Travel info

Looking to avoid tailbacks en route to GMM? Come by bicycle! Parking is free in our secure bicycle parking lots near the main festival entrance. It’s ecological and healthy, and as an added bonus you get a Green Coin. Attention: illegally parked bicycles will be taken to the bicycle parking lot. There are no charging facilities for e-bikes in the bicycle parking lots. 
Navigate to the bicycle parking lot.

It’s too far by bike but you still want to avoid tailbacks? Then Park & Bike is the ideal solution. Leave your car in one of five free car parks, hop on your bike and enjoy a relaxing ride to the festival arena. Store your bike safely in the secure bicycle parking lot near the main entrance. 
Navigate to the bicycle parking lot.

• Park & Bike - NORTH: ’t Vossekot, Retie. 6 km. Navigate here.
• Park & Bike – East: Meiplein, Witgoor (Dessel). 7 km. Navigate here.
• Park & Bike - SOUTH: Olympia Sluis, Mol. 7 km. Navigate here.
• Park & Bike - WEST: Parking Waaiberg, Kasterlee. 8 km. Navigate here.
• Park & Bike - Zilvermeer, Mol. 10 km. Navigate here.

Are you coming by train? That’s a great idea! The Belgian National Railways (SNCB) is running extra trains during the festival. The nearest station is Mol, where free shuttle buses will be waiting to take you to the festival grounds. Please note that your festival ticket is not a valid train ticket.

Go to Ticketmaster and download your SNCB code from 27th of May. The SNCB code always begins with a zero, the capital letter i and the letters FB. Copy and paste the SNCB code to avoid mistakes.

With this SNCB code you can buy your Event Train Ticket on sncb.be/graspop.

This train ticket is valid for 1 outward and 1 homeward journey in 2nd class with discount, between any Belgian station and the station of Mol. From there, the free shuttle bus will take you to the festival and campsite (Boneyard, The Crypt and Inferno) If you're staying at Devil's Lake, take the train until Lommel station. From there, it is best to take a taxi or other public transport.

All info and conditions: sncb.be/graspop.

If you’re traveling to the festival in the Thalys or Eurostar, get off at Antwerp-Central or Brussels-South. From there, you can continue your journey to Mol or Lommel station with the Event Train Ticket. Please note your Event Train Ticket is not valid on the Thalys or Eurostar.

Are you coming by train? There’s a green coin waiting for you at Mol station.

During the festival, free buses will shuttle back and forth between the festival site and the bus stop at Mol station. 

• Wednesday: 1.30 pm – 10.30 pm
• Thursday: 7.30 am – 2.30 am
• Friday/Saturday/Sunday: 8.30 am – 2.30 am
• Monday: 7.30 am – 1 pm

The airport and railway shuttles ferry passengers from Eindhoven Airport, Brussels Airport & Brussels South Charleroi Airport to the festival. The shuttle from Eindhoven Central Station is also available again to take you straight from the train station to the festival site. New this year are the airport/railway shuttles from Brussels South railway station. On the Monday after the festival, you can take a shuttle straight back to the airport or railway station. Just remember to book a separate ticket for this.

The number of Festival Shuttles keeps growing. This year the festival shuttles will pick up fans from no fewer than 20 locations across Belgium and the Netherlands. A shuttle ticket will have you rocking out as early at 11.30 am; every festival day at 2 am your shuttle will be waiting to take you back to your pick-up point. Ticket prices (round trip) start from €37. So board a shuttle and enjoy a safe, hassle-free drive to GMM.

Then be sure to notify GMM HERE in advance. Your coach will be directed along a specific route to a separate coach parking area near the festival entrance.

If you’re coming by car or motorbike remember to switch off your GPS system as soon as you encounter the first FESTIVAL sign. Depending on the direction you’re coming from, you will be directed to the best and fastest accessible GMM parking. Graspop Metal Meeting is easily accessible via the E34 and E313 motorways.

Carpool with your friends: it’s much more fun and better for traffic. On this carpool website you can easily offer or hitch a ride.

Like last year, you’ll find the Kiss & Ride zone at Mol station. From there, free shuttle buses are waiting to take festival-goers to the festival arena.

Avoid the usual festival congestion and use the shuttle service for easy drop-off and pick-up. Navigation is simple with Google Maps or Waze.

Have someone drop you off or pick you up at the official taxi rank in Europalaan, near the coach parking area. Book your taxi in advance so you don’t have to wait. Click here to navigate to the official taxi rank.

All GMM car parks are paid parking and are located within walking distance from the festival site. There is no separate parking for motorcycles and scooters. Parking next to your tent at campsite Boneyard is prohibited for both cars and motorbikes. If you leave your car by the side of the road you may be towed. Spending the night in the car park is prohibited. Only motorhome owners can rent a pitch in Metal Town. None of the car parks offer charging facilities for electric cars. Don’t leave any valuables in your car. 

GMM is not liable for damage inflicted in the parking areas.

Do you have a VIP ticket, a ticket for a pitch at Metal Town or a camping ticket for campsite Inferno or The Crypt? Ticketmaster will send you a link to order a car park ticket for a nearby parking facility. 

Important info:

• Our car parks have a limited capacity: first come, first served.
• Save time and money and buy your car park ticket in advance! Online sales start one month before the festival.
• Tickets are also available on site, but these will cost more (debit and credit cards only, NO cash!).
• Car park tickets are single-use only. If you leave the car park and return the same day you will need to buy a new ticket – on condition that the car park isn’t full. 

Opening hours car parks:

• Wednesday from 2 pm: combi ticket holders only. 
• Thursday through Sunday: open from 8 am.

This car park is only accessible for visitors with a valid Inferno car park ticket who have purchased accommodation at campsite Inferno.

Opening hours car park Inferno:

• Wednesday from 3 pm: only for Inferno campers with a combi ticket
• Thursday through Sunday: open from 8 am.

Visitors with a disability can park in a dedicated section of car park Inferno – that’s the one nearest the main entrance. Access to this section must be requested beforehand via the application form. The number of parking spaces is limited so be sure to submit your application on time. Please note that all car parks are paid parking, including disabled parking spaces. Once your application is approved, you will receive details on how to purchase your car park ticket. Volunteer staff from Inter will be on hand at the car park to assist you and, if necessary, escort you to the main festival entrance or the Inter campsite.

If you have a VIP Deck festival ticket, you will receive a separate email from Ticketmaster to apply for a VIP car park ticket.

VIP car park tickets are valid in all car parks.

Do NOT leave your car in the VIP car park if you have a VIP Deck festival ticket and are staying at campsite Boneyard. Instead please use one of the regular car parks, which are closer to the Boneyard.

Do NOT leave your car in the VIP car park if you have a VIP Deck festival ticket and you’re staying at campsite Inferno or in Metal Town. Instead please use the car park for campsite Inferno or Metal Town.

Opening hours VIP car park:

• Wednesday: closed
• Thursday through Sunday: open from 10 am.

From several airports in Belgium and the Netherlands, Dessel is just a short hop.

• Brussels Airport - Zaventem (BRU): 95 km 
• Brussels South Airport – Charleroi (CRL): 160 km 
• Eindhoven Airport (EIN): 45 km 
• Amsterdam Airport – Schiphol (AMS): 160 km

From the two Belgian airports you can board a train for Mol station, where free shuttle buses will be waiting to take you to the festival site. You’ll find the train station at Brussels Airport (BRU) is at level -1 of the terminal. At Brussels South Airport (CRL), take bus line A to the train station of Charleroi-Sud and continue your journey by train. Go to nmbs.be/graspop for the timetable and full details on the online sale of GMM train tickets.

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