FAQ
Ostend (Oostende in dutch) – the one and only City by the Sea with about 72.000 inhabitants – is situated in the Flemish province of West-Flanders and offers all the advantages of a modern cosmopolitan city. Over the past few years it has undergone a real metamorphosis through intensive renovations. It is a city that combines the best of 2 worlds: a rich historical past in a modern seaside resort.
By car/Vespa
E40: The E40 motorway connects Brussels with Ostend. The journey from Brussels to Ostend by car or coach takes about one hour.
E17: If travelling from Antwerp, take the E17, and then the E40 to Ostend.
Bruges: 25 km / 25 minutes
Ghent: 65 km / 45 minutes
Kortrijk: 70 km / 50 minutes
Lille: 89 km / 50 minutes
Calais: 97 km / 60 minutes
Brussels: 120 km / 70 minutes
Paris: 309 km / 3 hrs
By plane
* International Airport Ostend-Bruges is just a short ride from the city centre by car and is currently in full expansion. The airport is used by charter flights and private jets alike.
* Brussels Airport
By ferry
You can take the ferry to Belgium on our Dover–Dunkirk route with less than a 30-minute onward journey from Dunkirk to the Belgian border
Wellington Hippodrome: 50 meters from the beach and a unique location at the Belgian Coast
Complete FULL ticket costs: 90 euros for 4 days of the event Children/youth under 14 years old can enter the grounds for free. From 14 years old, a daily ticket or full ticket must be purchased.
The FULL registration fee includes the following:
- Access to the official event programme.
- Event official bag, T-shirt of event, official metal badge, PVC banner, official patch, sticker, programme and gadgets provided by sponsors. (These items can't be bought at the event’s official shop.)
- Apero moment on Saturday.
- Lunch after the parade ride out on Saturday.
The paid ticket price will not be refunded in case of non-participation. Tickets can be transferred to other participants only by name, all the rest details will remain the same. (t-shirt size, etc...)
At the end of registration period, the entire amount is due to the organizer and cancellation is no longer possible. The club that registered the members is responsible for transferring the total amount. Tickets will only be released when the organizer receives the full amount.
Our partner Vespa2rent offers Vespa rentals.
You can book them directly via the following link book.vloot.app/vespa-2-rent/nl/events/1?ulid=01JYE4ATMWCW8NB7JK1PHXRHDX
All motorcyclists riding in Belgium must wear protective clothing. This includes gloves, a jacket with long sleeves, trousers with long legs or an overall and boots that protect the ankles. Riders must also wear appropriate motorcycle helmets.
Unless otherwise stated by appropriate signs, the following national speed limits apply, which is 120km/h on motorways, 70km/h on main roads, and 50km/h in built up areas.
Unless traffic is congested or conditions are dangerous, vehicles must observe a minimum speed limit of 70 km/h on motorways.
Documents Required To Take Your Motorcycle to Belgium:
Full, valid driving license
Proof of insurance (third party or above)
Proof of ID (Passport)
Proof of ownership (V5C Certificate)
To be clear: drinking and driving are difficult to combine, but the law does not prohibit it. So you can drink, but not too much. An alcohol test provides a definitive answer: you know immediately whether you have had too much or not.
Have you been drinking? Then the police measure the alcohol in your blood and in the air you breathe out. The law prescribes that you may have a maximum of 0,5 per mille of alcohol in your blood. 0,22 mg/l applies to exhaled air. If you have more, you are punishable.
Do you have less than 0,22 mg/l (< 0,5 per mille)? You are welcome to continue driving.
Between 0,22 and 0,35 mg/l (0,5 to 0,8 per mille)? You will immediately receive a temporary driving ban of three hours.
Above 0,35 mg/l (> 0,8 per mille) you will be banned from driving for six hours. After those six hours, you will be asked to submit a new breath test or breath analysis. Is it still positive? You will then be banned from driving again for three to six hours.