Kortrijk

Practical information about living in Kortrijk

Website Kortrijk

Brochure: Kortrijk for new inhabitants

Note that although the movie is aimed at undergraduates, it gives a nice first impression of free time activities in Kortrijk

Accommodation

The price of a single room in Kortrijk ranges from €250 to €400 per month.
Interesting websites to visit to look for accommodation in Kortrijk are:

Doctors/Insurance

  • Find and book a medical and healthcare appointment at doctena
  • Information on health insurance can be found here
  • Information on Flemish Social Protection can be found here

Laundry

  • Laundromat: Louis Robbeplein (Rijselsestraat), Kortrijk
  • Washing salon de Lange Munte: Lange Munteplein 7 B11, Kortrijk
  • Wasseretje: Mgr. de Haernelaan 30, Kortrijk

Copy shops

We advise you to contact the copy shop directly when you want to print your PhD thesis.

Shopping

Supermarkets:

  • Carrefour: Walle 2, Kortrijk
  • Aldi: Sint-Denijssestraat 3, Kortrijk; Gentsesteenweg 68, Kortrijk
  • LIDL: Sint Sebastiaanslaan 1, Kortrijk
  • Colruyt: Sint-Sebastiaanslaan 2, Kortrijk
  • Delhaize: Pater Beckstraat 47, Kortrijk; Gentsesteenweg 56, Kortrijk; Steenpoort 2, Kortrijk
  • Rivan: Beekstraat 84, Kortrijk

Shopping mall

  • K: Steenpoort 2, Kortrijk

Transportation

Rent a bike:

Bus:

  • De Lijn (Bus lines 2 and 13 connect the train station and the campus)

Train:

Food & Restaurants

  • Balthazar: Palijsstraat 20, Kortrijk
  • Café Fernand: Zwevegemsestraat 61, Kortrijk
  • De Blauwe Frituur: Doorniksesteenweg 22, Kortrijk
  • De Vlasblomme: Etienne Sabbelaan 4, Kortrijk
  • Hollywok: President Kennedylaan 100, Kortrijk
  • La Dolce Vita: Stationsstraat 10, Kortrijk
  • Noodle bar: ‘t Hoge 13, Kortrijk
  • Pasta Basta: Havermarkt 3, Kortrijk
  • Paul’s Boutique: Kleine Sint-Jansstraat 15, Kortrijk
  • Same Same: Doorniksesteenweg 105, Kortrijk
  • Sweet Lime: Kasteelstraat 4, Kortrijk

More restaurants can be found here.

Culture

Museums in Kortrijk:

Sport

For more information on sport in Kortrijk, click here.

Fitness clubs:

  • Fitness sportcampus Lange Munte, Bad Godesberglaan 22
  • Jim’s fitness, Walle 6
  • Fitness De Kaai, ‘t Hoge 8

Swimming:

  • LAGO Kortrijk Weide
  • Lagaeplein, (Heule)