Byron Bay Blues and Roots Blanchs Travel

Blanch’s has your local transport covered
for the East Coast Blues and Roots festival

As official shuttle bus operators, Blanch’s Bus Company provides festival goers with town shuttle services plus scheduled services, from Ballina, Lennox Head, Suffolk Park, Sunrise Beach & Mullumbimby.

Getting to the Bluesfest and around Byron Bay itself during Easter can be a nightmare, with no parking and heavy congestion. Do yourself and our local community a favour and get on a Blanch’s bus. Services are frequent, inexpensive and easy to use. Best of all you can relax and forget about who’s driving.

 

Thursday Services – 20 March 2008

Suffolk Park – Byron Bay – Bluesfest Shuttle

Dedicated shuttle buses connecting Suffolk Park and Byron Bay with the Bluesfest will operate between 3pm and 1.00am, approx every 15 minutes. Cost is $3.00 per person per journey. Click here to view the shuttle route map.

Ballina, Lennox Head, Suffolk Park, Byron Bay,
Sunrise Beach & Mullumbimby Bus Services

The regular weekday timetable will apply for town bus services. Click here to view timetables.

An additional Route 640 service to Ballina via Lennox Head will depart Bluesfest
(Melaleuca Drive) at 12.30am at the flat fare cost of $10.

Byron Bay Blues and Roots Blanchs Travel

Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday Services – 21 to 24 March 2008

Suffolk Park – Byron Bay – Bluesfest Shuttle

Dedicated shuttle buses connecting Suffolk Park and Byron Bay with the Bluesfest will operate between 10am and 1.00am, approx every 15 minutes. Cost is $3.00 per person per journey. Click here to view the shuttle route map.

Ballina, Lennox Head, Suffolk Park, Byron Bay,
Sunrise Beach & Mullumbimby Bus Services

The regular Saturday timetable will apply for the above dates for Route 640, normal fares apply.

In addition to this, extra night services will operate on Route 640 for passengers requiring transport through to Lennox Head and Ballina, at a flat fare cost of $10. These depart at 8.30pm, 9.30pm, 10.30pm, 11.30pm, 12.15am, 12.30am, 12.45am, 1.00am.

Note timetable services pick-up and set down for Bluefest at the Melaleuca Drive entrance.

Route 640 services below.

ROUTE 640: Ballina - Lennox Head - Byron Bay - Mullumbimby
(Northbound)

Route Number 640 640 640 640 640 640
  am am am pm pm pm
Ballina - Byron Gateway Airport 7.50 9.00 11.10 1.00 2.45 4.40
Ballina - Kerr St 7.55 9.05 11.15 1.05 2.50 4.45
Ballina CBD - Tamar St 8.00 9.10 11.20 1.10 2.55 4.50
Bayview Drive Estate - Old Coast Rd 8.05 9.15 11.25 1.15 3.00 4.55
Headlands Dr 8.10 9.20 11.30 1.20 3.05 5.00
Lennox Head - Ballina St
(Professional Centre)
8.20 9.30 11.40 1.30 3.15 5.10
Suffolk Park - Clifford St 8.40 9.50 12.00 1.50 3.35 5.30
Byron Hills Estate - Beech Dr 8.42 9.52 12.02 1.52 3.37 5.32
Baywood Chase Estate - Teak Cct 8.45 9.55 12.05 1.55 3.40 5.35
Byron Bay - Jonson St (Tourist Info) 8.55 10.05 12.15 2.05 3.50 5.45
Sunrise Beach Estate -
Julian Rocks Dr
9.00 10.10 12.20 2.10 3.55 5.50
Byron Bay Beach Resort -
Bayshore Dr
9.05 10.15 12.25 2.15 4.00 5.55
Blues Festival (Melaleuca Drive entrance) 9.08 10.18 12.28 2.28 4.03 5.58
Ewingsdale - cnr Pacific Hwy
& Ewingsdale Rd
9.10 .... 12.30 .... 4.05 ....
Tyagarah - cnr Pacific Hwy
& Grays Lane
9.13 .... 12.33 .... 4.08 ....
Mullumbimby - River Tce 9.25 .... 12.45 .... 4.20 ....

Route 640: Mullumbimby - Byron Bay - Lennox Head - Ballina
(Southbound)

Route Number 640 640 640 640 640 640
am am am pm pm pm
Mullumbimby - River Tce     .... 9.30   .... 1.00   .... 4.30
Tyagarah - cnr Pacific Hwy & Greys Lane   .... 9.40   .... 1.10   .... 4.40
Ewingsdale - cnr Pacific Hwy
& Ewingsdale Rd
  .... 9.43   .... 1.13   .... 4.43
Blues Festival (Melaleuca Drive Entrance) .... 9.44 .... 1.14 .... 4.44
Byron Bay Beach Resort - Bayshore Dr 7.30 9.45 11.30 1.15 3.10 4.45
Sunrise Beach Estate - Julian Rocks Dr 7.33 9.48 11.33 1.18 3.13 4.48
Byron Bay - Jonson St (opposite Woolworths) 7.45 10.00 11.45 1.30 3.25 5.00
Baywood Chase Estate - Teak Cct 7.50 10.05 11.50 1.35 3.30 5.05
Byron Hills Estate - Beech Dr 7.53 10.08 11.53 1.38 3.33 5.08
Suffolk Park - Clifford St 8.00 10.15 12.00 1.45 3.40 5.15
Lennox Head - Ballina St (Beachfront) 8.20 10.35 12.20 2.05 4.00 5.35
Headlands Dr 8.25 10.40 12.25 2.10 4.05 5.40
Bayview Dr Estate - Old Coast Rd 8.30 10.45 12.30 2.15 4.10 5.45
Ballina CBD - Tamar St 8.40 10.55 12.40 2.25 4.20 5.55
Ballina - Bangalow Rd (Big W) 8.45 11.00 12.45 2.30 4.25 6.00
Ballina - Byron Gateway Airport 8.50 11.05 12.50 2.35 4.30 6.05

Note Freedom and Weekly passes and regular return tickets are not valid for use on shuttle services or additional night services.

For information on The East Coast Blues and Roots Festival, click here to go to the official website, www.bluesfest.com.au

Please email us if you would like any further information on Blues Festival services.

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