About Ostend


Oostende - also known as the Queen of the seaside resorts - is a cosmopolitan city with a rich historical past. Oostende is renowned for its splendid sands along the North Sea, its harbour and yacht-basin.

Oostende also is the home base of the famous painter Ensor and hosts one of Belgium's best museums of modern art.

Furthermore, the city is famous for its casino, its horse race track, its car-free shopping streets, its gastronomy and its nightlife.


For further details about Ostende, visit: www.toerisme-oostende.be (Dutch, French, German, English)


Oostende is easily accessible by car (E40 and E17 motorways) and by train.There are direct connections with Oostende from the Belgian National Airport (Brussels) and the TGV - Thalys - Eurostar stations. The train station is centrally located: the hotels, shopping street, Kursaal Oostende are all at walking distance.
For train timetables, visit: http://www.b-rail.be (Dutch, French, German, English)