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.
The most convenient way to get from the airport to Ghent is by train. It takes about 1 hour. The train station is located beneath the airport. You can plan your journey on http://www.belgianrail.be/en/. (From = Brussels Airport - Zaventem, To = Gent-Sint-Pieters). Be careful, because some trains (type L) take 2 hours to get to Ghent. Sometimes it is faster to take a train half an hour later.
Charleroi Airport (IATA code: CRL)
About 105km from Ghent.
The most convenient way to get from the airport to Ghent is by the shuttle bus flibco (https://www.flibco.com/en/airports/charleroi). The shuttle bus station is located at the airport, just outside the main building.
There are two options.- A direct bus to Ghent. The bus stops at Gent-Sint-Pieters train station. You can plan your journey on https://www.flibco.com/en (From = Charleroi Airport (CRL), To = Gent). It takes about 1.5 hour.
- A bus to Brussel-South train station (Brussels-Midi) and from there a train to Gent-Sint-Pieters train station. You can plan your bus journey on https://www.flibco.com/en (From = Charleroi Airport (CRL), To = Bruxelles/Brussel) and your train journey on http://www.belgianrail.be/en/ (From = Brussels-Midi, To = Gent-Sint-Pieters). It takes about 2 hours in total.
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 find us Google maps to help plan your journey. 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.