A long weekend break visiting two of Belgium’s best cities? We have all you need to know below. Click for Luxury, Mid-range or Budget. Here’s your Bruges and Ghent travel plan:
| Luxury |  |
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| 1 | 🚄London to Brussels train 🚄Brussels to Bruges train (Book >) |
Dep (Eurostar): 18:04 Dep (SNCB): 21:26 |
Arr: 21:05
Arr: 22:24 |
🏨Hotel de Orangerier (Book >) | All hotels > |
| Take a night-time stroll to the Markt square. | Book a transfer to your hotel. | ||||
| 2 | Free walking tour (remember to tip at the end!). Book a cruise along the canal. Visit Saint Saviour’s Cathedral. | The Old Chocolate House makes superb hot chocolate! | |||
| 3 | 🚄Bruges to Ghent train (Book >) | Dep: 17:00 | Arr: 17:23 | 🏨Pillows Hotel Grand Reylof (Book >) | All hotels > |
| In Bruges climb the belfry (Belfort) then walk to the windmills via Jeruzalemkirk | Taxi to the hotel should cost around €27. | ||||
| 4 | A Ghent boat tour will take you past key sites and is a good way of spotting places to revisit (including quirky Baudelostraat warehouse). | Try a raspberry-flavoured cuberdon sweet from a street stall | |||
| 5 | 🚄Ghent to Brussels train 🚄Brussels to London train (Book >) |
Dep (SNCB): 16:25 Dep (Eurostar): 17:56 |
Arr: 16:55
Arr: 19:03 |
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| Ghent trains usually arrive onto platforms 14-16, Eurostar platforms are 1 or 2. | |||||
| Mid-range |  |
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| 1 | 🚄London to Brussels train 🚄Brussels to Bruges train (Book >) |
Dep (Eurostar): 18:04 Dep (SNCB): 21:26 |
Arr: 21:05
Arr: 22:24 |
🏨Hotel Navarra (Book >) | All hotels > |
| Take a night-time stroll to the Markt square. | Bus 4 or 8 to the centre. | ||||
| 2 | Free walking tour (remember to tip at the end!). Book a cruise along the canal. Visit Saint Saviour’s Cathedral. | The Old Chocolate House makes superb hot chocolate! | |||
| 3 | 🚄Bruges to Ghent train (Book >) | Dep: 17:00 | Arr: 17:23 | 🏨Pillows Hotel Grand Reylof (Book >) | All hotels > |
| In Bruges climb the belfry (Belfort) then walk to the windmills via Jeruzalemkirk | In Ghent take tram 1 from Perron 2, alight at Burgstraat. | ||||
| 4 | A Ghent boat tour will take you past key sites and is a good way of spotting places to revisit (including quirky Baudelostraat warehouse). | Try a raspberry-flavoured cuberdon sweet from a street stall | |||
| 5 | 🚄Ghent to Brussels train 🚄Brussels to London train (Book >) |
Dep (SNCB): 16:25 Dep (Eurostar): 17:56 |
Arr: 16:55
Arr: 19:03 |
Connect this Bruges and Ghent itinerary with the France or Germany itinerary > | |
| Ghent trains usually arrive onto platforms 14-16, Eurostar platforms are 1 or 2. | |||||
| Budget |  |
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| 1 | 🚄London to Brussels train 🚄Brussels to Bruges train (Book >) |
Dep (Eurostar): 18:04 Dep (SNCB): 21:26 |
Arr: 21:05
Arr: 22:24 |
🏨Snuffel Hostel (Book >) | All rentals > |
| Take a night-time stroll to the Markt square. | Book a transfer to your hotel. | ||||
| 2 | Free walking tour (remember to tip at the end!). Book a cruise along the canal. Visit Saint Saviour’s Cathedral. | The Old Chocolate House makes superb hot chocolate! | |||
| 3 | 🚄Bruges to Ghent train (Book >) | Dep: 17:00 | Arr: 17:23 | 🏨Hostel Uppelink (Book >) | All hotels > |
| In Bruges climb the belfry (Belfort) then walk to the windmills via Jeruzalemkirk | In Ghent take tram 1 from Perron 2, alight at Burgstraat | ||||
| 4 | A Ghent boat tour will take you past key sites and is a good way of spotting places to revisit (including quirky Baudelostraat warehouse). | Try a raspberry-flavoured cuberdon sweet from a street stall | |||
| 5 | 🚄Ghent to Brussels train 🚄Brussels to London train (Book >) |
Dep (SNCB): 16:25 Dep (Eurostar): 17:56 |
Arr: 16:55
Arr: 19:03 |
Connect this Bruges and Ghent itinerary with the France or Germany itinerary > | |
| Ghent trains usually arrive onto platforms 14-16, Eurostar platforms are 1 or 2. | |||||