Public transport is the choice to get right there, right now, to Tramlines

People heading for the Tramlines festival can make the most of public transport to get to this year’s event which runs from Friday 24 to Sunday 26 July at Hillsborough Park.

Up to 40,000 festivalgoers will be making the journey and this year for the first time, there will be extra Supertram services running at busy times around the festival – and the chance to take advantage of new tram ticket offers over the weekend.

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) and Tramlines strongly recommend travelling to the festival via public transport as there is no on-site parking and there is strictly no parking on the surrounding residential roads.

Visitors to the festival travelling by bus or tram are also encouraged to buy their tickets in advance, to allow extra time for their journey and to plan ahead.

Staff from Supertram will be on the ground at the festival to help people with any queries and ensure the tram service runs smoothly.

South Yorkshire’s Mayor Oliver Coppard said: "I'm really excited to be heading down to Tramlines at the end of the month - it's so important in giving young South Yorkshire musicians the chance to play a massive festival, and the line-up this year is brilliant. 

 "We're making it even easier this year for people to get there and back - we've got extra trams running when it's busiest, and we're trying out some new ticket offers too.

 "As one of the biggest events in South Yorkshire's calendar, it's important that we can all get around easily and affordably so everyone can make the most of what the Tramlines weekend has to offer."

From Friday 24 July to Sunday 27 September, two new £10 tram ticket summer offers, valid across all Supertram services, will be available to help customers make the most of tram travel for less over the summer.

The two new £10 ticket offers are:

a Group 1-Day Ticket, giving up to five people unlimited travel from the first tram until the end of service on the day of purchase,
a Weekend Ticket, offering unlimited travel across the tram and Tram Train network from noon on Friday until the end of service on Sunday

These offers are perfect for getting to Tramlines festival and enjoying days out across South Yorkshire and will be available shortly via the TSY Mobile app or from the tram conductor.

Travel advice for Tramlines

On Friday and Saturday, from 11:00 until approximately 18:00, trams will run from the city centre up to every six minutes serving Hillsborough Park and Leppings Lane tram stops - located close to the venue, and Hillsborough tram stop - a five-minute walk to the park:

Blue route services will run every 12 minutes and terminate at Middlewood instead of Malin Bridge
Purple route services will be extended beyond Cathedral to Malin Bridge, with more frequent services
Tram Train services will run as normal
Yellow route services will run as normal

On Sunday, from 11:00 until approximately 18:00, trams will run from the city centre up to every five minutes serving Hillsborough Park and Leppings Lane tram stops - located close to the venue, and Hillsborough tram stop - a five-minute walk to the park:

Blue and Yellow route services will run their normal routes but at an increased frequency of every 15 minutes
Purple route services will be extended from Cathedral to Middlewood, and run every 15 minutes
Tram Train services will run as normal, however services will finish later than usual.

A normal tram service will resume across the network from approximately 18:00 until 20:30 on Friday 24 and Saturday 25 July and 19:30 on Sunday 26 July when further changes will come into operation due to road closures in the area:

Blue and Yellow routes will not run between Shalesmoor for Kelham Island and Malin Bridge/Middlewood.
After the event finishes post event tram services will run from Leppings Lane towards the city centre and beyond but will not service the tram stops between Leppings Lane and Shalesmoor for Kelham Island.

Festivalgoers leaving the event will be directed out of the park via a dedicated Supertram exit to Leppings Lane tram stop. A queueing system and ticket checks/sales will be in place to direct customers, help to keep people safe, and speed up the boarding process to avoid any issues onboard.

Blue and Yellow services are expected to return to normal by 23:00 on Friday 24 July and Saturday 25 July and 22:00 on Sunday 26 July.

The latest information and travel advice over the festival weekend are available on our Tramlines webpage.

Bus services changes

To allow crowds to disperse safely, there will be some changes to bus services travelling through the area between 21:45 - 23:00 on Friday 24 July and Saturday 25 July and 20:45 - 22:00 on Sunday 26 July.

Full details of the changes are available on the TSY disruptions webpage.

In addition, Customer Service Advisors will be at Hillsborough Interchange and most affected stops to provide guidance to passengers. Customers should expect delays to services and prepare for longer journey times.

For those travelling by bus more information can be found by using our Journey Planner, TSY Mobile app or other journey planning tools.