PARK AND RIDE

As in previous years, Silverstone will be offering a dedicated Park and Ride service to and from the circuit on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the event. Two venues have been chosen to cater for traffic approaching the circuit from the M1 and M40.

The venues are:

M1 Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
M40 Hinton in the Hedges Airfield

If you opt for the Park and Ride option (which is free), please select which venue best suits your travel arrangements. Sites will open from 2am on Sunday for early arrivals, with the first buses due to leave for Silverstone at 4:30am. Return journeys will commence roughly half an hour after the end of the Grand Prix, with the last services leaving Silverstone at 7:45pm.

Full joining instructions and car/personnel passes will be sent to you with your tickets.

PLEASE NOTE THAT PARK AND RIDE VEHICLE PASSES WILL NOT GAIN ACCESS TO SILVERSTONE CAR PARKS.

TRAVEL SERVICES

Megabus.com

For 2009 Silverstone is proud to announce that Megabus.com will be providing dedicated Grand Prix Race day services from pickup points around the country.

Thomas Cook

Silverstone is proud to offer an executive coach service on Sunday 21st June, in association with Thomas Cook.

This service will depart from:

• Birmingham
• Bristol
• Leeds
• London
• Manchester
• Nottingham
• Oxford
• Watford

Travel Packages include:

• Return travel to Silverstone by executive coach
• Thomas Cook Sport Day bag / rucksack (1 per booking)
• Thomas Cook Sport Representative service
• Event pack inc. circuit map and ear plugs

PUBLIC TRANSPORT LINKS TO SILVERSTONE on 19/20/21 June 2009*

By Rail

Visit National Rail Enquiries to plan your journey. The nearest Mainline stations are Banbury, Milton Keynes and Northampton.

Stagecoach will be providing a Grand Prix bus service to and from Northampton train station on all days of the event.

Megabus.com will be operating a Sunday only Grand Prix service from Milton Keynes train station.

Taxis are readily available at all stations.

PARKING

Silverstone has made tremendous improvements to its parking facilities over the past few years. With new road layouts and hard standing car parks around the circuit, our parking arrangements now cater superbly for all those wishing to drive to the British Grand Prix.

If you are staying in the local area in a hotel, guest house or on one of the campsites around Silverstone and do not require circuit parking, your event ticket will allow you access on foot through the checkpoints during the race weekend.

Early Bird car parking prices:
Sunday, Race day £20
Saturday, Qualifying £10
Friday Practice £5
Three Day £30

Car Park passes are available subject to availability. One car park pass may be purchased per two-four admission tickets bought, at the discretion of Silverstone, i.e. 2-4 tickets purchased = 1 car pass; 5-8 tickets = 2 car passes, etc. If only one British Grand Prix ticket is purchased, one of the alternative options must be selected.

Please note that owners of vehicles not displaying the correct passes will be subject to a fixed penalty fee. Camping is not permitted in any of the car parks.

If you prefer to travel by motorbike, parking will be provided free of charge.

For full Car Park Ticket Terms and Conditions Click here

By Road

From The South: Take the M40 and exit at Junction 10. Join the A43 signposted to Northampton. Silverstone is signposted from the A43. Take the M1 and exit at Junction 15a. Follow signs for the A43 to Oxford. Silverstone is signposted from the A43.

From The North: Take the M40 and exit at Junction 10. Join the A43 signposted to Northampton. Silverstone is signposted from the A43. Take the M1 and exit at Junction 15a. Follow signs for the A43 to Oxford. Silverstone is signposted from the A43.

Helicopters

If you want to fly into Silverstone during the weekend of the British Grand Prix visit the FLYSILVERSTONE website where you will find a list of operators offering helicopter shuttle services into the centre of the circuit.

You will also find details of our popular Pleasure Flying Programme that will be operating (weather permitting) on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th June*.

Helicopter Operators and owners wishing to fly into the circuit during the event please contact Bob Downs at Silverstone Heliports Ltd, tel. 01932 570260 for details regarding slot allocation.

TURWESTON AERODROME

Turweston Aerodrome offers transport to the British Grand Prix in the form of a cross-country shuttle from the airfield to the Circuit across local farmland. Ample aircraft and car parking are available at the airfield, which uses a fleet of 4x4 vehicles to take you to the Circuit on a route that is almost entirely off-road.

For further information visit www.turwestonflight.com/4x4page.htm, email info@turwestonflight or call 01280 705400