ARRIVAL TO BRUGES & PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Arrival by plane (from Brussels Airport to the venue)

The national airport receives flights from over 200 destinations in 66 countries every day.
There are several ways to get from Brussuls airport to Bruges:

  • ‘Brussels-Airport’ train station can be found below the departure and arrival hall of the airport. Every day there is a direct hourly service to Bruges. In addition, many other trains from Brussels Airport regularly stop at Brussels-North, Brussels-Central or Brussels-South (Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid) railway stations. From these three stations there are daily three trains an hour stopping at Bruges on their way to Ostend, Knokke or Blankenberge. For more info, a journey planner or fares, check the website of the Belgian Railways (NMBS). Ticket costs approximately 15 euros.
  • Taxi rides to and from Brussels national airport by Bruges taxi firms, with prior reservation, cost € 200.00 (flat rate). Price adjustments are possible throughout the year. Check the contact details of taxi firms in Bruges.

Source: https://www.visitbruges.be/en/plan-your-visit/mobility

Arrival by train

Bruges is well connected to other Belgian cities and international (capital) cities. You can also easily travel by train to and from the airports. 

Brussels-South station (‘ Brussel-Zuid’ in Dutch and ‘Bruxelles-Midi’ in French) is the Belgian hub for international train traffic. Several high-speed trains arrive here every day, from Paris (Eurostar and TGV), Lille (Eurostar and TGV), London (Eurostar), Amsterdam (NS InterCity and Eurostar) and Cologne (Eurostar and ICE). Frequent sleeper trains also run from Vienna (with ÖBB Nightjet) and Berlin (with European Sleeper) to Brussels-South.

In Brussels-South  you can easily change to a train that stops in ‘Brugge’ station. From Brussels-South, 3 trains per hour depart for Bruges every day. They terminate in Ostend, Knokke or Blankenberge respectively. The train journey from Brussels-South  to Bruges takes about 1 hour.

 

Source: https://www.visitbruges.be/en/plan-your-visit/mobility