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Belgium

Five days in Gent

Long enough to leave the centre. Five days in Gent with one day that is not about Gent at all.

  • 4 nights
  • Couple
  • Balanced pace
  • Mid-range budget
Plan your own Gent trip

Every place here was checked on 2026-10-20 or later, and each one says where it came from.

The plan, day by day

5 days

Day 1

Arrival day

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

    Neptune

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Sint-Veerleplein 10

    Opening hours: Mon 12:00–22:00 · Tue closed · Wed–Sun 12:00–22:00

  3. 14:3017:00

    STAM Ghent City Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum

    Godshuizenlaan 2

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    Allegro Moderato

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Huis met barokgevel, voormalig gildenhuis onvrije schippers

    Korenlei 7, 9000 Gent

  6. 20:3023:00

    Royal Opera

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    opera house in Ghent, Belgium

    Schouwburgstraat 3;5

Day 2

15 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Soup Lounge

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Zuivelbrugstraat 6

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sat 10:00–19:00 · Sun closed

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Huis van Alijn

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Gent, Belgium

    Kraanlei 65

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    De Appelier

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Citadellaan 47

  6. 14:3017:00

    Ghent University Botanical Garden

    Picked because you chose local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Local experiences

    Karel Lodewijk Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Gent

  7. 17:0019:30

    Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    contemporary art museum in Ghent, Belgium

    Jan Hoetplein 1

  8. 19:3021:00

    Seli's Noodlebar

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Limburgstraat 28

    Opening hours: Mon–Tue 12:00–21:30 · Wed closed · Thu 17:30–21:30 · Fri–Sun 12:00–21:30

  9. 21:0023:30

    De Vooruit

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Art Nouveau concert hall by architect Ferdinand Dierkens in Ghent, Belgium

    Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 23, 9000 Gent

    Opening hours: Mon–Sat 09:00–00:00 · Sun 00:00–24:00

Day 3

12 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    'T Dreupelkot

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Breedhuis

    Groentenmarkt 12

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK)

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum of fine arts in Ghent, Belgium

    Fernand Scribedreef 1, 9000 Gent

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Le Botaniste

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Hoornstraat 13, 9000 Gent

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 11:30–21:30

  6. 14:3017:00

    Museum of Industry

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Ghent, Belgium

    Minnemeers 10, 9000 Gent

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Osteria Delicati

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Drabstraat 17

  9. 20:3023:00

    Royal Dutch Theatre

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    building in Ghent, Belgium

    Sint-Baafsplein 17, 9000 Gent

Day 4

14 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Peaberry Coffeebar

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Limburgstraat 36

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Ghent University Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Belgian museum at Ghent

    Karel Lodewijk Ledeganckstraat 35

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Pampas

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Burgstraat 1, 9000 Gent

  6. 14:3017:00

    Belfry of Ghent

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    medieval tower in Ghent, Belgium

    Botermarkt 17, 9000 Gent

  7. 17:0019:30

    Design Museum Gent

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Gent

    Jan Breydelstraat 5, 9000 Gent

  8. 19:3021:00

    Lekker GEC

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Koningin Maria Hendrikaplein 6

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sat 11:30–22:00 · Sun 11:30–16:00

  9. 21:0022:30

    Damberd

    Picked because you chose food and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Food

    Korenmarkt 19, 9000 Gent centrum

Day 5

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Boris en Maurice

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Antwerpsesteenweg 329, 9040 Gent

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Museum Dr. Guislain

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Gent

    Jozef Guislainstraat 43, 9000

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Fri 09:00–17:00 · Sat–Sun 13:00–17:00

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Greenway

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Nederkouter 42

  6. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

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