TRANSPORT & ACCOMMODATION
TRANSPORT & ACCOMMODATION
TRANSPORT & ACCOMMODATION
TRANSPORT & ACCOMMODATION
TRANSPORT & ACCOMMODATION
ACCOMODATION
In the mood for camping?
The Main Square festival has teamed up with HomeCamper | Campspace, the leading platform for booking micro-campsites in Europe.
Whether you’re looking for affordable outdoor accommodation close to the festival, or you’d like to become a host and share your garden or unusual accommodation with festival-goers, this is the place to do it! You can go there with your eyes shut, because HomeCamper | Campspace is: 75,000 homestays, bookable in over 45 countries, and a community of over 1 million travellers.
Looking for camping accommodation?
Can’t find the right accommodation for you? Don’t panic! New hosts will be offering pitches over the coming weeks. Log on to the platform regularly to keep an eye out for new offers 😉
Would you like to become a host?
Are you far from Arras but still planning to come to the Main Square festival? Don’t forget to offer car-sharing to your guests!
Arras and the Artois region offer a wide range of accommodation options for your festival weekend.
Click here for accommodation options in the surrounding area: www.arraspaysdartois.com
Simplify your organisation with Festival + Accommodation packages available from €100. These packages include the festival pass, accommodation and sometimes even transport. A turnkey solution for stress-free enjoyment.
TRANSPORT
The Main Square Festival takes place at the Citadelle d’Arras, Boulevard du Général De Gaulle, in Arras in the Hauts de France region. The Citadel is just a stone’s throw from the town centre.
Arras, the prefecture of Pas-de-Calais, is at the crossroads of Europe, equidistant between Paris, Brussels and London. It is served by numerous transport links.
The following information will help you find and choose the best way to get to the festival site.
To avoid congestion and parking problems, we strongly advise you to use public transport to get to the festival. Come by train, bus & carpool!
A bike park will be available right next to the Citadelle, next to the entrance on boulevard du Général de Gaulle.
Further details to follow.
Get around smart with the free shuttles! In partnership with the town of Arras and Artis, the Communauté Urbaine d’Arras is making Main Square easier for you. When you arrive in Arras, don’t ask yourself any more questions… follow the routes and park in the park-and-ride facilities. Then… let us guide you, we’ll take you by shuttle bus to the Citadelle and back after the concerts.
The shuttles run every 10 to 20 minutes to all the festival car parks, the station, the bus station, the town centre and the Citadelle.
In the car parks, you’ll be given simple information about the shuttle bus routes to and from the festival. Artis, who will be providing the shuttle service, will be on hand to guide you.
Details of the routes will be posted shortly on the festival website.
Arras station is served by many lines (TGV and TER) and is less than 15 minutes’ walk from the Citadelle. There is also a free shuttle bus service between the station and the Citadelle throughout the festival.
TER (Regional express train)
Specific offers will be available in the coming months.
Some journey times by TER
- Lille <> Arras : 20min (TERGV) / 45 min (TER)
- Amiens <> Arras : 45min (TER)
- Rouen <> Arras : 2h10min (TER)
OTHER TRAINS
- Paris <> Arras : 50min (TGV)
- Reims <> Arras : 1h30min (TGV)
- Tours <> Arras : 2h40min (TGV)
- Lyon <> Arras : 3h05min (TGV)
More information and TGV reservations at SNCF Connect
Save money and help the planet by carpooling.
Offers available soon
Offers will be available very soon.
COMING FROM LILLE
- Take the A1 motorway towards Paris
- Exit 16, direction Arras – Centre.
- Follow signs for Arras on the N50.
- Once in Arras, follow the signposted routes to the site and/or the car parks.
COMING FROM Paris
- Take the A1 motorway towards Lille
- Take exit 15, towards Arras.
- Follow signs for Arras on the D939.
- Once in Arras, follow the signposted routes to the site and/or the car parks.
Think about carpooling to get here!
5,000 free parking spaces are available in Arras and the surrounding area.
Free Artis shuttles serve each car park.
More details to come.
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