Ostend
Ostend is a coastal city and municipality in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium.
Ostend is a coastal city and municipality in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It comprises the boroughs of Mariakerke, Raversijde, Stene and Zandvoorde, and the city of Ostend proper – the largest on the Belgian coast.
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01James Ensorhuis
- 02Mu.ZEE
- 03Leopold Park
The Leopold Park was set out in 1860 on the old city walls in British style, with ponds, paths and flowerbeds.
- 04Sint-Petrus-en Pauluskerk
Peter and Paul Church), Sint-Petrus-en-Paulusplein.
- 05Zeilschip Mercator
- 06Museum Amandine
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Things to do
- 01Sea excursion - Franlis
The company Franlis provides 45-minute sea excursions along the coast which provide an unusual view on Ostend and its harbor.
- 02Versluys or Diaz Arena
- 03Ostend Beach
Ostend is visited by many day-trippers, especially during July and August.
- 04Nico - Fun on Wheels
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Where to eat
There are a number of places to eat in Ostend, ranging from Pizza Hut to charming old-style Flemish pannenkoekenhuizen (pancake houses). There are also a number of chocolatiers and Dutch-style snoepje (sweetie) stores, the latter lit up in bright pink neon. Most street corners are either a coffee shop or a bar. A common treat is a coffee served with a small advocaat (eggnog).
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Getting to Ostend
- Airports
- Ostend-Bruges (OST), 4 km · Lille (LIL), 74 km · Brussels (BRU), 115 km
- Zaventem → Ostend114 km · quickest by road, 1h 59m · €12–17
- Charleroi → Ostend139 km · quickest by road, 2h 22m · €17–23
- Lesquin → Ostend71 km · quickest by road, 1h 47m · €10–13
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Ostend
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Ostend. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inRegular scheduled passenger traffic is very limited, but some holiday charter specialists offer open seats to general public.
- Go nextBredene is halfway towards De Haan, and you can get there either by coastal tram or by taking the free ferry and walking along the beach (just 3 km).
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