Transport in Ghent - Lonely Planet Travel Information

Getting there & around

The Eurolines office (09 220 90 24; Koningin Elisabethlaan 73) is 100m from St Pietersstation. Buses leave from this office.

Ghent has two train stations. The main one, St Pietersstation (02 528 28 28), is a distinct, fortresslike affair about 2km south of the city centre. Some trains also stop at Gent-Dampoort to the east of the city. From St Pietersstation there are trains every half-hour to Antwerp (€7.80, 45 minutes), Bruges (€5.40, 20 minutes), Brussels (€7.40, 45 minutes), Kortrijk (€5.70, 20 minutes) and Ostend (€7.80, 50 minutes), as well as hourly connections to Oudenaarde (€3.70, 35 minutes) and Ypres (€9.50, one hour).

The city’s public transport network is operated by De Lijn (070 22 02 00). Its information kiosks (train station 7am-7pm Mon-Fri; Korenmarkt 7am-7pm Mon-Fri, 10.30am-5.30pm Sat) sell bus and tram tickets and have free transport maps. Trams to the town centre (1, 10, 11, 12 and 13) depart from the tram station in the tunnel to the left as you exit the train station. Free night buses operate from 11.30pm to 2.30am on Friday and Saturday nights.

Bikes can be rented either from the luggage room at the train station (09 241 22 44; per day €9.50, plus €12.50 deposit) – remember to bring your passport for identity – or from Biker (09 224 29 03; Steendam 16; half-/full day €6.50/9; 9am-12.30pm & 1.30-6pm Tue-Fri, to 5pm Sat), located in the town centre.