Going to a music festival is always fun to plan. You have music, friends , food and the opportunity to escape for a weekend from your normal day to day life. Yet the first thing you need to plan is transport.
The best mode of transport for a Melbournian going to Meredith Music Festival may be simple for some. You could take a road trip to a convenience store or come with a group bus, for example.
1. Drive Your Own Car
The simplest way is to go in your own car. If you are going only with friends (or just yourself) it can be the easiest way to get there and back. Drive your own time and have your own space for your bags, as well as your festival items.
But occasional driving can be less practical if you are traveling as part of a larger group. This can involve multiple vehicles, several drivers, multiple petrol bills, and extra planning.
Additional stress is involved when you have to drive after a long day at a festival. To party without trouble getting home another method of travel may suit better.
2. Carpool With Friends
Car pooling is another great option. If a group of friends are leaving Melbourne, why not all travel in just a few cars and divide the cost of the gas?
This can work well with smaller groups. But in a large group people will find it hard to arrive back at the same time, some people will leave early others will have varied ideas of how long it will take them to get back to Melbourne.
You also want to have enough room for everyone’s bags and belongings.
Carpooling works with a small group. If the group is bigger, it might be easier to organize group transport.
3. Public Transport
It might be that it is already suitable for parts of your trip on public transport, but you have to plan out your festival journeys. Beginning from where you are and taking into account how the festival is set up you will have to take specific combinations of trains, buses, taxis and other vehicles.
This can be rather impractical when carrying luggage and camping gear, or travelling with friends.
Other considerations for your trip to the festival: Traveling to a festival is very different to a regular day trip. Remember to plan your travel times; you might have lots of other people competing with you to get to and from the festival.
4. Rideshare and Taxis
A Ridesharing or taxi service is ideal for shorter dispersals and groups of passengers. This alternative may be suitable if departing from a Melbourne site to another.
Though, when travelling as a full group from Melbourne to the festival prices could quite a bit escalate. More cars might be needed, for example, which would be difficult with a larger group.
A dedicated bus may be easier if your primary aim is traveling with your party in one vehicle.
5. Hire a Bus From Melbourne
Picking up the larger groups to Meredith Music Festival, one of the most relaxed things that it is best to do by bus from Melbourne.
You all can drive together in one car unlike each of you having your own car and driving separately. This results in less cars on the road, less interaction between you and other drivers, and no need to have one or more designated drivers.
Having a charter bus is the great way to have fun and kick back with the group. Travel with friends, bring your festival bags, and arrive as a team!
Organised transport will also help if you plan to go to an outdoor or music festival. Instead of trying to organise for a couple of rides when the festival finishes, your group already has a transport plan for the trip home.
Why Group Transport Makes Sense
Traveling together. The best time of going to a music festival with friends is traveling together. Traveling together all around the street keeps people staying together from the front of the street to the back of the street.
May also help with planning, rather than having different departure times and booking various cars, you can organise one vehicle for the whole group.
It can be a good idea to select an appropriate agreed meeting point for those groups traveling from different places in Melbourne for the trip in advance. Knowing when and where they will meet makes life a lot easier.
Charter bus company has buses that offer transport for groups from Melbourne going to festivals or other group events. A bus can be coordinated per the number of people in your group and your budget.
Plan Your Festival Transport Early
Festivals tend to be popular and busy periods for travel, in particular if they are held at the same time as other festivals. It is best to plan your transport as far in advance as possible.
Before you book, think about the number of people traveling, the final meeting points, luggage carried and when you need to start heading back to Melbourne.
It is also worth discussing the pick up and drop off arrangements beforehand, to make sure all members of your group are aware of the plan.
Make Your Meredith Festival Trip Easier
Transport if there are only a few of you, driving on your own might be best. For a small group it works, but if you have several people on a trip, sharing a car or catching public transport may be better. If you want to travel as a large group, why not hire a charter bus from Melbourne?
Heading to Meredith Music Festival from Melbourne?
Gather your friends and we will do the driving. Hire a bus from Melbourne, and have an organised journey from Melbourne to Meredith and back. This would be the best option among all.
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