How To Get There

Note that nightliners/trucks have to drive backwards for about 80m into Ketelvest, coming from Nederkouter.

Ketelvest is only accessible via Nederkouter.

- Main entrance venue: only after (un)loading, call production manager upon arrival.

Handelsbeurs Concertzaal

Kouter 29

9000 Gent

Belgium

T +32 (0) 9 265 91 60

F +32 (0) 9 233 55 76

Itinerary Cars/Vans/Nightliners:

By car:

USE Navigation system WAZE or GOOGLE MAPS, NO dedicated GPS:

Load in/out zone: Ketelvest 16, 9000 Gent, Belgium

Main entrance: Kouter 29, 9000 Gent, Belgium

Parking: “Kouter” P5, multi-storey car park, Kouter, 9000 Gent

The center of the city of Ghent is a pedestrian area.

The P-route leads you to the various car parks that give access to the city center.

For Handesbeurs follow P-route P​5 “PARKING KOUTER”

Parking on public property in a pedestrian zone is not permitted.

Day Rate Parking Kouter: € 15,00

By Van/Nightliner/Truck:

USE Navigation system WAZE or GOOGLE MAPS, NO dedicated GPS:

Load in/out zone: http://maps.google.be/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=nl&msa=0&msid=113359543630761181191.00045cbd5d444660cf7c4&z=13

Note that nightliners/trucks have to drive backwards for about 80m into Ketelvest, coming from Nederkouter.

Ketelvest is only accessible via Nederkouter.

Parking for Vans

We advise our artists to park as close as possible to the loading zone, Handelsbeurs Ketelvest.

Note that the police is fining parked vehicles in Ketelvest at a fine of € 60,00 every 4 hours.

24h parking is only allowed at the following streets in sector Krook: pay € 6,00 with creditcard at the Parking Meter.

-Sint-amandstraat, Kazernestraat, Kattenberg, Karel Van Hulthemstraat, Hyppolyte Metdepenningenstraat, Kunstlaan

Parking for nightliner:

Go to the regular bus parking of Gent City, located at: Use Waze/Google maps

Dampoort Station

Station Gent Dampoort

Oktrooiplein 10

9000 Gent

or park the nightliner at Bijlokekaai in Gent.

The Ghent Circulation Plan:

The Circulation Plan excludes through traffic from the city centre.

Pedestrians, cyclists, buses and trams have more space and motorists who genuinely need to drive in the city are able to reach their destination more quickly.​ ​

The city is being divided into seven sectors for the plan.

Vehicles can travel between the various sectors using the ring road (R40).

Don't cross the multiple red lines street marks to go to another sector,

They are camera guarded and cost you € 55.

The centre and centre car parks remain accessible to cars.

Map of Ghent sectors:

https://visit.gent.be/sites/default/files/brochures/20161213_do_circulatieplan2.0_a3_vector_0.pdf​ ​

​Handelsbeurs is in Sector 3, KROOK,

NO Google maps?

Enter Ghent:

Ghent is located on the intersection of two major European motorways: the E17 connects Northern Europe to the South, and the E40 runs from the North Sea right across to Eastern Europe.

From the E17 you take the ‘Gent Centrum’ turnoff. On the E40, from the motorway intersection in Zwijnaarde you first follow ‘Antwerpen’ (E17) and then take the ‘Gent Centrum’ turnoff.

The centre of the city of Ghent is a pedestrian area. The P-route leads you to the various car parks that give access to the city centre.

As soon as you enter the city, the digital signs of the P Route parking guidance system will quickly and conveniently direct you to the parking facility of your choice.

For Handelsbeurs follow P Route P​5, PARKING KOUTER or SECTOR 3 KROOK .

Handelsbeurs is in sector 3 KROOK: only enter via ‘Kortrijksepoortstraat’

At the traffic lights, under the flyover, turn left onto the ring road towards ‘Eeklo N9/R40’.

After driving past the city park called ‘Citadelpark’, turn right at the next set of traffic lights into a street called ‘Kortrijksepoortstraat’, following the tramlines.

This one-way street turns into ‘Nederkouter’. Pass Hotel Ibis opera on your left. Turn right at Ketelvest for our unloading zone close to the stage.

After unloading, looking for parking follow the tramtracks in nederkouter and turn right into a street called ‘Schouwburgstraat’.

A few metres further on, you arrive at the ‘Kouter’, a square with an underground car park P5.

As you enter this square, you will see the entrance to this car park and straight across the street, on your right, is the main entrance to the Handelsbeurs concert hall.

Directly opposite the entrance of the Parking is the main entrance of Handelsbeurs concert hall.

Max height for parking is 2m20. This car park closes at 2 am.

LEZ 2020: LOW EMISSION ZONE IN GENT FROM 01/01/2020

https://www.handelsbeurs.be/en/news/item/low-emission-zone-ghent-2020

Check if your vehicle is allowed in GENT CENTRE

https://stad.gent/en/mobility-ghent/low-emission-zone-ghent-2020

By Public Transport

From ‘Gent-Sint-Pieters’ train station:

Tramline 1 (in the direction of ‘Korenmarkt/Evergem’): tram stop ‘Korte Meer’.

Tramline 2 (in the direction of ‘Gentbrugge/Melle’): tram stop ‘Zonnestraat’.

From ‘Gent-Dampoort’ train station:

Take a No. 70 up to and including 74, 76 and 77 bus as far as ‘Graaf van Vlaanderenplein’ (Gent Zuid), then change to tramline 2 (in the direction of ‘Gent-Sint-Pieters/Zwijnaardebrug’) until ‘Zonnestraat’ tram stop.

From ‘Korenmarkt’:

Tramline 1 (in the direction of ‘Gent-Sint-Pieters’): tram stop ‘Veldstraat’.

For more information and timetables for trains to and from Ghent,

go to: http://www.b-rail.be/main/index.html

For more information and timetables for trams and buses in Ghent,

go to: http://www.delijn.be/

By Taxi:

In Gent taxi: V-TAX

http://www.v-tax.be/

+32 9 222 22 22

GENT-AIRPORT/BRUSSELS SOUTH transfers: PDR Driver Services

http://www.pdrdriverservices.be/

+32 9 310 80 77

+32 477 497 879

Handelsbeurs Ticketoffice: TICKETS GENT

https://www.ticketsgent.be/nl/

Sint Baafsplein 17 – 9000 Gent

09/225.01.01

Monday - Friday from 10.00 to 18.00

Saturday from 14.00 to 18.00

Closed on sunday

+3292250101