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30 days

Travel

Travelling by train?

If you purchase a ticket at the station the cost of a Saver Return from London St. Pancras is £58.80 and a Standard Open Single is £81.00.

We can help you get a discount on your train ticket. Check out our special rates

London to Sheffield return - £31.00 standard class / £51.00 first class
Leicester to Sheffield return - £20.00 standard class / £38.00 first class
Manchester to Sheffield return - £19.00 standard class

Plus more offers from Derby, Nottingham, Peterborough, Norwich and Liverpool. (See PDF for details.)

Download the PDF form, fill it out, fax it off to Jane and get your discounted train tickets. Simple!

See document for details and restrictions. Please complete all the details on the form and fax to Jane Tompkins at Yorkshire South Tourism on T: +44 (0)114 281 4042.

Please make sure that you book your ticket before 24 October!

Important information about train delays


During the festival period, Network Rail will be carrying out refurbishment work on the lines between Sheffield and Chesterfield stations, which will include improvements to the track and drainage system of Bradway Tunnel. This will affect the area around Sheffield, altering the Sheffield – London and Liverpool – Nottingham – Norwich services.

It will mean that Sheffield to London services will be diverted, increasing the journey time by around 10 minutes, some services may not start or finish at their usual destinations and may not stop at all stations.

Click here for a detailed list of altered services and timetable changes.

Tickets purchased through our online form will still be valid on these trains. Please note that tickets from our online form are not valid on journeys via Doncaster.

Please allocate extra time for your journey to and from Doc/Fest to compensate for these travel delays.

Flying from an international airport?

The best airports to fly into for Sheffield are Manchester or Doncaster (Robin Hood Airport). From Doncaster Airport we are approximately 30 minutes by taxi and from Manchester Airport we are a direct 1 hour 20 minute train ride away. Trains from East Midlands Airport take around 1 hour 30 minutes, changing at Derby or Nottingham. Be sure to check the cheap flights available - you can fly from many European cities; including, Amsterdam, Paris, Berlin and Rome; to East Midlands Airport from £10. And there are many great deals into Manchester as well.

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Download the Doc/Fest map of Sheffield at the left of screen.