Planning your trip to Ghent

For access to Ghent you can check out our website with all practical information on how to get to Ghent depending on the mode of transportation.

How to get to Ghent

Want to explore Ghent? Then come as you wish: by car, bus, train or even by plane – Brussels Airport is less than an hour’s drive away. You can easily enter the city by boat as well. Once you have arrived, you are in the ideal place to explore the wider region: thanks to its central location in Flanders, Ghent is well connected to the Flemish cities of art and areas of natural beauty. Want to soak up the city vibes? Then explore the car-free zone in the city centre, where pedestrians and cyclists rule the streets. 

If you come by car or if you drive a bus, then check whether your vehicle may enter the low-emission zone (foreign number plates must always be registered!).

Travelling to Belgium and Ghent by plane

Ghent does not have its own airport, but is very easy to reach from the two main airports of Belgium: Brussels Airport and Brussels South Charleroi Airport.
Flights to and from different European destinations also depart from and arrive at the three other Belgian airports (Ostend, Antwerp and Liège).

From Brussels Airport to Ghent

Ghent is approximately 45 minutes away from Brussels Airport, Belgium's national airport in Zaventem. The airport has its own railway station, Brussels-Airport-Zaventem, which offers a direct connection to Ghent. The railway station is situated beneath the airport and can be reached via the lifts and escalators in the arrivals hall.

The shuttle bus is also an easy way to reach Ghent. It runs about ten times back and forth between Brussels Airport and the Gent-Sint-Pieters Railway Station. There, you can take tram line 1 or 3 to the historic centre. 

For access to Ghent you can check out our website with all practical information on how to get to Ghent depending on the mode of transportation.

Please check this video to see how to get from Brussels Airport Zaventem to Ghent: https://youtu.be/iAbikxK22IU

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