Flemish Region · Belgium
Where to stay in Kortrijk
Kortrijk is a city in Flemish Region, Belgium, home to about 78,000 people. This guide covers 1 aparthotel in Kortrijk, with about 29 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- May to September
- Nearest airport
- LIL31 km · Lille Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Brussels
- Language
- Dutch, French, German
About
About Kortrijk
Kortrijk, sometimes known in English as Courtrai or Courtray ( koor-TRAY), is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders.
Kortrijk is a medium-sized city with a good balance of tradition and innovation/modernism. It has always been famous for shopping, and in 2010 a big shopping centre was opened in the heart of the city. There are traffic-free shopping zones, and lots of historical sites in the city centre. Outside the centre there are some less developed neighbourhoods, though none are really bad. Kortrijk is a rather safe city. Suburbs/satellite cities like Menen have to endure mainly burglary criminality from youth and gangsters, but Kortrijk is rather safe.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Kortrijk
See
- Kortrijk 1302
- Texture
- Abby Kortrijk
- City Hall
- Belfry
- Begijnhof
- Broeltorens
- Onze-Lieve-Vrouwehospitaal
- Baggaertshof
- Groeningepoort and Groeningekouter
- Schouwburg
- The Wave Fountain
Do
- Wilde Westen
- KV Kortrijk
- Kortrijk Xpo
- Alcatraz Metal Festival
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Where to stay
Places to stay in Kortrijk
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Kortrijk Gentsestraat aparthotel | 29 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
When to go
The best time to visit Kortrijk
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kortrijk are May to September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C; December is the wettest, with about 83 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Kortrijk: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lille Airport (LIL), about 31 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST, 50 km) and Brussels Airport (BRU, 86 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
The Kortrijk Railway Station is in the centre of the city. Kortrijk is an important node in Flanders' railroad network.
Getting around
Kortrijk has a well-formed bus system, offering easy transport to main spots like Kortrijk Xpo and most surrounding cities.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
LIL · Lille Airport
OST · Ostend-Bruges International Airport
BRU · Brussels Airport
Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Kortrijk
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
of 1 place
of 1 place
Questions
Kortrijk: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kortrijk?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kortrijk are May to September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C; December is the wettest, with about 83 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Kortrijk?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lille Airport (LIL), about 31 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST, 50 km) and Brussels Airport (BRU, 86 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Kortrijk?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Kortrijk
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.