Getting to Creamfields as traffic warning issued

The festival is the UK's biggest dance music event

Up to 80,000 people per day are expected to attend Creamfields Festival 2025 which takes place over four days on August bank holiday weekend.

More than 300 artists will perform across 30 stages at the festival site in Daresbury including Sonny Fodera and Chase & Status.

With so many people heading to the site over the next four days, traffic is expected to be heavier than usual with National Highways warning drivers to plan ahead.

To help anyone heading to this year's Creamfields Festival we have rounded-up everything you need to know about getting to the site.

How to get to the festival

By car

Drivers are advised to follow dedicated signs to the site coming off the M56 at junction 11 and to not rely on sat-nav information which could put vehicles on unsuitable, narrow roads.

Organisers are also advising drivers not to leave the motorway at Junction 10.

By train

For those traveling by train, the nearest train stations to the festival site are Runcorn Station, Warrington Central, Warrington Bank Quay and Liverpool Lime Street, all of which are connected to the main line and have shuttle buses operating to and from the site all day and night.

Further details about travelling to Creamfields from each station can be found on the festival's website.

Shuttle bus service

Shuttle buses will be running throughout the days and nights of the festival weekend, taking people directly to and from the festival site.

There was an initial deadline of Thursday, 14 August to pre book tickets for the shuttle bus service, however festival goers are advised they can now purchase tickets on the day of travel for Liverpool and Warrington services.

When you are leaving the festival, those who have not pre-purchased shuttle bus ticket can purchase one from the shuttle bus box office located next to the Bridge at the shuttle bus pick up point near to the North Entrance, where the shuttle buses will be departing from.

Driver warnings

National Highways is advising drivers of likely congestion along parts of the M56 and M6 in Cheshire over the next four days.

Anyone thinking of driving to the annual bank holiday festival is advised to plan their journey and leave plenty of time to get to the festival site.

Extra police and National Highways traffic officers will be deployed around junction 11 of the M56 at Daresbury to deter festival goers from walking on the motorway – an issue in previous festivals particularly at the end of the event, according to National Highways.

Gary Farrell of National Highways said: "We will be doing all we can to manage traffic around the event and keep drivers on the move.

"We would like to remind everyone that the motorway is no place for pedestrians - it is dangerous and illegal and having pedestrians on the network can cause delays for legitimate motorway users."

This year's line up

Thursday: Music starts 17:00 and finishes 23:00

Cream stage

KC Lights

Chapter & Verse

CamrinWatsin

Camden Cox

Beyond Chicago

M.hummo

Rong stage

Thrillseekers (25 YEARS SET)

Christina Novelli

Luvstruck

Ciaran Mcauley

Modea

GIA

Cream terrace

Laidback Luke

Sick Individuals

Smack

Rave Republic

Calvin Logue

Kola

Nation stage

Schak

Jason Cluff

BK

Jezza & Jod

Yasmin Gardezi

Toni

On Friday, music starts at 15:00 and finishes at 23:00 and will include more stages such as Steel Yard where Eric Prydz will be performing his set.

For Saturday, music starts at 14:00 and ends at 04:00 on Sunday.

For Sunday the music starts at 12:00 and ends at 23:00 on Sunday.

The festival is vast and split over several stages. For a comprehensive line-up of each day's acts, you can visit the festival website.