No, Comic Art Hotel does not have a parking area. It is possible to park in the streets surrounding the hotel though, as long as there is enough space. Between 9am and 23pm, this is paid either in cash or by card at the parking meter. Depending on the parking zone, one can park for a maximum of 3 hours (red zone) or 5 hours (yellow zone).

The nearest parking lot is Parking Ramen. Which is a 7-minute walk to the hotel.

A good alternative are the other underground public car parks. Via the link below you will be able to check which parking still has spaces available. (Link is only available in Dutch)

https://stad.gent/nl/mobiliteit-openbare-werken/parkeren/parkings-gent/parking-vrijdagmarkt#Parkeren_zonder_ticket

Via the link below you will be able to consult the parking rates. (Link is only available in Dutch)

https://stad.gent/nl/mobiliteit-openbare-werken/parkeren/parkings-gent/parking-vrijdagmarkt#Parkeertarieven

Yes, it is possible to park your bike either on our courtyard or in one of our warehouses. Please do notify us in advance.

To improve the quality of air, Ghent’s city centre or the area within the R40 is a low-emission zone.

All recent Belgian or Dutch cars do not have to register, but polluting cars do. If it’s a rental car, this should’ve already been taken care of. As of all the cars from other countries do have to register.

Polluting vehicles that do not fulfill the admission requirements are no longer allowed to enter the zone. Most parts of the city center are located in this zone so if you’re planning to move around by car (even just to drop off your luggage and then find a parking) we’d recommend you to always check your vehicle before coming to Ghent.

Complete the test and find out whether your vehicle can automatically enter the Ghent low-emission zone, which is usually the case. You can do the test via the following link: https://lez.stad.gent/nl/flows/controleertoegang

No, but there are quite a few charging points in the city of Ghent and we have two available upon request at our sister hotel Hotel Harmony, only 5 minutes away by foot.

You can easily rent a bike…

– at the Fietsenambassade, which is located right behind Sint-Baafs cathedral.

– at the train stations (Gent-Sint-Pieters, Gent-Dampoort, Drongen, Merelbeke and Wondelgem). Here you can rent a so-called Blue-bike.

– via Dégage. With this app, you can participate in bike sharing: electric bikes, folding bikes and cargo bicycles.

– at various locations in the city you will find Donkey Republic’s orange sharing bicycles, Dott’s blue electric share bicycles, BAQME’s electric share cargo bicycles and Bolt’s green electric share bicycles. You borrow these bicycles via the apps of the various providers. Afterwards, you return the bicycle to one of the many fixed parking spaces.

Low emission zone (LEZ)

The Comic Art Hotel is located in a low-emission zone. We strongly recommend that you check in advance whether your vehicle is allowed into this area.

Route

If you are not carrying any heavy luggage, we recommend you to first drive your car to one of the public parking lots and then walk to the hotel by foot. This is because the distance from the hotel to the public parking lot is considerably longer by car (due to detours around the car-free zone) than the distance you will cover by foot, which is only 600 meters. If you prefer to drive directly to the hotel ayway, just follow your GPS to the hotel. Make sure you avoid the little square across the street from our hotel at any given time. It’s called the Lievekaai and there are police cameras on both sides. From thereon you’d be trespassing in the residential part of the Patershol district.

To reach the public car parks, you don’t have to go through a car-free zone (and therefore don’t need a permit). The nearest parkings can be found in Zone Vrijdagmarkt and Zone Korenmarkt, not far from our hotel.

Vrijdagmarkt Zone
Parking Vrijdagmarkt: €26 per 24 hours (650 meters from the hotel)

Korenmarkt district
Parking Ramen: €15 per 24h (600 meters from the hotel)
Parking Sint-Michiels: €26 per 24h (800 meters from the hotel)

Accessibility from the train station:
Through this link, you will find all the options for traveling to Ghent by train.
Plan your route from the train station to the Comic Art Hotel using public transport here.

We wish you a pleasant journey to the Comic Art Hotel!

Both you and your bicycle are very much welcome at our hotel. You can store your bike for free on our spacious courtyard that will be closed off from the street at night, or in one of our storage rooms might you prefer a roof over its head. Our receptionists will be happy to inform you about the various cycling routes in and around Ghent. After all, cycling is and forever will be the most beloved branch of sports in our beautiful Flanders region!