Car hire and driving in Brugge
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Belgium traffic drives on the right. Picking up at OST means 24 km (15 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648793 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648794.
Drives from Brugge
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brugge to Gent | Belgium | 39 km (24 mi) | about 35 min |
| Brugge to Lille | France | 65 km (40 mi) | about 1 h |
| Brugge to Antwerp | Belgium | 82 km (51 mi) | about 1 h 15 min |
| Brugge to Anderlecht | Belgium | 87 km (54 mi) | about 1 h 19 min |
| Brugge to Brussels | Belgium | 88 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 21 min |
| Brugge to Schaerbeek | Belgium | 89 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 21 min |
| Brugge to Leuven | Belgium | 110 km (68 mi) | about 1 h 40 min |
| Brugge to Breda | The Netherlands | 116 km (72 mi) | about 1 h 46 min |
| Brugge to Rotterdam | The Netherlands | 118 km (73 mi) | about 1 h 48 min |
| Brugge to Dordrecht | The Netherlands | 121 km (75 mi) | about 1 h 50 min |
| Brugge to The Hague | The Netherlands | 122 km (76 mi) | about 1 h 51 min |
| Brugge to Charleroi | Belgium | 123 km (77 mi) | about 1 h 53 min |
| Brugge to London | United Kingdom | 235 km (146 mi) | about 3 h 35 min |
| Brugge to Berlin | Germany | 714 km (444 mi) | about 10 h 53 min |
| Brugge to Madrid | Spain | 1,313 km (816 mi) | about 20 h 2 min |
| Brugge to Rome | Italy | 1,254 km (779 mi) | about 19 h 7 min |
| Brugge to Paris | France | 269 km (167 mi) | about 4 h 6 min |
| Brugge to Hamburg | Germany | 528 km (328 mi) | about 8 h 3 min |
| Brugge to Minsk | Belarus | 1,664 km (1,034 mi) | about 25 h 23 min |
| Brugge to Budapest | Hungary | 1,215 km (755 mi) | about 18 h 31 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Brugge?
The right, as everywhere in Belgium.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
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.