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Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Bruges to Brussels among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $9. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 1h 30m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.0 - 0.1kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $9, and a train costs an average of $13.
Distance: 54 miles (88 km)
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$20 Average price | $18 Average price Cheapest |
2h 0m Average total duration Fastest 1h 30m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 4m Average total duration 1h 34m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.0 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions |
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The best way to travel from Bruges to Brussels is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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Travel from Bruges to Brussels: Journey Details
The distance between the two Belgian cities of Bruges and Brussels is only around 110 kilometers, so no commercial flights are available. Traveling by bus involves a complicated route of hopping from town to town on suburban services so the only time and cost effective method of traveling from Bruges to Brussels is by taking the train.
Return trips from Brussels to Bruges are also available.
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This is compared to other travel options from Bruges to Brussels:
A bus is $4 (€3) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Bruges to Brussels costing on average $13 (€11).
Other travel options to Brussels take longer:
Bus takes on average 1h 50m.
- Around 31 trains per day.
- Around 8 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Bruges and Brussels as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Bruges station and arrive in Brussels-Midi.
- Buses mostly depart from Bruges, Sint-Michiels Station West and arrive in Brussels, Brussels South (Gare du Midi).
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar, flibco, Flibco, Infobus to go to Brussels by bus.
- Travel with PKP Intercity, Deutsche Bahn, SNCB to go to Brussels by train.
- 8 direct buses per day with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar, Flibco.
- 27 direct trains per day with PKP Intercity, SNCB.
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