Bruges, Brussels & Ghent This Christmas
Belgium is home to some of the finest Christmas markets in Europe. Bruges' medieval market square fills with wooden chalets and a canal-side ice rink; Brussels' Winter Wonders event wraps the Grand Place in lights and stalls stretching down to the Bourse; Ghent strings its old town with festive markets along the river. For a group looking for something genuinely different from another trip to a UK Christmas market, a day or weekend in Belgium is hard to beat.
What most groups don't realise is that this kind of trip doesn't need to mean booking flights, trains and transfers separately. We arrange private coach travel from London straight to the Belgian Christmas markets and back — one vehicle, one driver, door to door.
How a Cross-Channel Group Trip Works
A trip to Belgium is a private charter rather than our usual UK day hire, routed via the Eurotunnel Le Shuttle crossing from Folkestone to Calais. Allow around four and a half to five hours on the road each way once the crossing is included — comfortably achievable as a long day trip, or a more relaxed pace over a weekend with an overnight stay.
Because continental journeys involve planning around driver hours and rest break requirements, we arrange these trips individually for each group rather than offering a fixed online price — get in touch with your group size and preferred dates and we'll put together a bespoke quote.
No train changes, no airport transfers, no separate coach once you land — just one vehicle from your pickup point in London to the Christmas market and back.
A Trip for Offices, Clubs & Extended Families
A Christmas market trip to Belgium works well as an office Christmas outing with a bit more occasion to it, a social club or society day out, or an extended family gathering looking for something to mark the season together. All UK travellers will need a valid passport for entry into Belgium, so it's worth confirming everyone in your group is travel-ready before booking.
Comfortable for the Longer Journey
For a journey of this length, comfort matters. Our luxury and executive coaches come with reclining seats, air conditioning and on-board power, so your group arrives relaxed and ready to enjoy the market rather than tired from the road.
Get a Bespoke Quote
Because every cross-Channel trip is planned individually — crossing times, driver scheduling and your preferred market or markets all factor in — we'd recommend getting in touch as early as possible, particularly for a date in December when demand for Christmas market trips is at its highest. Tell us your group size, preferred dates and which markets you'd like to visit, and we'll put together a quote tailored to your trip.
Thinking about a Belgian Christmas market trip?
Get in touch for a bespoke quote for your group's cross-Channel trip.