Plan your travel and transport

Car parking passes for Cheltenham Festival 2026 are available to book online.

Car parking passes to park on site during the Cheltenham Festival must be purchased prior to the day. There will be no on the day sales.

The parking scheme is colour coded so that your parking zone will match your label and preferred route. 

View the full detailed map of the Racecourse which includes every car park.

Occasionally, the route you are directed to will not be the shortest route in terms of distance. However, it will allow you to approach the racecourse, enter and park in the correct zone in the fastest time possible. Please help us to help you have the smoothest and quickest access into the course by following the correct signs and not routes that you have previously used.

Please study the route maps provided showing the preferred routes to your final parking destination and then follow the yellow, temporary road signs put in place for the Festival. 

• Accessible Car Park 
• Red Parking Pass
• Purple - Horseboxes and Stables
• Blue Parking Pass
• Yellow Parking Pass - due to road closures, when leaving the racecourse up to an hour after racing, exit is only available turning right, northbound onto Evesham Road.
• Bookmakers - Yellow, Red or Purple Parking Pass

Minibuses up to 15 seats, coaches of 16 seats or more and limousines will need to purchase a coach parking pass prior to the Festival. 

Please use the brown route map and follow the coach symbol signs and these will direct you to the closest coach park from your direction of travel.

Coach drivers are entitled to a complimentary ticket to attend the races but are required to show valid ID/job card to confirm working. This can be collected from the North or Centaur Entrance on the day of the event.

There is no inbound access to the coach parks for coaches at Cheltenham Festival between 15:30 and 19:00. 

Located directly off Junction 11 of the M5, the park & ride service provides a bus service from Arle Court to the Transport Hub at The Cheltenham Festival.

The service runs every 15 minutes from 09:15 to 14:30 to the racecourse, return journeys to Arle Court start from 16:00, until 19:30.

Tickets are £15 per car/day and permit passengers to a return journey to and from the racecourse. Journey time is approximately 30 minutes, this may increase in the instance of heavy traffic.

Facilities at Arle Court include:

CCTV and security

Baby changing

Toilets

Refreshments

Indoor and outdoor waiting areas

Real time departure information

There is a dedicated shuttle bus service for The Cheltenham Festival provided by Stagecoach. The shuttle bus service will operate between:

• Cheltenham Spa Railway Station
• Cheltenham Town Centre and
• The Racecourse (Purple Transport Hub)

If you're arriving via the Stagecoach public buses for the Festival between 11 - 14 March 2025. Please check the Stagecoach website for the further information and the latest updates.

Stagecoach pricing, £9 return ticket, £6 single ticket (PM use only)

The nearest train station is Cheltenham Spa. There is a dedicated shuttle bus service for the Cheltenham Festival from Cheltenham Spa Railway Station.

View and download the map below for walking routes to Cheltenham Racecourse.

If you're dropping off and picking up, please follow the below directions:

If you're attending The Cheltenham Festival, please follow the signs which will route you to the Pick up & Drop off car park.

It would be appreciated if you could respect our neighbours and use the areas provided, not local roads and driveways.

Hackney Carriage Taxi drop off and collection point is located on the main drive of the racecourse, which is signed Taxis.

For Private Taxi drop off and collection please follow the signage for pick up and drop off.

Cheltenham Racecourse welcomes arrivals on racedays by helicopter, and operates the busiest temporary airfield in the UK, receiving 400 flights over Cheltenham Festival week alone.

Popular Routes: 

Voi is the e-scooter hire service in the city. E-scooters are available for hire throughout Cheltenham town centre, with parking zones at key transport hubs like bus and rail stations. Vehicles can be located and unlocked by downloading the Voi app onto your smartphone.To use the service, people must be 18 years of age or older, have a full or provisional driving license and pass a safety test before their first ride. Scooters can be unlocked via the app. Riders are encouraged to review the map before setting off on their journey to familiarise themselves with the operating area. The nearest parking spot from Voi for the Cheltenham race course is Near New barn Lane in the can parking spot inside Gate 1 Cheltenham Race Course (Blue dot), see map below:

Finally, if you want to report any e-scooter anti-social behavior, please report it to Voi in https://report.voi.com/ or support@voiapp.io

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