Getting There By Air:Brussels Zaventem (BRU) Tel: 0900 70000.
Website:
www.brusselsairport.be Brussels Airport is located northeast of the Belgian capital, approximately 110km (68 miles) to the east of Bruges.
Airport facilities: These include post office and medical facilities, bank and bureaux de change, ATMs, bars, restaurants, shops, tourist information and car hire from
Avis,
Europcar,
Hertz,
National/Alamo and
Sixt. Business facilities
and meeting rooms are available for hire.
Transport to the city: Belgian National Railways - SNCB/NMBS (tel: (02) 528 2828; website:
www.b-rail.be) operates regular services from the airport to Brussels Central Station, from where you can take expresses to Bruges (total journey time - 90 minutes). Bus and taxi services also operate from the airport into the center of Brussels.
Getting There By Road:Bruges lies a short distance from the main E40 motorway connecting Brussels with Ostend and Calais, and the E403 from Lille and Kortrijk to Zeebrugge. It is 100km (60 miles) west of the capital. The access roads from the motorway into the city center can become extremely busy at times. Visitors arriving in the city by car are best advised to park in the multi-story car park at the main railway station, which is a 15-minute walk from the center. A free shuttle bus runs to the city center; you can obtain tickets from the
De Lijn office outside the railway station on production of the car park ticket.
De Lijn (tel: (070) 220 200; website:
www.delijn.be) operates regional bus services to and from Bruges - scheduled direct routes connect the city with Ostend, Zeebrugge, Ghent and other destinations, while regular daily connections between Bruges station and Brussels South Station take around two hours.
Autocars l’Elan (website:
www.voyages-lelan.be) operates a four times daily shuttle bus service between Bruges and the low-cost airlines airport at Charleroi, south of Brussels.
Getting There By Rail:Belgian National Railways - SNCB/NMBS (tel: (02) 528 2828; website:
www.b-rail.be) operates rail services to and from Bruges, whose central station stands on the main Ostend-Brussels Intercity line, which connects to the major international
Thalys (for Paris and Amsterdam) (website:
www.thalys.com) and
Eurostar (for London) (website:
www.eurostar.com) services at Brussels’ Gare du Midi station. Trains to and from Bruges also connect with cross-channel ferry services at Ostend and Zeebrugge, both a short distance from the city.
Getting Around:Public TransportDe Lijn (tel: (059) 565 211
or (070) 220 200; website:
www.delijn.be) operates the Bruges city and Flanders regional bus services, with more than 50 routes serving the city and surrounding areas including the coast. The main bus terminal is outside the railway station, with many services also stopping at ‘t Zand opposite the new Concert Hall and in the central Markt. Discounted daily passes are available.
TaxisYou can find taxi stands at Markt (tel: (050) 334 444) and at the station (tel: (050) 384 660). Local operators include
Bruges Taxi Service (tel: (050) 334 455; website:
www.brugsetaxiservice.com) and
Taxi Snel (tel: (050) 363 649).
Driving in the CityCentral streets can be congested, and on-street parking is limited to designated areas on main streets - other areas require display of a parking disc. Maximum stay between 0900 and 1900 in metered parking spaces is two hours, and four hours for ‘free’ parking spaces (a parking disc is required for these), with the restrictions also applying on Sundays and public holidays.
Car HireCar hire is available from
Avis, Koningin Astridlaan 97/7 (tel: (050) 394 400; website:
www.avis.be),
Autoverhuur Unirent, Monnikenwerve 181 (tel: (050) 319 495; website:
www.unirent.be),
Europcar, Sint-Peterskaai 48 (tel: (050) 314 544; website:
www.europcar.be) and
Luxauto, Sint-Peterskaai 59 (tel: (050) 314 848; website:
www.luxauto.be).
Bicycle HireCycling is a popular and practical way to get around in Bruges, but cyclists should be careful on the narrower historic streets of the center. Cycles can be rented from
De Ketting, Gentpoortstraat 23 (tel: (050) 344 196; website:
www.deketting.be), and
Popelier, Mariastraat 26 (tel: (050) 343 262), as well as at the railway station, many hotels and hostels.
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