BELGIUM - Europe by Eurail 2015: Touring Europe by Train - page 74

say the name was derived from Aenwerpen (higher land). There's always someone
who doesn't believe in the tooth fairy.
Day Excursion to
Bruges (Brugge)
Old Lace and Church Spires
Depart from Brussels Nord Station
Distance by Train: 65 miles (105 km)
Average Train Time: 1 hour, 7 minutes
City Dialing Code: 50
Tourist Information Office: Toerisme Brugge, Burg 11, B-8000 Brugge
Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]
www.brugge.be
E-mail: [e-mail]
Hours: 0900-1800 Monday-Friday, 1000-1400 Saturday-Sunday
Notes: Arriving in Bruges, check schedules posted in the station for your return
train to Brussels. The train information office is inside the station on the left side as
you exit from the train platform [Tel: [phone]]. Tourist information is avail-
able outside the station near the Video Palace, or go to the central tourist office in
Burg Square.
Brussels (Bruxelles)—Bruges (Brugge)
Two or more trains per hour from Brussels Midi/Zuid to Bruges at 05 and 26
minutes after the hour; journey time 50 minutes. The same trains depart first from
Nord Station, then Central, and finally Midi/Zuid.
Returning trains (2 or more each hour) depart Bruges at 36 and 54 minutes after
the hour; journey time 50 to 55 minutes. Trains arrive first at Midi/Zuid, then Cent-
ral, and then Nord.
Note: The rail route from Brussels to Bruges is the main line to the port of Oos-
tende. Consequently, most of the trains going in that direction stop at all three of