Ghent is 55 kilometres from Brussels — 40 minutes in a private vehicle. FFGR Belgium arranges Ghent day programmes with Rolls-Royce transport, Gravensteen, Graslei, STAM museum, and Flemish cuisine at De Vitrine or Vrijmoed.
Ghent sits 55 kilometres west of Brussels along the E40 — 40 minutes in a private vehicle on a clear morning, with no need for a train schedule or a platform queue. The city receives fewer international visitors than Bruges despite being, by most measures, the more compelling destination: larger, more architecturally varied, more culturally active, and home to a genuinely local character that tourism has not yet fully homogenised.
The historic core is built on two rivers — the Lieve and the Leie — and the city's most dramatic perspective is the view from the Sint-Michielsbrug: three towers in a line across the water, each from a different century. Gravensteen, the 12th-century castle in the middle of the city, is one of the best-preserved medieval fortifications in northern Europe and can be visited with private pre-arranged access outside peak hours through FFGR Belgium's concierge arrangements.
Ghent's culinary positioning has strengthened considerably in recent years. Vrijmoed holds two Michelin stars and is among Belgium's most technically accomplished contemporary restaurants; the kitchen references Belgian tradition with a lightness that makes the meal feel effortless rather than institutional. De Vitrine is the essential contemporary brasserie. For wine programmes, Volta — housed in a former power plant — combines exceptional natural wine depth with a setting that has no equivalent in Belgium.
FFGR Belgium's Ghent day programme from €320 (Mercedes S-Class) includes collection from your Brussels address, delivery to your first Ghent destination, repositioning throughout the day on instruction, and return to Brussels at close. The Rolls-Royce upgrade is €520 for the full day. A combined Ghent and Bruges programme — particularly appealing in summer — starts from €680 for a Mercedes S-Class covering both cities, with lunch in Ghent and late afternoon in Bruges before returning to Brussels.
The programme is entirely client-directed: FFGR Belgium books, you experience. The vehicle and concierge are your logistics infrastructure; Ghent itself is the content.