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How to get to Cheltenham racecourse: your complete guide

Gemma Redrup Gemma Redrup

    • The highlight of the jump racing calendar is fast approaching, with the 2025 Cheltenham Festival taking place between 11 and 14 March, so if you’re considering going to the home of jump racing, here is everything you need to know about how to get to Cheltenham Racecourse.

    How to get to Cheltenham racecourse

    By car

    The address for the racecourse is: Cheltenham Racecourse, Evesham Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 4SH. Car parking is available at the racecourse.

    Parking is free at all of Cheltenham’s meetings except the Friday and Saturday of The November Meeting and all four days of The Festival. On these days, limos are charged the same prices as cars, and coaches (16+ seaters) are free of charge, but must have applied for parking in advance. Car parking for the Cheltenham Festival is completely sold out for 2025 and cars without a valid ticket will be turned away.

    Racegoers who have not pre-purchased car parking will be parked in the best possible position but may be some distance from the racecourse, so you will need to allow extra time to walk from the car parks to the racecourse entrances.

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    Park and ride

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

    The service runs every 15 minutes from 9.15am to 2.30pm to the racecourse, return journeys to Arle Court start from 4pm, until 7.30pm.

    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.

    Outbound buses will leave from BAY 1 at Arle Court.

    Return buses will leave from our day-to-day purple transport hub.

    Racecourse bus

    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 (south car park)

    Stagecoach pricing is set at £10 for a return ticket and £6 for a single in the afternoon.

    Please check the Stagecoach website for further information.

    By coach

    If you are planning a coach/minibus trip to the racecourse, ensure you purchase a car parking pass or apply for a coach pass in advance.

    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.

    Minibus parking passes can be purchased for £30 and coach and limousines parking passes for £75.

    Coach drivers are entitled to a complimentary ticket to attend the races but are required to show valid ID/job card to confirm working.

    By Taxi

    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.

    Pick up and drop off

    If you’re planning to be dropped off and/or picked up from the racecourse at The November Meeting and/or The Festival, please follow the specified route, which will allow you to be dropped off in the West Car Park. It is then a five-minute walk to the entrances.

    By steam train

    Classic Hospitality puts on a dedicated steam train service to Cheltenham Racecourse for both the Festival and November Meeting each year. Tickets start from £65 for the November Meeting and £80 for the Festival with a range of packages available.

    By air

    Cheltenham Racecourse welcomes arrivals on racedays by helicopter, and operates the busiest temporary airfield in the UK, receiving 400 flights over The Festival week alone. The heliport is a temporary, licensed, surface-level heliport, located just outside the north-east corner of Cheltenham Racecourse. If arriving via helicopter, a shuttle service is available between the heliport and the racecourse. All visiting aircraft must pre-book landings with Cheltenham Racecourse’s partners. They will provide full pilot briefings on confirmation of booking. On racedays, Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting Service Category H2 is provided at Cheltenham Heliport, as are two fuelling spots.

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    Gemma Redrup
    Gemma Redrup

    H&H features, racing and point-to-point editor
    Gemma is an experienced journalist, having been part of the H&H team since 2014, who is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at Epsom in August 2018. Gemma’s reporting talents have taken her to numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.
    Gemma Redrup

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