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

Experience the Flemish spring classic from the front row! Together with the cities of Oudenaarde and Ronse, the municipality of Kluisbergen and the province of East Flanders, De Lijn is providing four free shuttle services that will take you from Oudenaarde, Berchem and Ronse to the most important public zones in the final.
 

Shuttle bus A Kwaremont/Paterberg (Oudenaarde):

• Between 10 am and 1.15 pm – last outward journey from Public Car Park Bruwaan D1 and A5, Park & Bike Kwaremont B3, or De Klijpe C3 at 1.15 pm.
   
• Between 6 and 8 pm. – last return trip from Paterberg A1 and B1, Kwaremont C2 or Arrival Zone D3 at 8 pm.

Shuttle bus D Arrival Zone:

• Shuttle bus D will take you from the Public Car Park Bruwaan D1 and Station D2 to the Finish Zone D3 (and back).

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 5 April, the train service will be expanded. In collaboration with the organisers, NMBS/SNCB is providing extra trains to take you to the Tour of Flanders. Avoid driving stress and searching for a parking space by taking the train. There are direct train connections to Oudenaarde and Ronse from various cities. Once you arrive at the station, you can use one of the free public shuttles.

• Ghent-Sint-Pieters – Oudenaarde – Ronse: renewed train service with now 1 train per hour in both directions throughout the day and also a larger number of seats, with stops in De Pinte and Oudenaarde, among others.

Due to the expected crowds, we advise against taking your bicycle on trains to Oudenaarde and Ronse during the Tour of Flanders weekend.

Travel with the Weekend Ticket and enjoy a 30% discount on your return journey.

More details about the timetable can be found at belgiantrain.be/leisure/events/ronde van vlaanderen.

By bicycle or on foot

Are you coming by bike?

There are free bicycle stands in the centre of Oudenaarde and additional bicycle parking is available at the entrance to the Meerspoort car park (multi-storey car park) and the Tacambaro square. The Markt and the public village in Minderbroedersstraat are just a few minutes' walk away. Please note: the bicycle parking is unguarded, so be sure to bring a bicycle lock. There are also Blue-bikes at the station that you can rent for 2.50 euros, , or borrow an electric Hoppy shared bicycle. The app shows you where the free bicycles are, and you can leave them at various points.

Do you live nearby?

Then be sure to walk to the public village in the finish area in Oudenaarde. The finish of the Tour of Flanders is on Minderbroedersstraat near the Donkvijver. The women's start is on the Markt.

By car

We do not recommend coming by car. On Saturdays and Sundays, the market square is only accessible to pedestrians and cyclists. If you do come by car, you can park in the Bruwaan Oudenaarde public car park. Other car parks are not accessible.

General parking ban for mobile homes/camper vans in all car parks in the centre from Thursday 02-04-2026 at 6 am until Sunday 05-04-2026 at 12 pm.

A full overview of all traffic measures can be found in the temporary police by-law on road traffic or via the interactive map. Please note that a traffic-free zone will be in place from 10.00 am to 7.30 pm.

Fanzone Koppenberg

By foot and bicycle

The fan zone will be set up just before the top of the Koppenberg, next to the Steengat. Bicycle parking will be provided at the foot of the Koppenberg. Please note that the bicycle parking is unguarded, so be sure to bring a bicycle lock.

By car and bicycle

Put your bicycle on or in your car and take exit 8 De Pinte on the E17. From there, follow the signs for “Parking Publiek Bruwaan Oudenaarde - shuttleservices”. Park your car in the car park and take your bicycle towards the Koppenberg via the F45 Ghent - Kortrijk cycle highway via Oudenaarde. There is a bicycle parking facility at the foot of the Koppenberg. Please note that the bicycle parking facility is unguarded. Be sure to bring a bicycle lock with you.

You can also check all the mobility info for Oudenaarde at https://www.rondevanvlaanderen.be/en/race/men-elite/mobility-oudenaarde

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. Please note that this info is provided in Dutch. Click on the symbol to filter.

• 'Parkeerverbod' refers to 'Parking ban'
• 'Verboden verkeer' to 'Prohibited traffic'