Travelling to the 2018 SDO Science Workshop
International travelers are recommended to travel through Brussels airport or through the Brussels-South (Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid) railway station connecting to all neighboring countries and airports with high speed trains.
From Brussels Airport to Ghent by train
You can reach the railway station without leaving the airport. Follow the signs. Use the search tool on the Belgian Railways website. Fill in: From "Bruxelles-Nat-Aeroport" To "Gent-Sint-Pieters", choose the date. Note:
- The railway station at Brussels International Airport is located in the basement (level -1).
- The train may have a direct connections to Gent-Sint-Pieters , or you may need to change once at Bruxelles-Midi/Brussels-Zuid. Journey takes about 1h.
- A standard ticket (single, adult, second class, no reduction, Diabolo charge) costs 16EUR.
From Brussels-South to Ghent by train
Use the search tool on the Belgian Railways website. Fill in : From " Bruxelles-Midi/Brussels-Zuid " To "Gent-Sint-Pieters", choose the date. A standard ticket (single, adult, second class) costs 9.30EUR, journey time: 30 min.
Additional information
Train tickets can be bought online or directly in the railway station. You can also buy a ticket on the train itself, but this will cost you 7EUR extra.
From Gent-sint-Pieters station to THAGASTE
Located right in the city centre, in the neighbourhood of the “Gravensteen” (Castle of the Counts of Flanders), THAGASTE (Trefpunt Augustijnen) is accessible with public transport. Directly from the railway station Ghent-St.-Pieters: take Tram 1, direction Flanders Expo-Wondelgem, stop “Gravensteen”. Journey time is 15 min. Info tram.
More information on accessibility can be found on the website of the venue.
