The 33rd World Othello Championship will be held at the location:

Gent Meeting Center
Akkerhage 2
B-9000 Gent
Belgium

TEL: +32 (0)9 220 12 82
FAX: +32 (0)9 221 29 67

Accessibility:

Arriving at Brussels Airport (website)

Several modes of transport are available:
By train:

At the airport, follow the signs to the platforms (level -2).

Travelling by train (NMBS) (website)
Take the train to Gent (Station Gent-Sint-Pieters / Gand-Saint-Pierre)
Find below an example of the trains in the afternoon of November 4. The connection is frequent.

The cost to travel from Brussels International Airport to Gent-Sint-Pieters is 9,20€ (one way).
Tickets can be bought in the train station between 6:40 and 21:50. Tickets can also be bought at all times from the ticket machines.

Not all trains go directly to Gent. Some have a connection in Brussels. Brussels Central Station is the best station to make this connection.

Tip: Tourism and sightseeing outside Gent is a possibility too. During the weekends (Saturday and Sunday) a weekend ticket to Bruges is only 3,10€ (6,20€ both ways).

Travelling by bus 'De Lijn' (website)

Buy upfront a multiple ride ticket out of the ticket machine for 8€. This is the cheapest way to use public transports (bus / trams). One ride will only cost 0,80€ and gives you (and your fellow travellers) 10 rides.
* Buying a 10 ride ticket on the bus will cost you 10€ (1€ / ride)
* Buying a single bus ticket on the bus will cost 1,60€.
* Buying a single bus ticket out of the ticket machine will cost 1,20€
(these tickets are valid for all of Flanders, so if you want to visit Bruges/Antwerp and want to take a bus / tram over there, the same ticket could be used.

To go to the Meeting Center, take line 65 or 67 direction 'Handelsmarkt'. Leave the bus at the bus stop 'Akkerhage'.

On weekdays, the first bus leaves at 5:42 and goes every 30 minutes. The travel time is about 13 minutes. The last bus leaves the station at 23:15. During the weekend, the schedule is the same.

To go from the Meeting Center to the station, take link 65 or 67 direction 'Zomergem' / 'Eeklo' / 'Ursel'. Leave the bus at the bus stop 'Gent-Sint-Pieters'.

On weekdays, the first bus leaves at 5:35. The last leaves bus stop 'Akkerhage' at 23:02. During the weekend, the schedule is the same.

A detailed time table is available at this link (pdf file).

(guidance on how to get to the city centre will follow)

Taxi (website)

Taking a taxi from the airport is possible, but expensive.

Car rental (website)

Several car rental companies are active at the Brussels International Airport. Please check their websites for more information. The car rental companies which are present are Hertz, Avis, Europcar and Sixt.

Arriving at Brussels South Airport (Charleroi)

This airport is less expensive, but it takes longer to get to Gent.
First take the line bus (TEC) to 'Gare Charleroi-Sud'. From there you can the train to Gand-Saint-Pierre. The bus costs 1,80€ and a train ticket costs 14,80€ (one way).
It's also possible to take a shuttle bus to Brussels and taking the train to Gent afterwards, but this  much more expensive (and not guarenteed to be shorter). The cost alone to get to Brussels is 15€.