Terminals at Ostend Airport
Ostend Airport has one terminal that handles both arrivals and departures. The main building is fairly modern and is equipped with banking facilities, ATM machines, lost luggage desk, snack bars and refreshment areas. There is WIFI internet available in designated business areas. Around 200,000 passengers use the airport per year.
Getting to Ostend Airport
Ostend Airport is accessible from Jabbeke. Head for the E40 motorway in your Car Hire Ostend Airport vehicle, which aims towards Veurne/Nieuwpoort and Calais. Follow signs for Luchthaven Oostende and leave at exit 5 off the E40. Follow signs for Torhoutsesteenweg, which takes you to the shopping centre and onto the airport. The E40 road is close to the N341 and N318 motorways that are the main routes through northern Belgium.
The airport is also known as Bruges Airport located on Nieuwpoortsesteenweg 889 and the information desk is available to call on +32 59 55 14 11, or check the website www.ost.aero for up to date information.
Parking at Ostend Airport
There are 500 car parking spaces at the airport. There are two main parking lots called Parking Parking II and I. Parking I is located at the front of the passenger terminal building. Parking II is located outside of the technical building. Both parks are available 24 hours per day.
Facilities at Ostend Airport
There are two restaurants at the airport called Restaurant Belair and Restaurant Charles Lindenbergh. They sell typical Belgian and French food such as crepes. There is a snack and a confectionery shop. A duty free shop sells tobacco, spirits, toys and maps.
Passengers can find the ATM machines, banking facilities and currency exchange desks easily. The airport is well signposted and offers disabled toilets and baby changing facilities too. WIFI internet is available in the business lounges and an internet cafe is present. As it is only a small airport, the car parks are just outside the terminal building.
What's Close to Ostend Airport?
In Ostend, there is a casino, Fort Napoleon, the James Ensor Museum and many Neo Gothic churches such as St. Petrus and St. Paulus. While the airport is 20kms away, the Ostend beach and pier offer tourists a fantastic day out. There is a local market through the centre of the city called the Vissersplein, which have many fish stalls and other typical local cuisine. Car Hire Ostend Airport will help you visit these great attractions.
The Mercator is a merchant Ostend ship that has been converted to a maritime museum. Tours are available to show the life and times of coastal Belgium. There is also the horse racing Hippodrome Wellington.