Brugge Car Rental Guide
On this page, you will find information about car rental in Brugge. The page also provides you with some facts that you should know when renting a car and driving in Belgium.
Rental Restrictions
Cars rented in Belgium are not allowed into the following countries: Albania, Bosnia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine and Yugoslavia. Luxury cars are not allowed into Italy.
Driving Restrictions
In Belgium, traffic is on the right. The minimum age of a driver is 18 years. In order to sit in the front, children must be at least 12 years old. Those under 12 must be seated in a safety seat. The legal blood alcohol limit is 0.5‰.
Priority is given to the vehicle on your right, but trams always have priority.
When driving, headlights must be on between dusk and dawn and in poor weather conditions. You can only use the horn outside built-up areas.
Blue Zone parking areas for parking with discs are indicated by signs placed near them. However, where there are parking metres in the zones, the discs are not required. Outside the Blue Zones a parking disc must be used where indicated. Parking in the Blue Zone is usually allowed for up to 3 hours. Parking is forbidden within 15 metres of a tram, bus or train stop or where the tram or rail lines cross the road.
The police are authorised to collect fines on the spot. If you refuse to pay, you must place a security deposit.
Speed limits:| Area | Speed |
| City | 50KM/H |
| Open Roads | 90KM/H |
| Highways | 120KM/H |
Emergency Numbers
Ambulance/fire: 100
Police: 101
Road Tolls
There is a toll for the use of Antwerpen's Liefkenshoek Tunnel.
Some useful expressions for tourists visiting Belgium
Car Rental Agency - Bureau de location de voitures/Auto Verhuur
About Brugge
Brugge was named European City of Culture in 2002. It is not only a world heritage city but also a city that is making history today. There are a number of fascinating museums in the city as well as many beautiful churches.
If you want to have a rest from the hustle of the city, you can visit the many public gardens. Just outside the city centre there is also an amazing theme-park.
Brugge is home to many great restaurants, pubs, nightclubs, a theatre and also two breweries.
Area: 139.48 sq km
Population: 116,246
Country: Belgium
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1
Telephone Area Code: 50
Monetary Unit: Euro
