Getting to Flanders

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By Train

London

Eurostar links London and Brussels in 1 hour and 51 minutes. The train departs/arrives in Brussels South station and arrives/departs from St. Pancras International Terminal in London. There are up to nine departures per day.

Reserve a seat on the Eurostar: Rail Europe or B-Europe.

Paris

The Thalys connects Paris with Brussels in 85 minutes. Twenty-five Thalys trains depart every day. The train departs/arrives in Brussels South station and arrives/departs from Paris North station or Charles De Gaulle airport.

Reserve a seat on the Thalys in advance: Rail Europe or B-Europe.

Amsterdam

The Thalys connects Brussels with Amsterdam in 1 hour and 52 minutes.
Reserve a seat on the Thalys in advance: Rail Europe or B-Europe.

By Airplane

Antwerp (Antwerp Airport)

Charleroi-Gosselies (Brussels South Airport)

Liège (Liège Airport)

Please note: the information is only available in French.

Ostend-Bruges (Ostend Airport)

Zaventem (Brussels Airport)

Useful website: You can find more recommendations on the English-language website www.flying-with-disability.org. The website also explains your rights as a passenger and procedures for lodging a complaint.

By Ferry

Travelling to Flanders by ferry is easy and relaxing, with frequent departures, and the chance to enjoy a meal, do a little shopping – or just enjoy the cruise!

P&O Ferries - 08716 64 21 21

P&O sails from Dover to Calais in about 90 minutes, as well as offering a daily overnight service from Hull straight into Flanders at Zeebrugge (just 11 miles north of Bruges)

DFDS Seaways - 0871 574 7235

DFDS Seaways sails from Dover to both Calais and Dunkirk. The services to Calais take 90 minutes, and to Dunkirk, the journey time is around 2 hours. From Dunkirk, you’re just a few miles from the border with Flanders, and around 45 minutes’ drive from the centre of Ypres.