Direct private transfer from Brussels Airport (BRU Zaventem) to Ghent — one of Europe's most intact medieval cities and home of UGent. Fixed price from €120, meet & greet in the Arrivals Hall, door-to-door to Gravensteen, St Bavo's Cathedral, Graslei, Patershol and every hotel in town.
Ghent sits 60 kilometres west of Brussels Airport, a direct 50-minute run along the E40 motorway. The train alternative involves changing at Brussels-Midi and still delivers you to the edge of Ghent's car-free centre — for two or more passengers with luggage, a private taxi usually matches the total cost and beats it on comfort and door-to-door time.
Medieval Ghent punches astonishingly above its weight. The city hosts Belgium's largest university (UGent, founded 1817), the Gothic St Bavo's Cathedral containing the Van Eyck brothers' Adoration of the Mystic Lamb (the Ghent Altarpiece, 1432 — arguably the most influential painting in Western art history), the 1180 Gravensteen count's castle right in the middle of town, and the Graslei-Korenlei canal front whose guild houses have barely changed in 500 years. The Patershol quarter behind the castle hides some of Belgium's best restaurants in cobbled lanes tourists never reach before lunchtime.
Our drivers know Ghent's pedestrianised labyrinth intimately. We handle the Low Emission Zone, the automatic number-plate cameras, and the delivery-window rules that rental-car drivers routinely fall foul of.
Ghent's historic core is one of Europe's largest car-free zones, but our drivers know every approved drop-off spot, delivery window and hotel luggage bay. Share the exact address at booking:
Korenmarkt, Sint-Baafsplein (St Bavo's Cathedral and the Altarpiece), Emile Braunplein, Sint-Niklaaskerk, the Belfry. Drop-off at the nearest legal vehicle point.
Sint-Veerleplein (the castle gate), Patershol's restaurant lanes, Kraanlei, Oudburg, Vrouwebroersstraat. Luggage-friendly approach through Burgstraat.
Ghent's most photographed stretch of canal. Hotels and restaurants along both quays, plus the Predikherenlei and Sint-Michielshelling. We drop behind the quays on Jan Breydelstraat.
Boekentoren (the Van de Velde library on Rozier), Plateau-Rommelaere, UZ Gent (De Pintelaan 185), Ardoyen Technologiepark, Sterre campus, and the faculty of economics on Tweekerkenstraat.
Belgium's second-busiest station — onward rail to Brussels-Midi, Antwerp, Eurostar connections. Direct drop-off at the station forecourt or the Koningin Fabiolalaan offices behind.
Flanders Expo trade-fair grounds, Ghelamco Arena (KAA Gent), ICC Ghent conference centre. Key venues for trade shows, sports events and international congresses.
After pickup in the BRU Arrivals Hall, we exit onto the A201, join the Brussels Ring (R0) westbound, and pick up the E40 motorway heading towards Ostend. The E40 runs arrow-straight past Aalst and Wetteren before reaching the Ghent interchange. Depending on your destination, we take exit 14 (Zwijnaarde-E17) for the university hospital and UGent Sterre, or exit 13 (Gent-Centrum) for Flanders Expo and the city core.
Total distance: 60 kilometres. Off-peak driving time: 45-55 minutes. The Brussels Ring between Groot-Bijgaarden and Ternat is the main slow point — during morning rush (07:00-09:00) and Friday afternoons, expect an extra 20-30 minutes. Ghent itself has a busy morning commuter ring (R4) but the E40 approach is rarely problematic.
Ghent operates an inner Low Emission Zone (binnen de R40) plus a circulation plan that splits the centre into six sectors — you cannot drive from one to another by car. All our vehicles are LEZ-compliant and our drivers navigate the sector rules without penalty cameras firing.
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The most common questions answered
A private taxi from BRU Zaventem to Ghent starts from €120 for a saloon car (up to 4 passengers). Mercedes Vito for 5-8 passengers from €130, Sprinter up to 16 pax from €180. All fixed, all-inclusive.
About 50 minutes off-peak via the E40 motorway. Friday afternoons and weekday rush can push this to 65-75 minutes, mostly due to Brussels Ring congestion. We monitor live traffic and reroute via the N9 (Aalst-Wetteren) when the E40 stalls.
Yes — as close as the city allows. Our drivers hold delivery-window permissions for Korenmarkt, Sint-Veerleplein, Graslei and the Patershol quarter. Where the sector plan blocks drive-through, we park at the nearest legal hotel bay and help you with luggage.
Yes, frequently. UZ Gent (De Pintelaan 185), UGent Boekentoren, Plateau-Rommelaere, Sterre campus in Ledeberg, Ardoyen Technologiepark and VIB research institute — all standard destinations. Business accounts for visiting researchers and conference delegates available.
Both served daily. Flanders Expo (Maaltekouter 1) is 5 minutes from the E40; Ghelamco Arena (KAA Gent stadium, Ottergemsesteenweg-Zuid) another 3 minutes. Event shuttles, trade-show delegations and sports travel all covered, including multi-vehicle convoys.
Yes. Every vehicle we send to Ghent meets the current LEZ emission standard for the inner belt (binnen de R40). No surcharge, no risk of the €150 fine per entry that catches out non-compliant rental cars.
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