How to get to a race without a car: Pulse transfers

What it is

A ride from the airport or train station serving each race

Where to

Your hotel and the start area, and back

Why

No driving after the race and no parking hunt on race day

Essential pack

Optional, added when you book

Total pack

[Confirm whether included or optional]

When a race is far from home, getting there becomes part of the challenge: train timetables, a hire car, a car park you do not know and a venue that is often outside the town centre. None of it is racing, yet all of it drains energy and attention.

Spartan advises arriving 90 minutes before your start time to park, pick up your packet, check your bag and warm up. Spend part of that buffer circling for a space and you reach your wave in a hurry.

Public transport is rarely built around an early start at a venue on the edge of town. One delay or a thin weekend service can leave you short of time.

• Check your wave time the night before: it is in your confirmation email and your account.
• Work backwards from that time and leave room for the unexpected.
• Keep your ID and registration barcode handy, not at the bottom of your bag.

After a Beast or a DEKA FIT your legs are heavy, you may be soaked and your head is still on the course. That is not the moment to drive an unfamiliar road. With a transfer you sit down, switch off and reach your hotel or the station without thinking about it.

Before you book a ticket, check where the start is in relation to the nearest airport or station and which day suits you best. If you are doing a Trifecta weekend or racing early, arriving the day before takes the pressure off. Once your flight or train times are fixed, the transfer is arranged around them.

• Pick-up on arrival

  At each race’s airport or train station. [Confirm points per race.]

• Hotel and venue

  Rides to your hotel and the start area.

• Return

  From the venue to your hotel and back to the airport or station. [Confirm times.]

• Companion

  [Confirm whether the transfer covers your companion.]

Transfers are available at all our races, from their main airport or station.

• DEKA Alicante 202631 October and 1 November 2026 · AlicanteSee the guide →
• DEKA Tenerife 202621 and 22 November 2026 · TenerifeSee the guide →
• Spartan Tenerife 202628 and 29 November 2026 · Puerto de la CruzSee the guide →
• DEKA Torremolinos 202727 and 28 February 2027 · TorremolinosSee the guide →
• DEKA Toledo 20276 and 7 March 2027 · ToledoSee the guide →
• DEKA Barcelona Primavera 202720 and 21 March 2027 · BarcelonaSee the guide →

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• Where does the transfer leave from?

  From the airport or train station serving each race, for example Alicante-Elche airport for DEKA Alicante or Barcelona-El Prat and Toulouse for Spartan Andorra. Each race guide lists its pick-up points. [Confirm exact points per race.]

• Is it included in my pack?

  In the Essential pack it is optional and you add it when booking. In the Total pack, [confirm whether included or optional]. Either way, it covers the ride from the race’s airport or station to your hotel and the start area, and back.

• Does it take me to the start on race day?

  Yes. The transfer covers both your hotel and the start area, so you do not need to find parking or rely on public transport on race morning. Spartan advises arriving 90 minutes before your start, and a transfer keeps that buffer for your warm-up.

• What if my flight or train is late?

  [Confirm the delay policy.]

• Can I bring my race bag?

  [Confirm luggage allowance.]