Zeebrugge, just nine miles from Bruges, the 'Venice of the North'

Zeebrugge by Norfolkline ferry

From Spring 2009 Norfolkline will offer the only direct ferry service from Scotland to Europe. This ferry service will operate direct from Rosyth to Zeebrugge.


Disembark at Zeebrugge after a relaxing night onboard. You will be fully refreshed and prepared for the journey ahead.

Just nine miles from Zeebrugge is the ‘Venice of the North’.  Bruges is considered to be one of the most attractive cities in Europe with its canals, cobbled alleyways and quiet tree-lined squares. The enchanting city of Bruges is rich in heritage and architecture, chocolate shops and lace boutiques, ambient restaurants and bars, serving world renowned Belgian Beer.

Visitors to the Flemish Coast will discover charming villages and towns, exceptional beaches and beach promenades. Knokke-Hiest is a popular holiday spot for Belgians, offering excellent shopping, fashionable boutiques, top class restaurants and bistros.

For the buzz of the city, ensure you visit Brussels, Antwerp or Ghent and enjoy the sights and sounds of city life in Belgium.

From the port of Zeebrugge you will have ease of access to the European Motorway Network allowing you to continue your journey through Germany, France, Italy and beyond.

Zeebrugge - Poppies“In Flanders Fields the Poppies blow”
Travel with Norfolkline to the battlefields of the Yser. Experience the austere silence of the vast plains around the battlefront town of Ypres. After paying your respects, take some fresh air on the broad beaches and high sand dunes of the Belgian coast, enjoy a Trappist beer in the Abbey of Westvleteren or cross the border into Lille, the bustling capital of northern France. Ypres is 82 km – 51 miles from Zeebrugge

Zeebrugge - lavender fieldsIn the steps of Cézanneand Van Gogh
Travel with Norfolkline to Provence, to Avignon, Nîmes and Arles. Discover the unique colours of the South of France and the picturesque corners which Paul Cézanne and Vincent Van Gogh immortalised on canvas. Provence is nothing but fragrant smells and colours, from the lavender covered hills to the azure of the Mediterranean. Avignon is 1001 km – 622 miles from Zeebrugge

 

Zeebrugge - Skiing in the alpesSki in the Alps
Strap your skis to your car and sail with Norfolkline to Zeebrugge from where you can drive to the south, to the ski slopes of the Alps. Today Scotland, tomorrow the slopes of Zermatt, Chamonix and Innsbruck. Zeebrugge is 911 km – 566 miles from Chamonix, 914 km – 568 miles from Zermatt, 1040 km – 646 miles from Innsbruck

 

 

Romance on the RhineRomance on the Rhine
Travel with Norfolkline to the banks of the Rhine and enjoy the romantic and picturesque wine growing villages. Wander between ruined castles and taste the sparkling Rhine and Mosel wines in the atmospheric wine cellars. Rüdesheim, Cochem, Bernkastel and other wine growing villages are approx. 400 km – 248 miles from Zeebrugge

Our ferries to Zeebrugge

From Spring 2009 Norfolkline will commence a new ferry service from Rosyth to Zeebrugge three times per week in both directions. Our full sailing schedule between Rosyth and Zeebrugge is presented in the routes section.

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