Brugge: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Brugge is a city of 118,509 people in Belgium (Flanders), 13 m (43 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST), 24 km (15 mi) from the centre. It has a dozen or more railway stations on record, including Brugge railway station. It is a port city: Port of Zeebrugge.
Key facts
Daylight in Brugge runs from about 7 h 57 min a day in late December to 16 h 39 min in late June (computed for 51.21° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Brugge is served by 4 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST), 24 km (15 mi) from the centre, whose 10,499-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Lille Airport (LIL, 72 km), Brussels Airport (BRU, 94 km), Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR, 86 km).
Flights to Brugge: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Brugge railway station, Zeebrugge-Dorp railway station, Zeebrugge-Strand railway station, Brugge-Sint-Pieters railway station, Zwankendamme railway station, Steenbrugge railway station. Trains to Brugge
Buses to Brugge · Driving and car hire · Ferries
What people come for
UNESCO World Heritage in the city: Bruges City Hall.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Brugge
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- London, 235 km (United Kingdom) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Paris, 269 km (France) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Birmingham, 379 km (United Kingdom) — flights
- Köln, 262 km (Germany) — flights · tours
- Brussels, 88 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Rotterdam, 118 km (The Netherlands) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Amsterdam, 173 km (The Netherlands) — trains · tours
- Düsseldorf, 248 km (Germany)
- Essen, 265 km (Germany)
- Dortmund, 296 km (Germany)
Twin towns and sister cities: Salamanca, Burgos, Guadalajara.
Common questions
Which airport serves Brugge?
Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST), 24 km (15 mi) from the centre, plus 3 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Brugge?
About 118,509 people live in Brugge, across 141 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Brugge in?
Europe/Brussels, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Brugge?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Brugge?
London (235 km), Paris (269 km), Birmingham (379 km), Köln (262 km), Brussels (88 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.