Intercity Brussels Airport–Ostend

The long way to the sea: from the airport out to Denderleeuw, then Oudenaarde, Kortrijk and Roeselare through the Flemish Ardennes before Bruges and Ostend.

Stations

1. 0 kmBrussels Airport-Zaventem
2. 12 kmBrussels-North +7
3. 14 kmBrussels-Central +7
4. 16 kmBrussels-Midi +9
5. 38 kmDenderleeuw
6. 58 kmZottegem
7. Show 5 more stations

   1. 75 kmOudenaarde
   2. 101 kmKortrijk +1
   3. 112 kmIngelmunster
   4. 115 kmIzegem
   5. 121 kmRoeselare
8. 130 kmLichtervelde +1
9. 135 kmTorhout
10. 143 kmZedelgem
11. 153 kmBrugge +1
12. 175 kmOostende +2

The stations this train called at in the operator’s timetable (ÖBB Scotty, the IC 2329 on 12 October 2026), in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Other runs of the train may skip some of them, and the timetable can change. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 3946885: the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
• Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of IC 2329

Questions and answers

How long is the Intercity?

The Intercity runs 175 km from Brussels Airport to Ostend.

How long does the Intercity take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 50 min for the 175 km. That is an average of 62 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.

Who runs the Intercity?

SNCB.

How old is the Intercity?

The line has been in service since 1868. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

How often does the Intercity run?

11 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).

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