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✈️How to get to Tunes On The Bay
Planning your trip to Tunes On The Bay? Here's how to get there by plane, train or car, and plan your route to the festival site.
- Nearest airport: Cardiff International Airport (CWL), about 49 km from the venue.
- Allow about 69 min by car from the airport to the site.
- By train, head for Cardiff or the nearest major station, then finish by bus, shuttle or taxi to the site.
- By car, plan for on-site parking and expect heavy traffic around the venue on festival days.
🛏️Tunes On The Bay 2027 accommodation: hotels near Swansea Beach
Tunes On The Bay 2027 takes place in Swansea Beach on May 1. Arrival night: May 1. The map below is prefilled for May 1–2 and shows how far each hotel, apartment or rental is from the site.
Also consider staying around Cardiff, the nearest large city, if the closest options to the site are sold out.
Estimated travel time to the site
| Distance | 🚗 Car / taxi | 🚴 Bike | 🚶 On foot |
|---|---|---|---|
| ~1 km | ~3 min | ~4 min | ~12 min |
| ~3 km | ~7 min | ~12 min | ~36 min |
| ~5 km | ~11 min | ~20 min | ~1 h |
| ~10 km | ~22 min | ~40 min | ~2 h |
Public transport: depends on the network around Cardiff.
Each accommodation's distance to the site is shown on the map above. Rough estimates; allow extra time during festival peak hours.
🌤️Tunes On The Bay 2027 weather
Weather in Swansea Beach in May 2027?
Typical weather
Chance of rain: about 0% of days
| 2025 | Light drizzle | 20° / 10° | no rainy days |
| 2024 | Overcast | 15° / 7° | no rainy days |
| 2023 | Light drizzle | 15° / 9° | no rainy days |
Based on the last 3 years over the same period.
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🗺️Things to do near Tunes On The Bay
Many shows happen in the evening, so use your days to explore the area around Tunes On The Bay. Guided tours, museums, outdoor experiences and local activities can be booked in a few clicks before you go.
Nearby, Cardiff and its surroundings offer museums, walks and local gems to discover between sets.
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📋About the 2026 edition
This text was written for the 2026 edition: dates, prices and line-up of the current edition are in “Key facts” at the top of the page.
Tunes On The Bay 2026: Pop, Dance and Electronic on Swansea Beach
Tunes On The Bay is held on Swansea Beach, along the Swansea Bay in Wales, United Kingdom. The outdoor festival offers a weekend of concerts focused on pop, electronic and dance music in a seaside setting.
The 2026 edition features 15 artists with SCOOTER and JLS as the most prominent names, joined by Omar+ and Rossi.
The program draws on eurodance, happy hardcore, rave, house and touches of hardcore-techno. A dancefloor-oriented festival atmosphere ideal for a summer weekend by the sea in Wales.
From 30 April to 2 May 2026 in Swansea. Check the program and book your tickets for this beach festival.
