1) Coming by Air
Once arrived at Brussels airport, you can easily reach Ghent by train. The train station is located at the lowest floor of the airport building where you can also buy your train ticket. Each hour, there are both trains that stop at the train station ‘Gent-Sint-Pieters‘ as an intermediate or final destination, as well as trains that go to the train station ‘Brussel-Zuid/Bruxelles-Midi’, where there are direct connections to ‘Gent-Sint-Pieters’ (often the quickest route). For more information, consult the route planner of the Belgian Railway Company. On how to get from ‘Gent-Sint-Pieters’ to Het Pand, see section 4.
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2) Coming by Train
Railway station Gent-Sint-Pieters
Most international trains (including both the Thalys and the Eurostar) arrive at the train station ‘Brussel-Zuid/Bruxelles-Midi’. Each hour, there are several trains that pass this station and stop at ‘Gent-Sint-Pieters‘ as an intermediate destination. Indifferent of which of these trains you take, the trip takes about 30 minutes (except for the last train of the day; in that case the trip takes about a small hour). For more information, consult the route planner of the Belgian Railway Company. On how to get from ‘Gent-Sint-Pieters’ to Het Pand, see section 4.
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3) Coming by Bus
Eurolines offers a direct bus connection to the train station ‘Gent-Sint-Pieters’ from nearly every big European city. Moreover, in those cases where they do not offer a direct connection, they most probably do offer a direct connection to Brussels, more specifically to the train station ‘Brussel-Noord/Bruxelles-Nord’. From there, simply take a train to the train station ‘Gent-Sint-Pieters’. Each hour, there are several trains that stop at ‘Gent-Sint-Pieters’ as an intermediate destination. Indifferent of which train you take, the trip takes about 30 minutes (except for the last train of the day; in that case the trip takes about a small hour). For more information, consult the route planner of the Belgian Railway Company. On how to get from ‘Gent-Sint-Pieters’ to Het Pand, see section 4.
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4) From ‘Gent-Sint-Pieters’ to Het Pand
Once arrived at the ‘Gent-Sint-Pieters‘ station, the easiest way to get to `Het Pand’ is to take a taxi in front of the station. The address is Onderbergen 1. This information should be enough for the taxi driver to bring you there.
Another possibility is to take tram 1 (‘Lijn 1’ in Dutch) towards the city centre. This tram has a stop at the main square in front of the station. You should take the direction ‘Centrum’ and get off at ‘Korenmarkt’. You can buy a tram ticket in the automaton at the tram stop (Note: the automata do not return change) or (preferably) in almost any newspaper shop (there is one in the railway station). A ticket costs 1,20€. You can also buy a `Lijnkaart’ of 9€ in a newspaper shop which can be used for 10 trips.
The trip from the station to the city centre will take about 15 minutes. When leaving the tram, follow the St-Michielsbrug, reach the church by the same name and turn left into Onderbergen.
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5) Coming by Car
The most important highways that bring you to the city of Ghent are the E17 and the E40, which intersect near the city.
Highway E17
When coming from The Netherlands or Germany: go via ‘Antwerpen’, then follow the direction ‘Gent’, and later on ‘Gent Centrum (B401)’.When coming from France: go via ‘Kortrijk’, then follow the direction ‘Gent’, and later on ‘Gent Centrum (B401)’.
Highway E40
When coming from The Netherlands or France: go via ‘Oostende’, follow the direction ‘Gent-Antwerpen’ (E17), then follow the direction ‘Gent’, and, finally, follow the direction ‘Gent Centrum (B401)’.When coming from France or Germany: go via ‘Brussel’, next, follow the direction ‘Gent-Antwerpen’ (E17), then follow the direction ‘Gent’, and, finally, follow the direction ‘Gent Centrum (B401)’.
In both cases, the elevated highway (B401) will take you directly to the centre of Ghent. Continue onto Graaf van Vlaanderenplein/N422 for 300m, then continue onto Vlanaderenstraat. After 400m turn left onto François Laurentplein/Lieven Bauwensplein. Follow the street for 300m, then turn right onto Brabantdam. Then continue into the Kouter and just after into Gebroeders Vandeveldestraat. Cross the bridge and after 200m turn right onto Onderbergen, het Pand is located on the rightend side towards the end of the street. Right in front of it, you will find a parking.
