The Flemish Region is the Dutch-speaking northern part of Belgium, home to Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp, Leuven, Mechelen, Hasselt, Ypres and the North Sea coast.
Local currency: Euro.
Daily budget by traveller style
Typical per-person daily spend in Flemish Region.
- Mid-range
- Total EUR 170-230 (approx USD 195-264) · Note 3-star or boutique hotel, lunch plus restaurant dinner, museums and a boat ride
- Luxury
- Total EUR 380-600 (approx USD 437-690) · Note 5-star hotel or canal-view suite, fine dining, private tours
Cost breakdown
Typical price ranges across major spending categories.
Accommodation
- Hostel
- EUR 25-40 (approx USD 29-46) per dorm bed
- Budget Hotel
- EUR 60-85 (approx USD 69-98)
- Midrange
- EUR 110-160 (approx USD 126-184)
- Luxury
- EUR 250-400 (approx USD 288-460)
Food
- Frites
- EUR 3.5-5 (approx USD 4-6) per cone
- Lunch Dish Of The Day
- EUR 12-18 (approx USD 14-21)
- Restaurant Main
- EUR 18-32 (approx USD 21-37)
- Beer
- EUR 3-6 (approx USD 3.50-7)
- Coffee
- EUR 3-4.5 (approx USD 3.50-5)
Transport
- Train Antwerp Ghent
- About EUR 12 (approx USD 14)
- Train Antwerp Mechelen
- About EUR 5 (approx USD 6)
- Train Ghent Bruges
- About EUR 8 (approx USD 9)
- De Lijn Ticket
- About EUR 3 (approx USD 3.50); day pass about EUR 8 (approx USD 9)
- Rail Pass 10 Trips
- About EUR 90-100 (approx USD 104-115)
- Bike Hire
- EUR 5-15 (approx USD 6-17) per day
Activities
- Museum
- EUR 10-16 (approx USD 12-18)
- Canal Boat
- About EUR 11 (approx USD 13)
- Free
- MAS rooftop, Graslei, Bruges canals, Werregarenstraat
Trip budgets by length
What a typical trip to Flemish Region costs end-to-end.
Budget traveller
3 days EUR 180-360 (approx USD 207-414), 7 days EUR 420-840 (approx USD 483-966), Notes Hostel dorm, frituur meals, free sights
Midrange traveller
3 days EUR 510-690 (approx USD 587-794), 7 days EUR 1,190-1,610 (approx USD 1,369-1,852), Notes 3-star hotel, restaurant dinners, paid museums
Luxury traveller
3 days EUR 1,140-1,800 (approx USD 1,311-2,070), 7 days EUR 2,660-4,200 (approx USD 3,059-4,830), Notes 5-star hotel and fine dining
Money-saving tips
Practical ways to stretch your budget further.
Buy a 10-trip Rail Pass for about EUR 90-100 (approx USD 104-115) if making five or more train journeys.
Travellers under 26 can use the Youth Go Pass for discounted single tickets.
Eat the main meal at lunch; many restaurants serve a cheaper dagschotel (dish of the day).
Drink tap water, which is safe throughout Flanders.
Stay in Mechelen or Leuven for lower hotel rates and take trains into Antwerp and Brussels.
Buy SNCB and De Lijn tickets in the apps to avoid higher on-board prices.
Choose weekend rail returns, which are discounted.
Free things to do
Memorable experiences that cost nothing.
MAS rooftop panorama, Antwerp
Free 360-degree views at Hanzestedenplaats 1 during museum hours.
Graslei and Korenlei, Ghent
Free medieval waterfront views and photo spots.
Bruges canals and Minnewater
Rozenhoedkaai, Minnewater and the Begijnhof grounds are free to walk.
Werregarenstraat graffiti alley, Ghent
Legal street-art alley in the centre.
Sint-Baafskathedraal exterior, Ghent
The cathedral square is free; the altarpiece visit is paid.
Sint-Rombouts square, Mechelen
Free square around the cathedral tower.