P+R car parks

The Flanders Expo/The Loop car park (E40 motorway, exit no. 14) can accommodate 100 cars (free of charge for De Lijn passengers). Tram no. 1 goes to the city centre via the Gent-Sint-Pieters railway station. This tram runs every 6 minutes on weekdays. At the tram stop you’ll find several ticketing machines.

At the Watersportbaan on Zuiderlaan there are 100 to 150 parking spaces available, as well as extra bike parking facilities. Buses 38 and 39 (get on at the 'Topsporthal Vlaanderen' stop) take you to the centre, and buses 41 and 43 go to Gent-Sint-Pieters railway station.

A free shuttle bus takes you from the P+R facilities of Watersportbaan to the city centre, where the bus stops at Kouter, in less than 20 minutes. The shuttle bus is usually not available on Sundays or holidays, except in the case of Sunday shopping or certain other events.

At Sporthal Bourgoyen (on the edge of the nature reserve) on Driepikkelstraat in Mariakerke, there are 150 to 200 parking spaces, as well as extra places to park your bike. You can get into the city on bus 3 (get on at the 'Jutestraat' stop on Brugsesteenweg).

There are 100 parking spaces, plus extra bike parking facilities, at Sporthal Neptunus on Botestraat in Wondelgem. Tram 1 (get on at the 'Botestraat' stop) takes you into the city.

To the north of the city, close to the R4 ring road are the P+R facilities of Weba/Decathlon. At the back of the parking facilities of the Weba and Decathlon shops you can find 200 free parking spots.

A free shuttle bus takes you from the P+R facilities of Weba/Decathlon to the city centre, where the bus stops at Dampoort Station and near Sint-Jacobs, in less than 10 minutes. The shuttle bus is usually not available on Sundays or holidays, except in the case of Sunday shopping or certain other events.

This car park can accommodate 200 cars. From the R4 ring road take exit no. 3 to Oostakker. Then follow the N70 (Antwerpsesteenweg) towards Gent. The P+R is located at the Oude Bareel (Carrefour) shopping centre. To go to the city centre take bus 17, 18, 76, 77 or 78.