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Glastonbury coach tickets: how ticket and coach packages work
What a ticket and coach package includes, how the coach sale differs from general admission, the rules that catch people out and whether it suits your group.
Ticket and coach packages combine a festival ticket with return coach travel from towns and cities around the UK. They're sold in their own sale, a few days before general admission, and they're a popular extra chance to get a ticket. But they come with rules that general admission tickets don't have, and a group should agree on them before trying.
How the coach sale works
The coach sale runs like the main sale: registration numbers and registered postcodes for everyone, an online queue, and a deposit if you get through. For 2027 the coach sale was at 6pm on Thursday 1 October 2026, three days before general admission, and sold out in under 30 minutes.
The deposit for a coach package is the ticket deposit plus the coach fare. In 2025 you chose a departure town and time once you were through the queue, and you could only book one departure town per transaction. If a coach showed as unavailable, the seats had already gone and you had to pick another time or town.
The rules that catch people out
- You must travel on your booked coach. Coach tickets can't be changed to general admission, and bookings can't be transferred.
- Your festival ticket is handed out on the coach. You don't get it in the post like general admission tickets.
- Children and personal assistants need their own coach seat. Children aged 12 and under don't need a festival ticket, but they do need a coach seat. A PA must travel on the same coach, so book their seat at the same time.
- No campervans. Coach ticket holders can't also book a campervan or caravan pitch.
- Coaches are full and the toilets are basic. Each coach has at least one toilet, but the festival says they aren't wheelchair accessible and aren't regularly cleaned during the journey. There are no flexible breaks.
The festival asks everyone to think about whether a long, full coach journey suits their health, mobility and comfort before booking.
Should your group try the coach sale?
Many groups try the coach sale first as an extra chance, then general admission if it doesn't work. Before you do, agree on these:
- One departure point. Everyone in a booking travels from the same town, so check it works for all of them.
- What if only some of you get coach tickets? Do the rest still try general admission, and will the coach people still go?
- Don't double book. If someone gets coach tickets for the group, nobody should then book the same people in general admission. You'd be left cancelling tickets.
- Getting home. You travel back on your booked coach too, so everyone has to be happy leaving at the same time.
Coach tickets in the resale
Coach packages also come back in the spring resale. In 2025 the coach resale was on a Thursday evening, before the general admission resale on the Sunday, and was limited to two tickets per transaction, compared with four for general admission. Plan resale coach bookings in pairs. See how the spring resale works.
Getting ready
Have each person's registration number and registered postcode ready to paste, just as for general admission, plus your chosen departure town and a backup. The clock is running while you choose a coach.