Smoothly to the parcours
Planning to come to Oudenaarde? Check out how to easily travel to the city during the Tour of Flanders.
By bus
De Lijn, together with city of Oudenaarde and the province of East Flanders, will provide free shuttle buses on Sunday 31 March.
Shuttle bus A Kwaremont/Paterberg (Oudenaarde):
- Between 10am to 1.15pm - last outward journey from Parking Publiek Bruwaan at 1.15pm
- Between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. - last return trip from Paterberg at 8 p.m
There may be a short break during the riders' transit. Shuttle buses will return after the women's race arrives.
Consult delijn.be/rondevanvlaanderen for the most up-to-date info.
By train
On Sunday 31 March, the train service will be extended. In cooperation with the organisers, NMBS is providing three extra trains to bring you smoothly to the Ronde Van Vlaanderen:
- Extra departures at 9.16am and 11.27am from Gent-Sint-Pieters to Oudenaarde and to Ronse
- Extra departures from Ronse to Gent-Sint-Pieters at 7.01pm (at 7.15pm in Oudenaarde)
Travel with the Weekend Ticket and enjoy 50% discount on your outward and return journeys.
More details about the timetable can be found at belgiantrain.be/leisure/events/ronde van vlaanderen.
By bicycle or on foot
Do you live nearby? Then the course is within cycling and walking distance. Then be sure to come on foot to the public village in the arrival zone in Oudenaarde. The arrival of the Tour of Flanders is in theMinderbroedersstraat near the Donkvijver (Donk Lake).
In the centre of Oudenaarde, there are extra free bicycle parking facilities and there is a bicycle park is provided on Droesbekeplein. There are also Blue-bikes at the station that you can rent for 2.50 euros.
Follow the latest traffic updates via the police Facebook account @politiezonevlaamseardennen.
By car
We do not recommend coming by car. The Market Square is only accessible to pedestrians and cyclists on Saturday and Sunday. If you do come by car, you can park in the public car park Bruwaan Oudenaarde. Other car parks are not accessible.
To ensure the Tour of Flanders weekend runs safely, a lot of traffic measures will apply. Some streets are subject to a parking ban, one-way traffic and/or prohibited traffic. More on this later.
Fanzone Koppenberg
The Bump of Melden, one of the biggest obstacles the riders have to overcome, is also part of the course this year.
The fan zone will be set up just before the top of the Koppenberg, next to the Steengat. No specific bike parking is provided.
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You can also check all the mobility info for Oudenaarde at https://www.rondevanvlaanderen.be/en/race/men-elite/mobility-oudenaarde
Traffic measures
To ensure that the Tour of Flanders weekend runs safely a lot of traffic measures have been taken. Some streets are subject to a parking ban, prohibited traffic, one-way traffic, speed limit or changed traffic situation. An overview of streets where parking or traffic is completely prohibited can be found via the map below. Click on the symbol 
to filter.
Translated in Dutch:
- Parking ban as 'Parkeerverbod'
- Prohibited traffic as 'Verboden verkeer'