Comments on: Cruising the Belgian Coast: The world’s longest tram route

By: Chandan Kumar

Chandan Kumar — Tue, 29 May 2012 14:06:08 +0000

If you want to have a view of sea while being on tram – from ostende go toward de panne, after approx 15 minutes there is a stretch of few kilometers where you will have view of sea on your right. There, on your left, you will see some soldiers watching over the sea from a small hill.

if you are a regular traveller of delijn (anywhere in belgium) and have a yearly/monthly pass from them, you can use that to travel in this costal tram line.

By: Mike Fielding

Mike Fielding — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:46:47 +0000

I have just visited the Belgian coast with my wife. We used the tram extensively, and found it to be the ideal way for seeing the whole coastline. We also thought that De Haan was the most attractve small town. We certainly did not appreciate the high rise apartment blocks in other towns such as Blankenburg. We got the impression thhat Belgium does not employ architects, or if the do so, they are lacking in talent.

On the Saturday, particularly in the afternoon, the 20 minute service was totally inadequate, and the trams were packed, in both directions. It may be that De Lign doeas not have sufficient vehicles to shorten this headway. If not, they need to purchase more as a matter of urgency.

The trams themselves are rather unattractive, as is the livery, but as a colleague said, ‘At least it is a tram, annd not a bus’. The five Euro day ticket is a bargain.

Mike Fielding.

By: Nicky and Susanne from hidden europe

Nicky and Susanne from hidden europe — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:05:01 +0000

Thanks Stephane. The coastal tram takes just 2hrs 20mins from one end to the other, but, as we implied in our article, far better to buy a one-day pass and hop on and off at will along the route. We think the coastal tram is a wonderful piece of travel theatre, an essay in surrealism in its own right.

As you rightly say, Stephane, the tram does not serve the Zwin reserve in Knokke, but that is easily reached. It is just a five minute hop on the local bus from Knokke station that runs out through Het Zoute to Het Zwin. The one day bus pass for the tram can be used on that bus route too.

By: Stephane

Stephane — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:41:33 +0000

I have travelled along this road twice in my life, as i live in Knokke. But they forgot to mention just one thing in this article; that is the time it takes to travel from one point to the other. You will be gone for more than a few hours, which can be quite dramatic if you planned to do something else the same day. But if you just like to travel, I can recommend this ride, it will certainly give you some beautiful sights. Too bad it doesn’t pass the reserve ‘t Zwin in Knokke as this is one of the best scenaries of the Belgian Coast.