Travel to Ostend
Every way to reach Ostend: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Ostend is reachable from 50 places across 11 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 8 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88 and the fastest takes 1h 15m door to door. The nearest origin is 49 km away.
How people reach Ostend
Every mode that actually calls at Ostend, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 42 | €11.88 | 1h 15m | 113 km | 1 |
| Flight | 47 | €31.41 | 3h 51m | 5,262 km | 7 |
- 50Places you can arrive from
- 50Places you can leave for
- 11Countries
- 8Operators
The trip ends at Oostende railway station. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
Where to stay in Ostend
Sort by distance from Oostende railway station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 44 | 49% | Kortrijk, 49 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 11 | 12% | Nice, 896 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 34 | 38% | Murcia, 1505 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Ostend that we sell.
Stations, airports and ports in Ostend
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Ostend
- Oostende railway station
- Oostende-Stad railway station
- Moere railway station
- Oostende
- OST
- Oosteroever
- Westeroever
OST is not in Ostend, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.
Getting from OST into Ostend?
Settled in advance, so the ride into Ostend costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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The cheapest journeys into Ostend
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kortrijk to Ostend train | €11.88 | 1h 15m | 49 km |
| Ghent to Ostend train | €12.99 | 1h 21m | 58 km |
| Lokeren to Ostend train | €15.74 | 1h 26m | 75 km |
| Aalst to Ostend train | €17.39 | 1h 30m | 83 km |
| Dendermonde to Ostend train | €17.39 | 1h 35m | 85 km |
| Sint-Niklaas to Ostend train | €17.94 | 1h 30m | 85 km |
| Beveren to Ostend train | €19.04 | 1h 33m | 93 km |
| Antwerp to Ostend train | €21.24 | 1h 44m | 103 km |
| Molenbeek-Saint-Jean to Ostend train | €21.24 | 1h 44m | 105 km |
| Borgerhout to Ostend train | €21.24 | 1h 45m | 105 km |
| Berchem to Ostend train | €21.24 | 1h 41m | 105 km |
| Wilrijk to Ostend train | €21.24 | 1h 44m | 102 km |
| Anderlecht to Ostend train | €21.78 | 1h 41m | 106 km |
| Brussels to Ostend train | €21.78 | 1h 40m | 107 km |
| Ixelles-Elsene to Ostend train | €21.78 | 1h 43m | 109 km |
| Mechelen to Ostend train | €21.78 | 1h 42m | 110 km |
We cannot promise Oostende railway station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Where to leave your bags in Ostend
Most of the points near Oostende railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Popular trips to Ostend
Common questions about Travel to Ostend
How can I get to Ostend?
Ostend is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 50 places, across 11 countries, on services run by 8 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Ostend?
The cheapest way into Ostend is by Train, from €11.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 50 origins we sell into Ostend over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Ostend?
The fastest journey into Ostend is by Train, at 1h 15m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 49 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Ostend have?
Ostend has 7 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Oostende railway station, Oostende-Stad railway station, Moere railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Ostend from within 200 km?
44 of the routes we sell into Ostend start within 200 km. The nearest is Kortrijk, 49 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Ostend in Belgium?
Ostend connects to 50 places on our network across 11 countries, the furthest of them 5,262 km away in a straight line. Belgium routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Belgium
The wider region
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Ostend is somebody else's catalog.
Things to do in Ostend
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Ostend, with free cancellation on most of it.
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Plan a trip from here
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