Belfry of Bruges Tickets: Miss Your Slot and the Ticket Expires
Bruges Belfry entry is a hard timed slot — arrive outside it and the ticket expires. Last entry is a full hour before closing.
Sammie O
The Belfort is the one Bruges ticket that punishes casual timing, in two separate ways.
The slot is binding
Entry runs in timed slots, roughly 15 to 25 people starting the climb every 20 minutes. Musea Brugge’s wording is blunt: stick to the start time, or you may be made to wait or refused for safety reasons, and otherwise your ticket will expire. This is not the advisory time slot you get elsewhere.
Last entry is an hour before closing
Every other Musea Brugge site closes admissions 30 minutes before the doors. The Belfry closes them 60 minutes before, because you have 366 steps to climb and come back down. That extra half hour catches people out constantly.
Price and hours
- €16 at weekends, on public holidays, and every day from 1 April to 2 November. €15 on winter weekdays. Children 7–17 €14 / €13; under-7s free. Same price online or at the door.
- 1 April to 2 November: daily 09:00–20:00. 3 November to 31 March: weekdays 10:00–18:00, weekends 09:00–20:00.
- Closed 25 December and 1 January. It can also close at short notice in strong wind.
The climb
366 steps, one narrow spiral staircase, no lift, and descending visitors have priority. Musea Brugge recommends visiting only if you are in good condition. Wheelchair users cannot visit the tower — the courtyard and ground level only. Tactile models are available for visually impaired visitors.
The Musea Brugge Card covers it, but the card is not a skip-the-queue pass: you still book a slot, and the Belfry is the location Musea Brugge itself flags as often having a queue.
Source: museabrugge.be, checked 26 August 2026.
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