Scottish Citylink today announced details of special services it will be running for music fans travelling to this year’s Rock Ness festival in the Highlands.

The company will be providing direct coach services to the event from Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth, Aviemore, Dunfermline and Pitlochry. It will also operate shuttle buses from Inverness to the event outside the village of Dores.

The two-day music festival, headlined by the Chemical Brothers, is being staged on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th of June and takes place on the banks of Loch Ness, outside the picturesque village of Dores, four miles south-west of Inverness. 

Around 35,000 music-loving fans are likely to attend the event and a limited number of tickets are still available.

With an extra day added to this year’s festival and thousands more people set to attend, Citylink have taken steps to ensure a smooth journey to and from the festival, with 100 seat double deckers running special services across the country from Friday 8th of June to Monday 11th of June.

Nicola Campbell, Marketing Manager at Scottish Citylink, said: "Last year’s Rock Ness festival was a huge success and we are delighted to support the event again this year, making it as easy as possible for fans to reach the festival directly from towns and cities across Scotland.

“Last year’s festival showed us that the majority of fans prefer to enjoy hassle-free coach transport to the event and we have increased the number of services this year to reflect this demand.

“We are advising people to book in advance to guarantee they don't miss out on a seat to get to this popular festival and also to avoid unnecessary queuing on the day.”

Return fares to the Rock Ness festival are as follows:

• Aberdeen - £21
• Aviemore - £13    
• Dundee - £20
• Dunfermline - £21
• Edinburgh - £23
• Elgin - £17    
• Glasgow - £23    
• Huntly - £19
• Nairn - £14  
• Perth - £18    
• Pitlochry - £16
• Stirling - £21

Citylink will also operate shuttle buses on Friday 8 June every half hour between 11.00am to 7pm and on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th every 10 minutes from 11.00am to 6pm, then every 15 minutes to 7pm from Inverness bus station with return fares costing just £7. Return journeys from the event to Inverness will operate from 10pm to 12pm.

Passengers wishing to travel with these special services from Citylink are required to pre-book their journey to guarantee them a seat.

This year’s Rock Ness festival will feature some of the hottest names in dance, electronic and rock, including the Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk and the Manic Street Preachers.

Music fans will enjoy over 100 acts during the two-day festival which follows the inaugural sell-out success of 2006 when superstar DJ Fatboy Slim headlined. 

An event spokesman said: “This year’s Rock Ness is set to be even more of a success than last year’s, with sets from some of the biggest names in rock and dance music across two days in some of Scotland’s most striking countryside.

“We are delighted to be continuing our relationship with Scottish Citylink to provide music fans with a fast and convenient way to travel to the event.”

Passengers wishing to travel with these special services from Citylink are required to pre-book their journey to guarantee them a seat. Bookings can be made by contacting Citylink's call centre on 08705 505050 or by visiting www.citylink.co.uk.

Issued by the Big Partnership on behalf of Scottish Citylink.

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