Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
tel. 050-344-196, www.de
ketting.be) and the
train
station
(ticket window
labeled
verhuring fietsen
,
€9.50/day, €6.50/half-day
after 14:00, €13 deposit, daily
7:00-19:30, blue lockers here
for day-trippers leaving bags).
Best Town View:
The bell tower
overlooking Market Square rewards those who climb it with
the ultimate town view.
getting Around bruges
Most of the city is easily walkable, but you may want to take the
bus or taxi between the train station and the city center at Market
Square (especially if you have heavy luggage).
By Bus:
A bus ticket is good for an hour (€1.20 if you buy
in advance at train station, or €1.60 on the bus). While there are
various day passes, there's really no need to buy one for your visit.
Nearly all city buses go directly from the train station to Market
Square and fan out from there; they then return to Market Square
and go back to the train station. Note that buses returning to the
train station from Market Square also leave from the library bus
stop, a block off the square on nearby Kuiperstraat (every 5 min).
Your key: Use buses that say either
Station
or
Centrum
.
By Taxi:
You'll find taxi stands at the station and on Market
Square (€8/first 2 km; to get a cab in the center, call 050-334-444).
tOuRs
bruges
bruges by boat
—he most relaxing and scenic (though not infor-
mative) way to see this city of canals is by boat, with the captain
narrating. The city carefully controls
this standard tourist activity, so the
many companies all offer essentially
the same thing: a 30-minute route
(4/hr, daily 10:00-17:00), a price of
€6.50, and narration in three or four
languages. Qualitative differences
are because of individual guides...
not companies. A lways let them
know you speak English to ensure
you' ll understand the spiel. Two
companies give a €1 discount with
this topic: Boten Stael (just over the
