How to get fromBrussels to Merkemby train, bus or car

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There are 4 ways to get from Brussels to Merkem by train, bus, or car

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Train
best
1. Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Gand-Saint-PierreIc / ...
2. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to DixmudeIc / ...
2h 52m
€17–25
Bus, line 78 bus, train
cheapest
1. Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Gent-Dampoort
2. Take the bus from Gent Dampoort perron A2 to Deinze Station perron 178 / ...
3. Take the train from Deinze to DixmudeIc / ...
4h 3m
€15–19
Drive 121.5 km
1. Drive from Brussels to Merkem121.5 km
1h 35m
€19–28
Train, line 92 bus
1. Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to CourtraiIc / ...
2. Take the train from Courtrai to YpresIc / ...
3. Take the bus from Ieper Station perron 4 to Merkem Stationshuis92
3h 15m
€18–25

Brussels to Merkem by train and bus

110Weekly Services

2h 52mAverage Duration

€17Cheapest Price

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Distance: 130.4 km
Duration: 2h 52m

What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Merkem, Belgium?

You can take a train from Bruxelles-Central to Merkem Stationshuis via Gand-Saint-Pierre, Dixmude, and Diksmuide Station perron 6 in around 2h 52m.

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Merkem, Belgium

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Things to do in Merkem

Menin Gate(Opens in a new window)

The Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing is a war memorial in Ypres, Belgium, dedicated to the British and Commonwealth soldiers who were killed in the Ypres Salient of World War I and whose graves are unknown. The memorial is located at the eastern exit of the town and marks the starting point for one of the main roads out of the town that led Allied soldiers to the front line. Designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield and built and maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, the Menin Gate Memorial was unveiled on 24 July 1927.

Tyne Cot(Opens in a new window)

Tyne Cot Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery and Memorial to the Missing is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial ground for the dead of the First World War in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front. It is the largest cemetery for Commonwealth forces in the world, for any war. The cemetery and its surrounding memorial are located outside of Passchendale, near Zonnebeke in Belgium.

Ypres(Opens in a new window)

Ypres is a Belgian municipality located in the Flemish province of West Flanders. Though Ieper is the official name, the city's French name, Ypres, is most commonly used in English. The municipality comprises the city of Ypres and the villages of Boezinge, Brielen, Dikkebus, Elverdinge, Hollebeke, Sint-Jan, Vlamertinge, Voormezele, Zillebeke, and Zuidschote. Together, they are home to about 34,900 inhabitants.

Hill 60(Opens in a new window)

Hill 60 is a World War I battlefield memorial site and park in the Zwarteleen area of Zillebeke south of Ypres, Belgium. It is located about 4.6 km from the centre of Ypres and directly on the railway line to Comines. Before World War I the hill was known locally as Côte des Amants (French for Lover's Knoll). The site comprises two areas of raised land separated by the railway line; the northern area was known by soldiers as Hill 60 while the southern part was known as The Caterpillar.

Places to stay in Merkem

Vakantiewoning Ter Luyghem(Opens in a new window)

9.6Exceptional

VILLA WESTHOEK(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

Den Yzer(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

Vlaeberg Cottage(Opens in a new window)

9.1Superb

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