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Pukkelpop E-train ticket - 15-18/08

By train to the festival for free
Download your E-train ticket here as from 24/07/2019
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Take the train to Pukkelpop

  • smoothly, safely and environmentally friendly to and from Kiewit or Hasselt
  • it's only a 10 minutes walk from Kiewit station to the festival site and Campsites Chill and Comfy
  • a free shuttle bus takes you from Hasselt station to Campsite Relax

FREE Pukkelpop E-train ticket

  • valid for 1 outward and 1 homeward journey by train in 2nd class
  • during the period of Thursday 15/08/2019 until Sunday 19/08/2019 included
  • from any station in Belgium to the station of Kiewit or Hasselt
  • available as from 24/07/2019 on sncb.be/pukkelpop
  • use the NMBS/SNCB code on your festival ticket to download your E-train ticket
  • print out your E-train ticket or save the PDF to your smartphone
You can read all the information on the Pukkelpop E-train ticket further down this page.
NEW: in the night of Sunday 18/08 to Monday 19/08/2019, extra night trains homewards.
Please mind! To board a night train, you need an additional FREE Pukkelpop Night train E-ticket!

Pukkelpop

Pukkelpop, from Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 August included in Kiewit (Hasselt)! Pukkelpop, that's a must-attend event for every music lover. Whether you like rock, pop, urban, indie, hip-hop, electronic or just all of the above, Pukkelpop is the place to be. Also foodies, cultural idiots and art & design lovers will be lost for words during this four-day discovery.

More info: www.pukkelpop.be

All about your jouney to Pukkelpop

You can download the Pukkelpop E-train ticket on this page as from 24/07/2019. The only thing you need is the NMBS/SNCB code on your festival ticket. This code starts with the number 0, capital letter i and the numbers 52.

You can print the E-train ticket or save the PDF to your smartphone.

No, your festival ticket is not valid as a train ticket. You need a FREE Pukkelpop E-train ticket. You can download this ticket on this page as from 24/07/2019 by using the NMBS/SNCB code on your festival ticket. This code starts with the number 0, capital letter i and the numbers 52.
You travel as follows according to your destination and departure:
  • Festival site, Camping Chill and Camping Comfy:
    • Outward journey to Kiewit station. If the train does not continue to Kiewit, change at Hasselt station to the train to Genk (on Thursday 15/08: shuttle train to Kiewit).
    • Homeward journey on Friday 16/08, Saturday 17/08 and Sunday 18/08 from Kiewit station.
     
  • Camping Relax:
    • Outward journey to Hasselt station and change to the De Lijn shuttle bus.
    • Homeward journey on Friday 16/08, Saturday 17/08 and Sunday 18/08 by De Lijn shuttle bus to Hasselt station and change to the train.
     
  • On Monday 19/08 you can take the train homewards at the earliest as from 9 a.m. from Hasselt station (not Kiewit station). De Lijn Shuttle buses bring you as from 8:30 a.m. from each of the 3 campsites to Hasselt station.
NEW: in the night of Sunday 18/08 to Monday 19/08/2019 free extra night trains will ride from Kiewit station.
Please mind! To board a night train, you need an additional Pukkelpop Night train E-ticket.

The timetables of the extra trains, that will run during the day, will be available later on this page.

NEW: in the night of Sunday 18/08 to Monday 19/08/2019 free extra night trains will ride from Kiewit station. 
Please mind! To board a night train, you need an additional Pukkelpop Night train E-ticket.

Yes, if you're departing from Brussels Airport - Zaventem station, you still have to buy two Diabolo fee tickets: one for your outward journey and one for your homeward journey.
Yes, you can combine a Pukkelpop E-train ticket with a (return) transport ticket that is valid on the foreign railway network until the Belgian border. From there, the E-train ticket is valid to the station of Kiewit or Hasselt. When downloading your E-train ticket, enter one of the following first Belgian stations as your departure station:
  • coming from The Netherlands: Essen (via Roosendaal), Noorderkempen (via Breda) or Visé (via Maastricht – Eijsden)
  • coming from Germany: Hergenrath
  • coming from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg: Arlon, Athus or Gouvy
  • coming from France: Mouscron, Froyennes, Quiévrain, Quévy or Erquelinnes
If you're departing from Brussels Airport - Zaventem station, you still have to buy two Diabolo fee tickets: one for your outward journey and one for your homeward journey.
Show your E-train ticket together with a (photo) ID upon ticket control on the train. Tip: keep your E-train ticket well during the festival; you still need it for the homeward journey!
E-train tickets are always nominative, so they cannot be passed on or sold.
E-train tickets cannot be exchanged, cancelled or refunded.

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