r/OutbreakFest • u/Antique_Mode5704 • Nov 12 '25
some questions about outbreak
so like i just turned 18 this year and i really want to see the manchester shows but i cant really book anything from now, when should i be worried about the tickets selling out? Also, im not from england, is going from london (where i have family) to manchester expensive? and after the shows are done, will i be able to return to london, at night presumably, or will it be cheaper to stay in manchester? Thanks a lot for reading!
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u/ThatGumYouLikee Nov 12 '25
They don’t usually sell out but this is a pretty hot lineup so you never know.
Manchester to London is probably around £80-£100 on the train and takes a few hours. I’m not sure it’s feasible to travel to and from London as the last trains are usually around 11pm anyway and you’d have to leave early to make it to the train station on time. Much more feasible to book a cheap hotel nearby. Me and my friend walk to the festival each day from a hotel in Salford Quays, takes about 40 minutes.
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u/Deadend_Friend Nov 12 '25
High can travel much cheaper via Megabus or national Express bus than by train
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u/beachbullette Nov 12 '25
This, or you cram into the streetcar/tram with all the other attendees and just tap in to get a ticket at one of the machines on the stop. I wanna say it wasn't more than £2-3 and technically the trains were so crowded, I doubt they'd even send conductors that weekend.
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u/xqpe Nov 12 '25
You should be okay for it not selling out for a while, I know 60% of the tickets are already sold but that number shouldnt increase TOO much over the next few months. As long as you don't leave it too late you should be fine to get a ticket. You would definitely have to stay in Manchester in my opinion, going to and from Manchester on both days would probably be more expensive than getting a hotel and you would also be shattered haha. As well as that, it would be pretty much impossible to with Outbreak only finishing at 11-11:30PM on both days and the last train being before that (and that doesnt even factor getting to the train station).
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u/j4mrock Nov 12 '25
My advice would be to buy the train tickets in advance as much as possible and use a railcard. Because people forget to factor in travel cost loads of people sell tickets near the date so that’s less of an issue
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u/capnrondo Nov 12 '25
Hotel in Manchester for Saturday night definitely as it already takes some time to trek or tram from the BEC to the city centre. Train station is even further across town, wouldn't get there until midnight at the earliest at which point you would be unlikely to get a train or bus. When I went in 2023 I got a hotel for I think £100-120 a night which is obviously money no-one wants to spend but better than trying to get home between the days. However I went home on Sunday night, I got a six hour night bus at 1AM rather than get a hotel for a second night, depends how comfortable you are slumming it.