To reach Bruges, choose one of the means of transportation below.
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By plane
Brussels, home port of the national airline SN Brussels Airlines, is an important junction in the international air traffic.
Bruges is within easy reach (ca 1 hour).
By road : E 40 highway, direction Ostend (exit nr. 8).
By train: regular trains (every half hour) between Brussels Airport and Bruges, with a typical journey time of about an hour and a half.
By car
Eurotunnel
By the E40: Calais - Oostende - Brugge (exit nr 8)- Gent - Brussel - Köln - ...
Near the E17 : Antwerpen - Gent - Cambrai - Reims - Beaune
Near the E19: Amsterdam - Den Haag - Rotterdam - Breda - Antwerpen - Brussel - Mons - Valenciennes - Paris
By train
By Train
Bruges, on the important railway line London-Brussels-Cologne, is attainable by direct trains from:
the main Belgian cities (Gent, Kortrijk, Brussel, Antwerpen, Leuven, Hasselt, Liège)
** Kathy:** Travelling in Belgium by train is a joy! The trains are clean, frequent and reasonably priced, and the rail network reaches just about every town worth visiting.
By ship
Ferries (passengers/vehicles) and catamarans operate regular services between Great Britain and Zeebrugge or Ostend.
Via Zeebrugge - Ferries to and from Felixstowe: 5,5 h (day), 8 h (night) (FREIGHT ONLY) P&O European Ferries, Clipper Line
- Ferries to and from Hull (night crossings, around 12 to 14 hours), operated by P&O North Sea Ferries.