Bruges Activity Planner and Ticket Costs

October 30, 2026

Planning Bruges activities comes down to one question: what is open on the day you are in town. The ticketed sights are few and sit close together, but each keeps its own closing day, and several change their schedule between April and November. This page works through the week first, then costs, then the seasons.

The week in closing days

Monday: the Sint-Janshospitaal, the Groeningemuseum, the Volkskundemuseum and the Sint-Janshuismolen windmill are all shut. Mondays suit the Belfry, the Gruuthusemuseum, the Church of Our Lady museum, the canal boats and the Basilica of the Holy Blood.
Tuesday: in winter the Volkskundemuseum stays closed on Tuesdays as well as Mondays.
Wednesday: the Gruuthusemuseum is closed. The Markt fills with a food and flower market from 08:00 to 14:00, and the Belfry carillonneur plays from 11:00 to 12:00.
Saturday: a general market runs on ’t Zand from 08:00 to 13:30, and the carillon plays again at the Belfry.
Sunday: the Adornes Estate is shut, the Church of Our Lady museum opens only from 13:30 to 17:00, and the Brugse Vrije in the Burg is open, since it opens at weekends only.

Public holidays change this pattern. The Belfry and the Sint-Janshospitaal close on 25 December and 1 January, and the Stadhuis also closes on Ascension Day.

What each activity costs

Canal boat: EUR 15 for adults, EUR 9 for ages 4 to 11, paid at the landing stage.
Belfry: EUR 16 in summer, at weekends and from 26 to 31 December, or EUR 15 on winter weekdays.
Sint-Janshospitaal and Gruuthusemuseum: EUR 15 each, with a EUR 7 ticket for under 18s and free entry under 13.
Church of Our Lady museum: EUR 10, or EUR 19 on a combined ticket with the Gruuthuse.
De Halve Maan classic brewery tour: EUR 16, with one beer included.
Adornes Estate and Jerusalem Chapel: EUR 11, with EUR 9 for seniors and EUR 7 for ages 7 to 25.

The Musea Brugge Card costs EUR 49 and lasts 72 hours from the first scan, with one visit allowed per location. The Belfry, Sint-Janshospitaal, Gruuthusemuseum and Church of Our Lady museum add up to about EUR 55 at the prices above, so the card pays back once you reach a fourth museum. It covers Musea Brugge sites only, so the boats, the brewery, Choco-Story and the Adornes Estate are paid separately. The card page is at Musea Brugge .

Using the canal boats well

Boats leave from five landing stages at Katelijnestraat, Nieuwstraat, Wollestraat, the Rozenhoedkaai and Huidenvettersplein. The route is the same from each, so join whichever has the shortest queue. Payment is on the spot by cash or Payconiq, and there is no advance booking for individual travellers. Between March and October boats run from 10:00 to 18:00 daily. From November to February at least one stage runs each day, and boats go until about half an hour before dark. The stone steps down to the water rule out wheelchairs.

Belfry, brewery and chocolate

The Belfry climb is 366 steps with no lift, so book a time slot online. Each ticket carries a start time. The brewery tour at Walplein 26 takes about 45 minutes and includes roughly 220 steps, so wear shoes with grip, and reserve a place because the brewery draws over 100,000 visitors a year. Choco-Story on Wijnzakstraat opens daily from 10:00 to 18:00, with the last tickets sold at 17:00, and praline workshops can be booked.

Seasonal activities

From April to early November the Lamme Goedzak paddle steamer sails to Damme and the Sint-Janshuismolen windmill grinds grain. Both close for winter. From 20 November 2026 to 31 January 2027 Winter Glow and an ice rink fill the centre, and the Christmas markets run until 3 January.

Booking

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