Isle of Man TT: How to navigate road closures

This year's Isle of Man TT festival is under way, meaning that several road closures will be in place during the next two weeks.

For locals and visitors alike, it can be confusing to work out how to get from A to B.

To make it a little easier, we have broken down what roads are closed when and how you can get around to enjoy both the racing and everyday island life.

Qualifying laps start later, with roads closing around the 37.75 mile (60 km) course from 10:00 BST.

The following road closures apply to the entirety of the TT course. However, the Mountain Road will be closed one hour before and reopened one hour later than these times to both set up and remove the one-way system.

Qualifying week:

Monday 25 May: 10:00 until 21:30

Tuesday 26 May: 18:00 until 21:30

Wednesday 27 May: 12:30 until 16.30 and again from 18:00 until 21:30 (Mountain Road closed from 12:30 until 21:30)

Thursday 28 May: Contingency day

Friday 29 May: 10:00 until 16:30 and again from 18:00 until 21:30 (Mountain Road closed from 12:30 until 21:30)

Race week:

Saturday 30 May: 10:00 until 21:30

Sunday 31 May: 12:30 until 18:30

Monday 1 June: Contingency day

Tuesday 2 June: 10:00 until 17:00 and 18:00 until 21:30 (Mountain Road closed from 12:30 until 21:30)

Wednesday 3 June: 10:00 until 17:00 and 18:00 until 21:30 (Mountain Road closed from 12:30 until 21:30)

Thursday 4 June: Contingency day

Friday 5 and Saturday 6 June: 10:00 until 21:30

Sunday 7 June: Contingency day

Tuesday 9 June: Mountain Road closed from 09:30 until 16:30 for removal of one-way system

Buses around the Isle of Man are running to the normal schedule - however any routes that use the TT course will be on hold while qualifying and racing takes place.

On top of the usual trips, there are a number of special bus services running to take fans to some of the well-known TT locations.

The TT1 service travels in the south - Port St Mary, Port Erin, and Castletown - to the Grandstand in Douglas.

The TT6 goes from the Grandstand to Quarterbridge, Glen Vine, Crosby, Ballacraine, Laurel Bank, Cronk-y-Voddy, Kirk Michael, Ballaugh, Sulby, and Ramsey.

And the TT3 travels from the Grandstand to the Creg-ny-Baa and Hillberry.

The Isle of Man's electric and steam railway is also running services throughout the two weeks of the festival.

The electric tram runs from the northern end of Douglas promenade, along the east coast to Ramsey.

The steam train operates trips to and from Douglas and the south.

Noble's Hospital in Braddan, while inside the course, is accessible via the TT access road.

There is also a smaller hospital in the north at Ramsey Cottage and District Hospital, with a minor injuries unit and x-ray services.

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