How to travel from Bruges to Brussels

There are 4 ways that you can travel from Bruges to Brussels. You can take a coach, ferry, flight or train.

Coach services offer the cheapest way to get from Bruges to Brussels. Tickets for a coach cost on average €5.

This is compared to other travel options to Brussels:

A coach journey is usually €12 less than a journey to Brussels by train, which costs on average €17 for the same trip.

The quickest way to travel from Bruges to Brussels is by train, which takes on average 53 min   compared to other travel options that may take you longer to get to your destination:

In comparison, going by coach can take 1 h 50 min   on average.

The Bruges to Brussels distance is approximately 88 km.

The average frequency per day from Bruges to Brussels is:

• Around 2 coaches per day.
• 114 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip from Bruges to Brussels as scheduled services by coach, ferry, flight or train can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from Bruges to Brussels:

• Most travellers take a coach from Bruges, Sint-Michiels Station West to Brussels, Brussels South (Gare du Midi).
• Most travellers who book a train ticket from Bruges to Brussels depart from Brugge to Bruxelles-Midi.

Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from Bruges to Brussels:

• You can travel from Bruges to Brussels by coach with Flibco International. You can find cheap tickets on Omio for €5 with Flibco International from Bruges to Brussels.
• You can travel by train to Brussels from Bruges with SNCB | IC, and you can find SNCB | IC Bruges to Brussels tickets for €17 on Omio.

Yes, there are direct routes from Bruges to Brussels with the following travel companies:

• You can find 2 direct coaches per day to Brussels with Flixbus, BlaBlaCar or Flibco International.
• You'll find direct train services to Brussels with SNCB | IC with around 65 direct trains every day.

As you won't need to change at another stop in between, direct services to Brussels tend to save you time and add more convenience, so it's worth paying attention to before you purchase tickets for this journey.

Before travelling from Bruges to Brussels, it’s good to know what ticket you can buy and how much it will cost in the next 7 days:

• The price of a coach ticket is €5 one way on average for this journey.
• The price of a train ticket for this journey is €17 one way on average.

But we recommend booking Bruges to Brussels tickets online a few months before your planned travel date to score the best deals and save money on your trip.