Travel
Ghent is about 60 km north-west of Brussels, Belgium's capital.
By Plane
Take a flight to Brussels National Airport (Zaventem) or Charleroi Airport (Brussels South).
Brussels Airport (IATA code: BRU)
About 70km from Ghent. We recommend to choose this airport.
The most convenient way to get from the airport to Ghent is by train. The train station is located beneath the airport.
- It takes about 1 hour and costs 17,80 euro.
- You can plan your journey on http://www.belgianrail.be/en/. (From = Brussels Airport - Zaventem, To = Gent-Sint-Pieters, set your date and time). Be careful, because some trains (type L) take 2 hours to get to Ghent because they also stop at smaller train stations. Sometimes it is faster to take a train half an hour later.
- Navigating Brussels Airport is not that difficult, and many people do it each year. However, you might be in a hurry, so here are some more tips to make it to the train station with minimum effort.
Charleroi Airport (IATA code: CRL)
About 105km from Ghent.
The most convenient way to get from the airport to Ghent is by bus+train
- The website of the airport has instructions on how to get to the train station. It roughly takes 20 minutes to get to the train station by bus.
- The train trip then takes about 1.5 hour and in total the bus+train costs 24,30 euro.
- You can plan your journey on http://www.belgianrail.be/en/. (From = Charleroi-Airport, To = Gent-Sint-Pieters, set your date and time).
By train
You can plan a national journey on http://www.belgianrail.be/en/.
You can plan an international journey on http://www.b-europe.com/Travel/
(From = your location, To = Gent-Sint-Pieters, set your date and time).
By car
You can plan your journey on Google maps. Please contact us in advance if you plan to come by car, since we need to make arrangements for you to have access to the campus.