A city break by plane? Ghent does not have its own airport, but is very easy to reach from the two main airports of Belgium: Brussels Airport and Brussels South Charleroi Airport.
Flights to and from different European destinations also depart from and arrive at the three other Belgian airports (Ostend, Antwerp and Liège).
Ghent is approximately 45 minutes away from Brussels Airport, Belgium's national airport in Zaventem. The airport has its own railway station, Brussels-Airport-Zaventem, which offers a direct connection to Ghent. The railway station is situated beneath the airport and can be reached via the lifts and escalators in the arrivals hall.
Flixbus is also an easy way to reach Ghent. It runs daily back and forth between Brussels Airport and the Gent-Dampoort Railway Station. The historical centre is just a 15-minute walk away, or 5 minutes by public transport.
During the Ghent Festivities (17-26 July) different traffic and parking rules apply. Check all the information here before your arrival.
Brussels South Charleroi airport is at a 70 minutes’ drive from Ghent. A Flibco bus drives from the airport of Charleroi to Bruges via Ghent twelve times a day. That makes Ghent more easily accessible for tourists who arrive at the airport of Charleroi for their visit to Flanders. The bus will take you to the railway station Gent-Sint-Pieters, from where you can take tram line 1 or 3 to the historic city centre.
