The Qontinent : How to get there ?

Find out all you need to know about the different ways you can come to The Qontinent.

By car, bus, train, ...

Check the website of The Qontinent for French & Dutch info.

Adress :

Recreation area Puyenbroeck
Verbindingsweg
9185 Wachtebeke

GPS: Verbindingsweg, Wachtebeke

By bicycle:
From the surrounding villages you can follow bicycle directions towards “domein Puyenbroeck” in Wachtebeke. You can cycle across the area of Puyenbroeck towards the event island. At the entrance of the event a cycle shed is provided where you can safely leave your bike.
Puyenbroeck is situated between the junctions 84 and 96 on the cycling network. To find an easy route planning, www.fietsnet.be

Public transport:
Take the train to Gent-Sint-Pieters. On the backside of the station you can take bus 76 (platform11) direction Lochristi or Wachtebeke. On all busses normal rates of De Lijn are used. You can use your Lijnkaart, Buzzy Pazz or Omnipas.

Friday 13th August 2010

Every hour at .h30 there is a bus to Wachtebeke at the station Gent-Sint-Pieters. From 16h00 on every half hour (at .h00 and at .h30) bus 76 leaves from Gent-Sint-Pieters (directly or with transition in Lochristi). The latest bus to Wachtebeke departs from Gent-Sint-Pieters at 21h00.

Saturday 14th August and Sunday 15th August 2010

Bus 76 is driving according the usual timetable. Every hour there is a bus from Gent-Sint-Pieters to Wachtebeke (departure at .h47). After the festival there are NO busses returning to Gent! Timetable of line 76 can be found on www.delijn.be

Monday 16th August 2010

Between 8h28 and 13h23 every half hour a bus is departing from the Recreation area Puyenbroeck direction Gent-Sint-Pieters. The bus departs from parking 1 (main entrance) around .h20 and .h50. After 13h every hour (approximately .h20) there is a bus direction Gent according the usual timetable.

For more information about public transport in Belgium, surf to www.b-rail.be or www.delijn.be

By car:

From the E17 (Gent – Antwerpen)
Take exit 11: Lochristi/Beervelde. After the exit follow the N449 direction Beervelde. Follow the signs to “Domein Puyenbroeck“ through Beervelde and Zaffelare to parking 1 (main entrance).

From Sint-Niklaas/Lokeren
Take the N70 to Hoekstraat in Zeveneken. At this point go right. Follow the signs to “Domein Puyenbroeck”.

From the N49/E34 (expressway Antwerpen-Knokke)
Take exit 13 Zelzate. Go left and follow the R4 direction Gent. After 2,5 km go left direction Wachtebeke. Follow the signs to “Domein Puyenbroeck”.

Camping:

There is campingsite close to the festival area. The camping area is open on friday 13th August from 17h00 and will close on monday 16th August at 14h00. All practical information about the festival can be found on www.theqontinent.be/camping/