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ey Everyone,
I’m interested in traveling to Belgium for 3-4 days next week. I’ll be taking the train there from Germany, and won’t have access to a car. Also, in the interest of saving money, I’ll probably be confining myself to one city/local area. Is Brussels my best bet if I don’t have a car? Or does anyone have any advice on how to best approach a quick trip to Belgium given my car situation? Thanks in advance for your help.
Max
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We did well based in Brussels with no car. It was an easy train ride to Antwerp, Drie Fonteinen, DHVL, Ghent.
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Agreed. No car is necissary.
Brussels and Antwerp are both easy to travel without car.
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I would stay in Bruges or Ghent. Much more soul!
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Definitely do Brussels. Get yourself a Eurail pass for the time that you’re there and you’re pretty much good to go. Like jerc said, there are plenty of places within easy reach by the train. Enjoy!
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From Brussels, Brugge, Ghent, and Antwerp are all a short (and cheap) train ride away. And all are well worth visiting (although maybe hard to do it all in 3-4 days).
If you’re set on staying in just one city the whole time (but seriously, the train is so easy and distances so small that there is no need to), I personally wouldn’t pick Brussels. I found all of the previously mentioned cities much more interesting, (YMMV). Have fun planning your trip, it’s a great country (full of great beer!) 
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Brugge and Ghent would be a better way to spend 4 days in my opinion. Brugge is far, but if you are willing to go all the way to Brussels, it isn’t much farther on the train.
I would sleep in Brugge and do Ghent on a day trip.
Ghent is lit up on Saturday night...
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I think my next trip to Belgium, I will do just the opposite. I love Bruges but every time I go its very crowded and forget it during the Christmas markets. Ghent on the other hand is almost a carbon copy of Bruges but quiet and sleepy. I do love sleeping close to the ’t Brugs Beertje. I don’t think you could go wrong either way. Dammit now I want to go back.
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Oh so true!
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I went in March. Good weather, no crowds.
Anyway, a guy could have a good vacation with:
1 day in Brussels;
1 day in Ghent
2 days in Brugge.
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I think the bottom line is, you’re freaking going to Belgium for 4 days!!! Have a blast brother, you just can’t go wrong over there! 
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