provision.

    Download Route 2 – Hay to Brecon to Hay timetable

    Sky Shuttle Bus Route 3 – Hay Across The Border

    From Festival Site, calling at Clifford (Co-op Car Park), Clifford (Church Road), Clifford (Primary School), Cusop and back to the Festival Site.

    Download Route 3 – Hay Across The Border timetable

    The shuttle bus is generously provided by Sky
    Tickets cost £2 per day ticket
    Charitable donation to Sky Rainforest Rescue

  • Travelling by bus or coach to Hay-on-Wye
  • coach

    Coach enquiries:
    08705 80 80 80
    nationalexpress.com

  • Hereford bus station is served by coaches as follows:

    From London Victoria, London Heathrow, Cirencester and Gloucester
    From Bradford, Leeds, Sheffield, Derby, Birmingham and Worcester

  • Travelling by train to Hay-on-Wye
  • train

    Railway enquiries: 08457 48 49 50
    www.nationalrail.co.uk

  • The nearest railway station is Hereford, twenty miles away.

    Hereford train station is served by regular through trains as follows:

    1. First Great Western from London Paddington, Reading (rail/air link from London Heathrow) and Oxford
    2. Arriva Trains Wales from South West Wales, Swansea, Cardiff, Newport, Cwmbran and Abergavenny
    3. Arriva Trains Wales from Manchester Piccadilly, Stockport, Wilmslow, Crewe, Shrewsbury, Church Stretton, Craven Arms, Ludlow and Leominster
    4. Arriva Trains Wales from North Wales, Chester, Wrexham and Gobowen (Oswestry)
    5. London Midland Trains from Birmingham New Street, Bromsgrove, Worcester Foregate Street, Great Malvern and Ledbury

    There is a regular, direct festival shuttle bus link between Hereford rail and bus stations and Hay-on-Wye / the festival site, which connects with train arrivals and departures.

  • Travelling by taxi to Hay-on-Wye
  • local taxis

  • Taxi-share scheme is available from:

    A2B Taxis 01874 754007
    Julie’s 07899 846592
    A1 Cabs 07910 931999

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