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Getting home · checked 21 October 2026

What runs out first after the show

At most of these venues the music isn't what ends your night. The last train does, or a road, a gate or the taxi queue. This is what runs out first at each venue and festival we cover, with the time and where it comes from.

Where the last train or coach comes first

Ranked by the minutes between the end of the show and the last departure, tightest first. Times are local.

  1. Eden Park Auckland, New Zealand · Sunday

    Leaves 35 min before to 25 min after the end

    Last departure
    22:25–23:25, the last trains, depending on direction
    Show ends
    23:00, the latest a concert may finish here

    On a Sunday, scheduled trains won't get you home after an 11pm finish in either direction. Monday to Saturday it's easier: the last city-bound train is about 23:58.

    Source: Auckland Transport — East West Line timetable. Guide checked 4 September 2026.

  2. Kaohsiung National Stadium Kaohsiung, Taiwan

    Leaves 20 min before the end

    Last departure
    22:10, the last high-speed train that reaches Taipei, from Zuoying
    Show ends
    22:30, about 22:30 or later, as reported for shows here; not published
    Getting to it
    Zuoying station is 4.9 km from the stadium.

    Later high-speed trains stop short of Taipei. Inside Kaohsiung the MRT runs past midnight, with the last train from World Games station at 00:18.

    Source: Taiwan High Speed Rail — northbound timetable, effective 2 February 2026 (last Zuoying–Taipei train 22:10, arriving 23:52; 22:55 reaches Tainan 23:08). Guide checked 20 September 2026.

  3. Slane Castle Slane, Ireland

    Leaves as the show ends

    Last departure
    23:30, the last official coach to Dublin
    Show ends
    23:30, the expected finish at the 2026 show; 2027 times aren't published

    There's no station at Slane, and every last train from Drogheda leaves before about 22:40. By car, the promoter's own guidance is two hours to get out of the car park.

    Source: Marathon Coaches — buses to Slane Castle. Guide checked 23 September 2026.

  4. Scarborough Open Air Theatre Scarborough, England

    Leaves 13 min after the end

    Last departure
    22:43, the last train to York (22:44 on Sundays)
    Show ends
    22:30, the promoter's expected finish
    Getting to it
    A 25-minute walk to the station, so you'd get there at 22:55 at the earliest, 12 minutes after it leaves.

    Nothing leaves Scarborough for York after it, on any day. Trains towards Hull and Bridlington have all gone before the headliner finishes. The post-show buses run until 23:00.

    Source: National Rail journey planner — Scarborough to York, checked for each day of the week. Guide checked 27 September 2026.

  5. Fuji Rock Festival Niigata, Japan

    Finish time not published

    Last departure
    22:25, the last bullet train to Tokyo, from Echigo-Yuzawa
    Show ends
    Not published

    The festival warns of queues of more than an hour for the shuttle bus to the station, and the ride can take another hour. To be sure of the 22:25 you'd leave the site by about 20:25, before the headliners.

    Source: Last train Echigo-Yuzawa to Tokyo — Toki 346, 22:25 to 23:40. Guide checked 13 September 2026.

  6. Kai Tak Stadium Hong Kong

    Finish time not published

    Last departure
    22:59, the last train to the Lo Wu border crossing, from Sung Wong Toi
    Show ends
    Not published; BTS start at 19:30

    That's the time set for concerts here in 2025 and 2026; the government publishes a notice for each event a few days before. Trains within Hong Kong run past midnight.

    Source: Hong Kong Government — Special traffic and transport arrangements for Kai Tak Stadium concerts on January 24 to 26. Guide checked 11 October 2026.

Where something else runs out first

At these, the train isn't the problem, or there isn't one.

Where it keeps running

Here something runs late enough that the finish isn't the deadline. Each still has a catch.

Finish times change from show to show, and transport for big events is often announced only a few days before. Check the venue's and the operator's notices for your night. Spotted something out of date? Email [email protected] and we'll check it and correct the page.