Gent Jazz 2025
Return train travel at half price
Take the train to Gent Jazz !
With the SNCB code indicated on your festival ticket, you can buy your Event Train Ticket to Gent Jazz.- Valid for a 50% discount on a return journey between any Belgian station and Ghent-Saint-Pieters
- in the period from 4 to 20 July 2025
- This code starts with the number 0, and the capital letters "IFB"
- Gent Jazz is a 15-minute walk from Ghent-Saint-Pieters
My Event Train Ticket
You can buy the Event Train Ticket Gent Jazz only on sncb.be/gentjazz, as from 25/06/2025 – 10 am.
The only thing you need for this, is the SNCB code you received with your festival ticket. This code starts with the number 0, and the capital letters "IFB".
You can print the train ticket or save the PDF to your smartphone.
You can buy a Event Train Ticket Gent Jazz:
- in conjunction with an international journey by Thalys or Eurostar: Event Train Ticket Gent Jazz with Antwerpen-Centraal or Bruxelles-Midi as departure station.
- if you land at Brussels Airport: Event Train Ticket Gent Jazz with Brussels Airport - Zaventem as departure station. You still need to buy two Brussels Airport Supplements: one for your outward journey and one for your homeward journey. These supplements will automatically be included in your purchase if you select Brussels Airport - Zaventem station as your departure station.
- if you land at Brussels South Charleroi Airport: Event Train Ticket Gent Jazz with Charleroi-Central as departure station. You need a Bus TEC Charleroi Airport Ticket to and from Charleroi-Central station.
- in combination with a (return) transport ticket that is valid on the foreign railway network until the Belgian border. From there, your Event Train Ticket Gent Jazz is valid to Ghent-Saint-Pieters station. When buying your train ticket, enter one of the following first Belgian stations as departure station:
- coming from The Netherlands: Essen (via Roosendaal), Noorderkempen (via Breda) or Visé (via Maastricht – Eijsden)
- coming from Germany: Hergenrath
- coming from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg: Arlon, Athus or Gouvy
- coming from France: Mouscron, Froyennes, Quiévrain, Quévy or Erquelinnes
Yes, if you're departing from Brussels Airport - Zaventem station, you still need to buy two Brussels Airport Supplements: one for your outward journey and one for your homeward journey. These supplements will automatically be included in your purchase if you select Brussels Airport - Zaventem station as your departure station.
The SNCB code to buy your train ticket is on your festival ticket. This code starts with the number zero, and the capital letters "IFB". Use this SNCB code to buy your Event Train Ticket Gent Jazz from this page.
The SNCB code to buy your train ticket is on your festival ticket. This code starts with the number zero, and the capital letters "IFB". Use this SNCB code to buy your Event Train Ticket Gent Jazz from this page.
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The SNCB code to buy your train ticket is on your festival ticket. This code starts with the number zero, and the capital letters "IFB". Use this SNCB code to buy your Event Train Ticket Gent Jazz from this page.
If the festival organiser has not sent you this code, please contact them directly.
If the festival organiser has not sent you this code, please contact them directly.
Event Train Tickets are nominative, so they cannot be passed on or sold.
These tickets cannot be exchanged, cancelled or refunded.
These tickets cannot be exchanged, cancelled or refunded.
For more information, please contact our customer service directly via our webform.
All about your journey to Gent Jazz
No, your festival ticket is not valid as a train ticket. You can buy a Event Train Ticket Gent Jazz on this page as from 25/06/2025 – 10 am by using the SNCB code you received with your festival ticket. This code starts with the number 0, and the capital letters "IFB".
There will be no night trains.
As Event Train Tickets Gent Jazz are nominative, you must be able to present your train ticket together with your (photo) ID upon control on the train.
The Bijloke site where Gent Jazz takes place is a 15-minute walk from the station. You can also take the tram: tram T1, tram T3 or tram T4 (Bijlokehof stop).
GENT JAZZ
Embark on a journey to the outer sounds & colours of live music at Belgium's coziest festival. From July 4 to July 19 the 24th edition of Gent Jazz takes place at the historic and beautiful Bijloke site in the heart of Ghent. Gent Jazz is set to showcase the diversity of jazz music with a lineup of legendary as well as up-and-coming talented artists. At Gent Jazz, music is an experience: both personal and shared. Come and enjoy a vibrant mix of great tunes, new encounters, and unexpected surprises. This summer’s lineup includes Herbie Hancock, Norah Jones, Branford Marsalis Quartet, Bonnie Raitt, Leon Bridges, Max Richter, Kamasi Washington, Massive Attack, St. Vincent, The Roots, Madeleine Peyroux, The Waterboys, Makaya McCraven, Benjamin Clementine and many more.
More info: www.gentjazz.be
