Getting around

[Jordan-qcmol]

It’s been a long time since my last visit, so long I couldn’t drive and now I’m 32..

What’s it like getting around these days?

If I decided to swap from the first few corners and want to go down to Arnage is it easy to drive and park up or are bikes needed? Can you rent bikes there or lime bike pick up and drop off type things?

TIA!

[Northcote67]

you can certainly rent bikes for the weekend from one of the fan zones, they come with lights and lock which is handy.

[DMN]

Dont discount the bus service they have now. Its a lot better than it used to be (getting stuck at Mulsanne Corner and having to walk back bad....)

Now the buses run from stop to stop. There can be a long wait for some of them at peak times, but I used them to get from Mulsanne to the Village and back last year with no bother.

[Koen_Chevy]

We bring folding bikes, it gets us around to where we want to go without having to wait for a busy bus.

Since a couple of years you can not bring the bike into the circuit throught the gates, but it still is beteer then walking the distance.

[Nickg67]

Koen_Chevy said:

We bring folding bikes, it gets us around to where we want to go without having to wait for a busy bus.

Since a couple of years you can not bring the bike into the circuit throught the gates, but it still is beteer then walking the distance.

What route do you use to get to Arnarge/Indy ?. I’m also taking a fold up bike

[giveitfish]

Northcote67 said:

you can certainly rent bikes for the weekend from one of the fan zones, they come with lights and lock which is handy.

Could you tell me more about this please? I guess bikes are not allowed in the circuit but you can hire them to get to and from the entrance from your camping, visit Arnage etc?

[Koen_Chevy]

Nickg67 said:

What route do you use to get to Arnarge/Indy ?. I’m also taking a fold up bike

I stole this from another topic, but this is how we bike there.

[Nickg67]

Koen_Chevy said:

I stole this from another topic, but this is how we bike there.

That’s handy - that was the map I posted and drew ! Obvs in wrong chat 😂😂. Good to know that is the route though, thanks

[//j17]

DMN said:

Dont discount the bus service they have now. Its a lot better than it used to be (getting stuck at Mulsanne Corner and having to walk back bad....)

Now the buses run from stop to stop. There can be a long wait for some of them at peak times, but I used them to get from Mulsanne to the Village and back last year with no bother.

Yep, unless you have your own bikes with you I'd just, and do, use the buses. For me it's usually to go out for some night racing and while, what 20 years ago it was all rather random, especially in the wee hours the last 5 to 10 years everything's been well organised and efficient right through the night. Rock up to the car park outside the Porsche curves to find an empty queue snake, wait 5 to 10 minutes for a bus to arrive, get straight on to Arnage. The same coming back.

Camping closer to the tram stop this year so will probably be the Mulsanne bus from near the tram stop instead but expect it to be the same.

My tip would be to take a folding chair. Not only can you sit down and watch but you can sit down and queue too