The Good Journey (De Goede Reis) was conceived because about half of the festival's total climate footprint comes from travel (people) and transport (gear). By far the largest part of this is due to the fact that in 2025, 49% of visitors still traveled by (fossil-fueled) car, collectively covering around 1.2 million km.

To become a climate-positive festival, that needs to change. The goal of the Good Journey program is to reduce CO2e emissions from travel and transport as much as possible, and ultimately to get them down to 0. We do this by:

1. Making it as easy as possible for visitors to travel fossil-free to the ferry terminal in Harlingen. In collaboration with Weekend, part of Handpicked, we developed The Good Journey Planner. A handy tool that maps out a fossil-free journey for visitors based on their city of residence, travel group, and preferences.

2. Reducing or preventing emissions: more efficient transport plans and travel options, consolidating cargo at central hubs, using more fuel-efficient vehicles, sourcing more locally, and increasing reuse on the island.

3. Switching to fossil-free and even zero-emission energy: preferably wind, solar, human power, other green electricity, and hydrogen, but at a minimum sustainable biofuels (HVO-UCO refueled directly or via fuel replacement).

4. Clearing up remaining unavoidable emissions through natural carbon storage: With ONCRA certification and Scature, we support regional natural CO2 storage projects and regenerative farmers. In doing so, we not only lock carbon out of the atmosphere in solid form for the long term, but we also stimulate the new circular and regenerative economy.

That is why ITGWO is taking it a big step further in the form of the Extremely Good Journey:

The Good Journey Surcharge is €15 per ticket—which everyone can get refunded when traveling fossil-free to the festival—making fossil-free travel options relatively cheaper compared to fossil-fueled options, and creating more budget to fund sustainable travel options. As a result, the fossil-free festival buses were able to run much more frequently, ticket prices dropped to €20, children can now join for free, and the first 100 tickets were only €1.

In addition, MyWheels electric shared cars are available at a reduced rate, there is a special NS travel page, there are various cycling and hiking routes—and for the true adventurers, you can even go sailing. You can also cover the first kilometers to the train or bus with Travel Electric, or even with a seven-seater taxi.

And to top it all off, there is the FIP (Fossil-free Important Person) campaign, where every Good Traveler is welcomed on Vlieland as an honorary guest. This offers a whole range of playful benefits, both inside and outside the festival grounds—Good Journey ice cream, green carpets, a dedicated entrance, random shuttles, up to a luxury camping spot for a couple of lucky winners in cooperation with de Waard and Weltevree.

Onwards to a 100% fossil-free visitor journey in 2026, who knows how far we can get!