Belgium train journey

badge1123

Hello all. Myself and my gf are goin to brugges for a couple days next month. We're flying in to Brussels zaventem airport then gettin train up to brugges. I never did my homework though. Looks like our train journey is costing €85 return 🀀🀀🀀 anyone know any way to get it cheaper or is that the price.

pajor

What are your dates?

There's a special surcharge for trains to/from Zaventem which jacks up the price a bit.

badge1123

pajor wrote: »

What are your dates?

There's a special surcharge for trains to/from Zaventem which jacks up the price a bit.

I did see that notice of the surcharge from zaventem on the train website. I thought it might just be a couple euros tops. Dates are 2nd October returning on the 4th.

pajor

€76.80 for the express bus from airport to Luxemburg station in the centre. Then train to Brugge.

badge1123

pajor wrote: »

€76.80 for the express bus from airport to Luxemburg station in the centre. Then train to Brugge.

Barely worth the hassle of saving a tenner though. Thanks though.

pajor

badge1123 wrote: »

Barely worth the hassle of saving a tenner though. Thanks though.

Was thinking the same. Only other discount would be if you're both under 26.

badge1123

pajor wrote: »

Was thinking the same. Only other discount would be if you're both under 26.

Thanks anyways but looks like that's the price so. Maybe should have done me homework first eh.

spurious

Without knowing your times on those dates, this site does it cheaper.

https://www.trainline.eu/train-times/zaventem-to-brugge

otnomart

To check the train timings from Brussels airport to Bruges, see the official railways website. https://www.belgianrail.be/en/

you can buy the train ticket on the day at the train station under the airport, either from a manned desk or a machine (which also have English in their menu)

Neon_Lights

If you guys are under 26 it's €6 each way to the best of my knowledge. They have a thing called the go pass.

You could try getting a train into say Brussels gare du nord/central etc and booking it that way. I don't remember it being 70 something euro I think it was a lot cheaper. It's only an hour approx of a journey anyway.

Sarn

Make sure to select a 2nd class ticket rather than 1st class.

badge1123

Neon_Lights wrote: »

If you guys are under 26 it's €6 each way to the best of my knowledge. They have a thing called the go pass.

You could try getting a train into say Brussels gare du nord/central etc and booking it that way. I don't remember it being 70 something euro I think it was a lot cheaper. It's only an hour approx of a journey anyway.

Thanks but were both a little bit older than that haha.

badge1123

Sarn wrote: »

Make sure to select a 2nd class ticket rather than 1st class.

That is second class 🀀

redcup342

badge1123 wrote: »

Hello all. Myself and my gf are goin to brugges for a couple days next month. We're flying in to Brussels zaventem airport then gettin train up to brugges. I never did my homework though. Looks like our train journey is costing €85 return ������ anyone know any way to get it cheaper or is that the price.

You could take Flixbus from Zavantem to Bruges with a change in Brussels.

https://www.flixbus.com/

Will probably cost you around a tenner each

Or you could take the train to Brussels then a flixbus from there.

If it was me I'd just rent a car

badge1123

redcup342 wrote: »

You could take Flixbus from Zavantem to Bruges with a change in Brussels.

https://www.flixbus.com/

Will probably cost you around a tenner each

Or you could take the train to Brussels then a flixbus from
If it was me I'd just rent a car

Hmm rent a car eh? Never thought of that. Nice one.

El Tarangu

If you happen to be travelling on the weekend, tickets are half price, but this isn't always clear when you purchasing tickets. Instead of searching 'standard tickets', look for 'weekend tickets'.

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El Tarangu wrote: »

If you happen to be travelling on the weekend, tickets are half price, but this isn't always clear when you purchasing tickets. Instead of searching 'standard tickets', look for 'weekend tickets'.

Nah were goin Monday to Wednesday. Thanks anyway

bigar

Take a Rail Pass. It gives you 10 single journeys for 77 EUR and can be shared. You need to fill in a line for each journey. So if you are with two, you fill in two lines for each trip.

http://www.belgianrail.be/en/travel-tickets/passes-cards/rail-pass.aspx

The surcharge for the airport needs to be paid separately though. But this would make each trip about 14 EUR each way.

amber2

Thalys offers good rates not too sure if it’s available to Bruges

https://www.thalys.com/be/en/offers-and-fares/any-belgian-station

Neon_Lights

I'm getting 42.60 return from sncb (belgian rail) for a standard 2nd class ticket (no discount applied)

https://www.belgianrail.be/en/timetable-and-buy-tickets/Search/secure/buy-your-ticket-step-1.aspx?ticketid=0&fromstationid=1221&tostationid=1033&date=26-09-2017&itineraryid=1

badge1123

Neon_Lights wrote: »

I'm getting 42.60 return from sncb (belgian rail) for a standard 2nd class ticket (no discount applied)

https://www.belgianrail.be/en/timetable-and-buy-tickets/Search/secure/buy-your-ticket-step-1.aspx?ticketid=0&fromstationid=1221&tostationid=1033&date=26-09-2017&itineraryid=1

Is that per person?

smalltalk

Dont know if you have already bought flights to Brussels Zanvantem but if you fly to Charleroi you can get a bus to Brugge ,heres a tripadvisor review of the service.
https://www.tripadvisor.ie/Attraction_Review-g188671-d10391806-Reviews-Flibco-Bruges_West_Flanders_Province.html

badge1123

smalltalk wrote: »

Dont know if you have already bought flights to Brussels Zanvantem but if you fly to Charleroi you can get a bus to Brugge ,heres a tripadvisor review of the service.
https://www.tripadvisor.ie/Attraction_Review-g188671-d10391806-Reviews-Flibco-Bruges_West_Flanders_Province.html

Tickets already bought to zaventem. Thanks anyways.