Ladybug18 Posted June 10, 2023 #1 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Hello, We will be on the NCL Prima in mid July and are interested in going to Bruges from the Zeebrugge port. The cruise line has a "Bruges On Your Own" tour that we can book but it seems expensive for just a bus ride to/from Bruges. I know there is the Cruise Express bus that will take us to Bruges but I have read reviews and unfortunately they do not get the best reviews. Has anyone taken a Taxi from the port in Zeebrugge to Bruges? If so, which company did you use? Can you prebook a roundtrip fare? There will be three of us (myself, my husband and our 11 year old son). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PhillyTravelBug Posted June 10, 2023 #2 Share Posted June 10, 2023 Funny you mentioned this. We just booked our transportation for this today for our August Prima cruise. https://www.cruise-express.be/en/ about $26 USD roundtrip. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chpal Posted June 20, 2023 #3 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Does anyone have any information regarding Ladybug’s question- and mine!- about taxis from Zeebrugge into Bruges and return? Especially availability? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowman1 Posted June 21, 2023 #4 Share Posted June 21, 2023 See thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chpal Posted June 21, 2023 #5 Share Posted June 21, 2023 Thanks so much - this is good information! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassicruiser Posted June 24, 2023 #6 Share Posted June 24, 2023 I have the same question - we would like to take a taxi into Bruges, more economical for 4 of us. Are they plentiful at the dock or would we need to book one before arrival? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumshoe958 Posted June 24, 2023 #7 Share Posted June 24, 2023 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Cassicruiser said: I have the same question - we would like to take a taxi into Bruges, more economical for 4 of us. Are they plentiful at the dock or would we need to book one before arrival? Thanks They are not overly plentiful so it would be wise to pre-book. At Zeebrugge you have to take a (free) shuttle bus from the ship to the terminal as it’s predominantly a cargo port and no pedestrians are allowed in the dock area. The buses run frequently but to be safe you should probably allow 15-20 minutes from walking off the ship to arriving at the terminal in case you just miss one and have to wait for the next one to fill up. Cabs will pick you up from the terminal. I’ve never seen very many waiting there though. Edited June 24, 2023 by gumshoe958 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassicruiser Posted June 25, 2023 #8 Share Posted June 25, 2023 15 hours ago, gumshoe958 said: They are not overly plentiful so it would be wise to pre-book. At Zeebrugge you have to take a (free) shuttle bus from the ship to the terminal as it’s predominantly a cargo port and no pedestrians are allowed in the dock area. The buses run frequently but to be safe you should probably allow 15-20 minutes from walking off the ship to arriving at the terminal in case you just miss one and have to wait for the next one to fill up. Cabs will pick you up from the terminal. I’ve never seen very many waiting there though. Thanks for the advice, I didn't think about adding in time for the shuttle bus. Sounds like pre-booking is the way to go, just have to find a taxi company that takes bookings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileforever Posted August 2, 2023 #9 Share Posted August 2, 2023 What taxi company did you end up pre-booking and what was the cost round trip? We have been to Brugge before and did the Cruise Express, but do not feel like waiting in line. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunfan03 Posted August 4, 2023 #10 Share Posted August 4, 2023 On 6/10/2023 at 8:02 AM, Ladybug18 said: Hello, We will be on the NCL Prima in mid July and are interested in going to Bruges from the Zeebrugge port. The cruise line has a "Bruges On Your Own" tour that we can book but it seems expensive for just a bus ride to/from Bruges. I know there is the Cruise Express bus that will take us to Bruges but I have read reviews and unfortunately they do not get the best reviews. Has anyone taken a Taxi from the port in Zeebrugge to Bruges? If so, which company did you use? Can you prebook a roundtrip fare? There will be three of us (myself, my husband and our 11 year old son). @Ladybug18, what did you end up doing in Zeebrugge? I'm curious if there were taxis available in port...thanks in advance for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavenalex Posted August 4, 2023 #11 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Take the train. 3.5 euros per person RT. Leaves every hour, 10-15 min ride each way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladybug18 Posted August 7, 2023 Author #12 Share Posted August 7, 2023 On 8/4/2023 at 1:00 AM, sunfan03 said: @Ladybug18, what did you end up doing in Zeebrugge? I'm curious if there were taxis available in port...thanks in advance for sharing! @sunfan03 we got off the ship as early as we could and took a taxi to Bruges. We asked the driver to pick us up at 3pm and he returned at the agreed upon meeting spot at 3pm and took us back to the ship. We shared the taxi with another family so we split the cost of the round trip taxi (we each rounded the fare up to 50 Euros). One family paid going to Bruges and the other paid from Bruges to the ship. I was super nervous the taxi driver wouldn't come back for us but he did. It was a wonderful day and I am so glad we did Bruges on our own. The town is beautiful, make sure to do a canal cruise! The waffles, fries, chocolate and beer were excellent! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skatie Posted August 7, 2023 #13 Share Posted August 7, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, Ladybug18 said: @sunfan03 we got off the ship as early as we could and took a taxi to Bruges. We asked the driver to pick us up at 3pm and he returned at the agreed upon meeting spot at 3pm and took us back to the ship. We shared the taxi with another family so we split the cost of the round trip taxi (we each rounded the fare up to 50 Euros). One family paid going to Bruges and the other paid from Bruges to the ship. I was super nervous the taxi driver wouldn't come back for us but he did. It was a wonderful day and I am so glad we did Bruges on our own. The town is beautiful, make sure to do a canal cruise! The waffles, fries, chocolate and beer were excellent! @Ladybug18Good to hear a recent update on taxi to Bruges. Can you tell me what time you left the ship and when you got to taxi stand were there many taxis waiting? Also were you able to pay with credit cards or needed euros? I plan on leaving ship at 7:45am to catch taxi and hope that’s early enough. Thanks Edited August 7, 2023 by skatie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunfan03 Posted August 8, 2023 #14 Share Posted August 8, 2023 14 hours ago, Ladybug18 said: We shared the taxi with another family so we split the cost of the round trip taxi (we each rounded the fare up to 50 Euros). @Ladybug18, how many people in your taxi? I'm guessing 4 pax? Thanks for sharing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladybug18 Posted August 8, 2023 Author #15 Share Posted August 8, 2023 (edited) 12 hours ago, skatie said: @Ladybug18Good to hear a recent update on taxi to Bruges. Can you tell me what time you left the ship and when you got to taxi stand were there many taxis waiting? Also were you able to pay with credit cards or needed euros? I plan on leaving ship at 7:45am to catch taxi and hope that’s early enough. Thanks @skatie The ship was scheduled to arrive @ 9AM. We met the other family we shared the taxi with in the atrium @9AM and waited for the announcement to say the ship was clear to go ashore. As soon as that announcement was made we made our way to the gangway and got off. In Zeebrugge passengers are required to take a free shuttle bus to the exit because it is a very busy shipping port. We took the bus and then found where the taxi stand was. We were the only ones in the taxi line and wr immediately got a taxi. The early bird gets the worm!! @sunfan03 The taxi has seating for 7 passengers, 6 in the back and 1 up front with the driver. We were 4 adults and an 11 year old. We rounded the taxi fare up for a tip so the taxi was $61 and change one way. I’d definitely try to share the taxi with anther family to cut down on the cost. We asked for a 3PM pickup so that we had plenty of time to get back to the ship in case there was an issue. Edited August 8, 2023 by Ladybug18 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crucero05 Posted September 23, 2023 #16 Share Posted September 23, 2023 Do taxi take credit card or do we need euros? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunfan03 Posted October 6, 2023 #17 Share Posted October 6, 2023 On 9/23/2023 at 1:14 PM, crucero05 said: Do taxi take credit card or do we need euros? @Ladybug18 - good question - did you pay cash or use credit card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladybug18 Posted October 6, 2023 Author #18 Share Posted October 6, 2023 2 hours ago, sunfan03 said: @Ladybug18 - good question - did you pay cash or use credit card? @sunfan03 We paid the taxi fare and tip with a credit card. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crucero05 Posted October 18, 2023 #19 Share Posted October 18, 2023 Thanks. We took a taxi for 6, fare was close to 55 euros. Taxi driver realized he was late for our return and sent a peer, same company. He was waiting for us at same dropping point. It worked pretty smooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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