Bruges Hotels Guide: Travelling to Bruges.

There are many ways to reach the fabulous city of Bruges. It's location means that the visitor can arrive by a variety of means and all the information you'll need to plan your trip to Bruges can be found here at Bruges Hotels Guide.

Travelling by Air

Belgium has a number of international airports

Zaventem Airport-Brussels. About 1 hr and 30 mins from Bruges by train take the the Airport City Express (click here for a timetable)

Deurne Airport-Antwerp. Plenty of scheduled flights arrive here and for more information click here.

Ostend Airport-Ostend. More of a freight terminal.

Charleroi - found to the south of Brussels, the airport is connected to Bruges by a bus services which operates four times a day in each direction. The arrival and departure point in Bruges is the railway station.

Travelling by Rail

Travelling by train to Bruges couldn't be simpler as it is within easy reach of many major European cities. Your options include:

Belgian Railways (NMBS) trains arrive in Bruges from Brussels in less then 1 hr, from Antwerp in 1 hr and 20 mins, from Ghent in 30 min., and from Ostend in 15 mins.

Thalys run trains from Amsterdam which take 2 hrs and 35 min to arrive. Thalys also have a service from Paris which is a 1 hr and 25 min journey. Trains depart and arrive at the south station (Gare du Midi) in Brussels and depart and arrive at the North Station (Gare du Nord) in Paris or at the Charles de Gaulle airport. Visit the Thalys website for more information.

If you are travelling from the United Kingdom then you can't beat the Eurostar service from London St Pancras to Brussels Gare du Midi. The journey takes 1 hr and 51 mins! Visit the Eurostar website for more information about their service and also some great deals on hotels with their Eurostar breaks.

Alternatively if you are visiting from Germany then Deutsche Bahn will get you into Bruges. A schedule of their services can be found at their website.

If you want to find out more about trains to Bruges, Rail Europeis a great way to find out more information on the Eurostar, Thalys, Benelux pass, rail passes in Europe and point-to-point tickets. If you want to call them from the US dial 1-877-257-2887, or from Canada dial 1-800-361-RAIL.

Travelling by Ferry

There are many ferry services operating between the United Kingdom the main ones which are useful if travelling to Bruges are:

P&O ferries operate services between Dover and Calais, or Hull to Zeebrugge. Calais is only an hour's drive from Bruges so it is a good option but at 30 minutes away, Zeebrugge is even closer.

DFDS Seaways operate an overnight service between Newcastle and Amsterdam (which is a three hour drive from Bruges). For great deals on North Sea crossings with DFDS Seaways, click here

Norfolkline Ferries operate services which run between Rosyth in Scotland and Zeebrugge and also between Dover and Dunkirk (about an hours drive from Bruges). Click on the link to find out more about their ferries to Bruges

Transeuropa Ferries also operates a service between Ramsgate and Ostend.

Travelling by Bus

From the UK Eurolines operate a service from London's Victoria Station to Brussels and stopping at Bruges. Coaches to Brussels cost from £19 one way with Eurolines Funfare