A week visiting Belgium’s best cities? I have all you need to know below. Click for Luxury, Mid-range or Budget.
Here’s your Belgium itinerary:
| Luxury |  |
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| 1 | To Brussels (✈ Book >) (🚄 Book >) |
Dep: Evening | Arr: Evening | 🏨Hotel Amigo (Book >) | All hotels > |
| Enjoy an evening stroll around the Grand Place before bed. | Book a transfer to your hotel. | ||||
| 2 | 🚄Brussels to Antwerp train (Book >) | Dep: 13:52 | Arr: 14:27 | 🏨Maison Nationale City Flats & Suites (Book >) | All hotels > |
| Spend the morning visiting Mannekin Pis and, on a much grander scale, Saint-Michel Cathedral and Place Royale. You may want to add a little more time in Brussels to see the excellent Belgian Comic Strip Center. In Antwerp you’ll have the rest of the afternoon to walk to the magnificent Zurenborg district, resplendent with Art Nouveau architecture. | This Brussels-Antwerp train is on a high speed Thalys. Plenty of other, slower trains depart throughout the day. If you travelled by Eurostar your ticket is valid to any Belgian city within 24 hours of arriving into the country | ||||
| 3 | A full day in which to marvel at Antwerp’s medieval buildings and ornate cathedral in the city centre. Nearby you’ll find the MAS Museum – packed with artifacts and with a free viewing platform on the top floor. | Antwerp is famous for its Brown Cafes – so-named because of the walls stained from previous years of smokers. | |||
| 4 | 🚄Antwerp to Bruges train (Book >) | Dep: 10:06 | Arr: 11:35 | 🏨Hotel de Orangerie (Book >) | All hotels > |
| Take a stroll around the Markt square and then climb the steps to the top of the belfry. The Basilica of the Holy Blood makes for a peaceful and interesting visit, as do the Church of Our Lady and nearby Sint-Salvatorskathedraal. | The Markt square hosts a food and flower market every Wednesday. | ||||
| 5 | See the city on foot a free walking tour (remember to tip at the end!), then by water on a cruise along the canal. Old Saint John’s Hospital – a building dating to the 12th century – makes for a fascinating visit. | The Old Chocolate House makes superb hot chocolate! | |||
| 6 | 🚄Bruges to Ghent train (Book >) | Dep: 14:44 | Arr: 15:07 | 🏨Pillows Hotel Grand Reylof (Book >) | All hotels > |
| In Bruges you’ll have time to walk to the windmills via Jeruzalemkirk and see any sights you may not yet have had time to visit, before setting off for Ghent. | Taxi to the hotel should cost around €27 (at the time of writing this Belgium itinerary). | ||||
| 7 | 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 | |||
| 8 | 🚄Ghent to Brussels train Brussels to Home (🚄 Book >) (✈ Book >) |
Dep (SNCB): 16:25 Dep: Evening |
Arr: 16:55 Arr: Evening |
Connect this Belgium itinerary with the France or Germany itinerary > | |
| If you’re travelling with Eurostar your ticket will be valid from Ghent. | |||||
| Mid-range |  |
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| 1 | To Brussels (✈ Book >) (🚄 Book >) |
Dep: Evening | Arr: Evening | 🏨Art de Séjour Bed & Breakfast (Book >) | All hotels > |
| Enjoy an evening stroll around the Grand Place before bed. | Book a transfer to your hotel. | ||||
| 2 | 🚄Brussels to Antwerp train (Book >) | Dep: 13:52 | Arr: 14:27 | 🏨Hotel Indigo (Book >) | All hotels > |
| Spend the morning visiting Mannekin Pis and, on a much grander scale, Saint-Michel Cathedral and Place Royale. You may want to add a little more time in Brussels to see the excellent Belgian Comic Strip Center. In Antwerp you’ll have the rest of the afternoon to walk to the magnificent Zurenborg district, resplendent with Art Nouveau architecture. | This Brussels-Antwerp train is on a high speed Thalys. Plenty of other, slower trains depart throughout the day. If you travelled by Eurostar your ticket is valid to any Belgian city within 24 hours of arriving into the country | ||||
| 3 | A full day in which to marvel at Antwerp’s medieval buildings and ornate cathedral in the city centre. Nearby you’ll find the MAS Museum – packed with artifacts and with a free viewing platform on the top floor. | Antwerp is famous for its Brown Cafes – so-named because of the walls stained from previous years of smokers. | |||
| 4 | 🚄Antwerp to Bruges train (Book >) | Dep: 10:06 | Arr: 11:35 | 🏨Hotel Navarra (Book >) | All hotels > |
| Take a stroll around the Markt square and then climb the steps to the top of the belfry. The Basilica of the Holy Blood makes for a peaceful and interesting visit, as do the Church of Our Lady and nearby Sint-Salvatorskathedraal. | The Markt square hosts a food and flower market every Wednesday. | ||||
| 5 | See the city on foot a free walking tour (remember to tip at the end!), then by water on a cruise along the canal. Old Saint John’s Hospital – a building dating to the 12th century – makes for a fascinating visit. | The Old Chocolate House makes superb hot chocolate! | |||
| 6 | 🚄Bruges to Ghent train (Book >) | Dep: 14:44 | Arr: 15:07 | 🏨Pillows Hotel Grand Reylof (Book >) | All hotels > |
| In Bruges you’ll have time to walk to the windmills via Jeruzalemkirk and see any sights you may not yet have had time to visit, before setting off for Ghent. | Taxi to the hotel should cost around €27 (at the time of writing this Belgium itinerary). | ||||
| 7 | 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 | |||
| 8 | 🚄Ghent to Brussels train Brussels to Home (🚄 Book >) (✈ Book >) |
Dep (SNCB): 16:25 Dep: Evening |
Arr: 16:55 Arr: Evening |
Connect this Belgium itinerary with the France or Germany itinerary > | |
| If you’re travelling with Eurostar your ticket will be valid from Ghent. | |||||
| Budget |  |
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| 1 | To Brussels (✈ Book >) (🚄 Book >) |
Dep: Evening | Arr: Evening | 🏨2go4 Hostel (Book >) | All hotels > |
| Enjoy an evening stroll around the Grand Place before bed. | Your hostel is next to Grand Place and easily accessible on public transport. | ||||
| 2 | 🚄Brussels to Antwerp train (Book >) | Dep: 13:52 | Arr: 14:27 | 🏨Abhostel (Book >) | All hotels > |
| Spend the morning visiting Mannekin Pis and, on a much grander scale, Saint-Michel Cathedral and Place Royale. You may want to add a little more time in Brussels to see the excellent Belgian Comic Strip Center. In Antwerp you’ll have the rest of the afternoon to walk to the magnificent Zurenborg district, resplendent with Art Nouveau architecture. | This Brussels-Antwerp train is on a high speed Thalys. Plenty of other, slower trains depart throughout the day. If you travelled by Eurostar your ticket is valid to any Belgian city within 24 hours of arriving into the country | ||||
| 3 | A full day in which to marvel at Antwerp’s medieval buildings and ornate cathedral in the city centre. Nearby you’ll find the MAS Museum – packed with artifacts and with a free viewing platform on the top floor. | Antwerp is famous for its Brown Cafes – so-named because of the walls stained from previous years of smokers. | |||
| 4 | 🚄Antwerp to Bruges train (Book >) | Dep: 10:06 | Arr: 11:35 | 🏨Snuffel Hostel (Book >) | All hotels > |
| Take a stroll around the Markt square and then climb the steps to the top of the belfry. The Basilica of the Holy Blood makes for a peaceful and interesting visit, as do the Church of Our Lady and nearby Sint-Salvatorskathedraal. | The Markt square hosts a food and flower market every Wednesday. | ||||
| 5 | See the city on foot a free walking tour (remember to tip at the end!), then by water on a cruise along the canal. Old Saint John’s Hospital – a building dating to the 12th century – makes for a fascinating visit. | The Old Chocolate House makes superb hot chocolate! | |||
| 6 | 🚄Bruges to Ghent train (Book >) | Dep: 14:44 | Arr: 15:07 | 🏨Hostel Uppelink (Book >) | All hotels > |
| In Bruges you’ll have time to walk to the windmills via Jeruzalemkirk and see any sights you may not yet have had time to visit, before setting off for Ghent. | In Ghent take tram 1 from Perron 2, alight at Burgstraat | ||||
| 7 | 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 | |||
| 8 | 🚄Ghent to Brussels train Brussels to Home (🚄 Book >) (✈ Book >) |
Dep (SNCB): 16:25 Dep: Evening |
Arr: 16:55 Arr: Evening |
Connect this Belgium itinerary with the France or Germany itinerary > | |
| If you’re travelling with Eurostar your ticket will be valid from Ghent. | |||||
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