Why go
- City in Hainaut Province, Wallonia, Belgium.
- Served by Amougies Airfield.
History
Tournai is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Province of Hainaut, Belgium. It lies 89 km (55 mi) by road southwest of the centre of Brussels on the river Scheldt, and is part of Eurometropolis Lille–Kortrijk–Tournai, In 2022, the municipality of Tournai had an estimated population of 68,518 people.
Where to stay
Place du Mont Saint-Aubert 2, 7542 Tournai, Belgium · lepanoramique.be
Chau. de Tournai 19, 7520 Tournai, Belgium · inthemiahotel.com
Bd Eisenhower 51, 7500 Tournai, Belgium · lescamuches.be
Chau. de Douai 735, 7504 Tournai, Belgium · fermedumoulin.net
Rue Fontenoy 30, 7500 Tournai, Belgium · onirotournai.com
Pl. Saint-Pierre 2, 7500 Tournai, Belgium · hemerahotel.com
Rue Albert 64, 7540 Tournai, Belgium · thermesdekain.be
Rue de la Justice 24, 7500 Tournai, Belgium · villatournesol.wordpress.com
Chau. de Douai 146F, 7500 Tournai, Belgium · gite-rural-tournai.be
Rue du Mont Saint-Aubert 12, 7540 Tournai, Belgium · fermedelgueule.com
Bd du Roi Albert 40, 7500 Tournai, Belgium · bed-breakfast-tournai.be
Ham. du Fourcroix, 7522 Tournai, Belgium · thezerowasteyurt.be
Rue des Bouchers Saint-Jacques 2/n, 7500 Tournai, Belgium · hotelalcantara.be
Chem. 34 16, 7500 Tournai, Belgium · cote-grange.be
Rue des Maux 12, 7500 Tournai, Belgium · les-studios-de-la-grand-place.com.es
Rue des Choraux 15, 7500 Tournai, Belgium · deschoraux.tripcombined.com
Rue de la Culture 120, 7500 Tournai, Belgium · parenthese-culture-hebergement.be
Rue Jean-Baptiste Moens 8, 7500 Tournai, Belgium · visittournai.be
Rue Louis Masquilier 6, 7503 Tournai, Belgium · laragotiere.be
Drève du Marais 8, 7503 Tournai, Belgium · evelyn-recommends.com
Rue du Mont-au-Gris 5, 7506 Tournai, Belgium · fermeroses.tripcombined.com
120/1 Rue de la Citadelle, Site DE BONGNIE 69, 7500 Tournai, Belgium
Rue Saint-Piat 52, 7500 Tournai, Belgium
Bd Bara 25, 7500 Tournai, Belgium
Rue du Chambge 15, 7500 Tournai, Belgium
7 Pic au Vent La Girouette, 7500 Tournai, Belgium
Indoor
Indoor
Indoor
Chau. de Douai 208, 7500 Tournai, Belgium
Restaurants & places to go
Regional, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-21:30 Features: air conditioning · lunchgarden.be
Restaurant · Label Bienvenue Vélo · 8A Quai du Marché au Poisson, Tournai, 7500 · lequaigourmet.com
Burger, Fast Food · Features: takeaway · mcdonalds.be
Friture, Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 11:30-14:00,18:00-22:00 Features: vegetarian options · fritagogo.be
Sandwich, Salad, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 07:30-15:00; Fr 07:30-14:00; PH,Sa,Su off · 1 Rue du Serpolet, Marquain, 7522 · okou.eu
Waffle, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-14:00 · 2 Rue des Digitales, Marquain, 7522 · marquain.wafflefactory.com
Oriental, Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Su 11:30-14:30, We-Sa 18:30-22:30 · 447 Chaussée de Lille, Orcq, 7501
Pizza, Restaurant · Pizza restaurant · 1 Boulevard Léopold, Tournai, 7500 · pizzahut.be
Mexican, Fast Food · Features: takeaway
Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu,We,Fr 12:00-13:30, Su-We 18:30-21:30, Fr,Sa 18:30-22:00 · pizzeriafratelli.be
Chinese, Restaurant · Features: takeaway · 1 Rue des Maux, Tournai, 7500 · ledragondor.be
French, Restaurant · French restaurant · tournai.be
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00; Sa-Su 09:00-18:00 · 65 Grand'Place, 7500
Kebab, Fast Food · Opening hours: Su-Th 11:00-01:00, Fr,Sa 11:00-04:00
Asian, Restaurant · Asian restaurant · 252 Chaussée de Bruxelles · restaurant-guyuan.be
Greek, Restaurant · Greek restaurant · lezorba.com
Turkish, Restaurant · Turkish restaurant
Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-We 08:00-21:00+, Th 08:00-22:00+, Su 10:00-22:00+, Sa 10:00-02:00+, Fr 08:00-02:00+
Fast Food · fast food · bizbook.be
Bubble Tea, Cafe · Bubble Tea cafe · 8 Grand-Place, Tournai, 7500
Belgian, Restaurant · Belgian restaurant
Indian, Restaurant · Indian restaurant
Barbecue, Restaurant · Barbecue restaurant · 22 Rue du Curé Notre-Dame, Tournai, 7500
Fries, Belgian, Fast Food · Fries/Belgian fast food · 3 Rue du 24 Août, Tournai, 7500
Korean, Restaurant · Korean restaurant
Japanese, Restaurant · Japanese restaurant · 79 Rue Saint-Martin, Tournai, 7500
Sushi, Restaurant · Sushi restaurant
Thai, Restaurant · Thai restaurant
Lebanese, Restaurant · Lebanese restaurant
Hawaiian, Restaurant · Hawaiian restaurant · 52 Rue des Chapeliers, Tournai, 7500
Ice Cream · ice cream
Regional, Restaurant · Features: takeaway · 93 Rue Montgomery, Kain, 7540 · friteriekurtetvero.be
Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Th 14:00-24:00, Fr-Sa 14:00-01:00, Su 14:00-20:00 · 2A Vieux Marché aux Poteries, Tournai, 7500 · audebotte.be
Burger, Fast Food · Features: takeaway
Friture, Fast Food · Friture fast food · 46 Grand'Place, Tournai, 7500 · superfrites.be
Sandwich, Fast Food · Sandwich fast food · dogsandwich.be
Pizza, Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo 18:00-22:30; We off; Th-Su 11:45-14:15,18:00-22:30 · 3 Rue de l'Yser, Tournai, 7500
Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Fr-Su 18:00-21:30
Chinese, Restaurant · Chinese restaurant
French, Restaurant · French restaurant · 78 Boulevard du Roi Albert · legaou.com
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Coffee Shop cafe · 66 Grand'Place
Asian, Restaurant · Asian restaurant
Greek, Restaurant · Greek restaurant · 26 Place de Lille
Turkish, Restaurant · Turkish restaurant
Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Th 14:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 14:00-22:00, Su 11:00-21:00 · 19 Rue du Canal, Péronnes-lez-Antoing, 7640
219 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Airports
Lille Airport (LIL) 21 km to the centre
Lesquin, HDF, FR — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 12 airlines (Airlinair, Harmony Airways, Transavia France, easyJet…) · direct flights to 30 destinations incl. Ajaccio, Algier, Barcelona, Bastia, Bordeaux… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Serves Brussels/Bruxelles (93 km) — the low-cost way in
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 12 airlines, 30 direct destinations
- Airlinair A5 (Embraer 170, ERJ-145, CRJ, CRJ-700, Embraer 190, CRK) · 9 routes: Bastia, Biarritz-bayonne, Bordeaux, Figari, Lyon, Montpellier, Nantes, Strasbourg, Toulouse
- Harmony Airways HQ (A320, A319) · 9 routes: Ajaccio, Dubrovnik, Faro, Fuerteventura, Heraklion, Kerkyra/corfu, Liege, Rhodos, Split
- Transavia France TO (737-800) · 5 routes: Agadir, Djerba, Marrakech, Oujda, Venice
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 4 routes: Bordeaux, Geneva, Nice, Toulouse
- Aigle Azur ZI (A320) · 2 routes: Algier, Oran
- Air Algerie AH (736, 737-800) · 2 routes: Algier, Oran
- Air France AF (A319, A320) · 2 routes: Marseille, Nice
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 2 routes: Marseille, Porto
- VOLOTEA Airways V7 (717) · 2 routes: Ajaccio, Bastia
- Iberia Airlines IB (A320) · 1 route: Barcelona
- Nouvel Air Tunisie BJ (A321) · 1 route: Djerba
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 1 route: Barcelona
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Flanders International Airport (KJK) 27 km to the centre
Wevelgem, VWV, BE — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day.
Maubray Airfield 11 km to the centre
Péruwelz, WHT, BE
Amougies Airfield 16 km to the centre
Mont-de-l'Enclus, WHT, BE
Ath/Isieres Airfield 30 km to the centre
Isieres, WHT, BE
Where things are
Local search powered by Geoverts and geo-intelligence by Better Mapping
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Photographs
credit: Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons · See source page
When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Amougies Airfield; 3 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Tournai, Belgium. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Bus · Bruxelles, Bruxelles-Capitale, Région de · Schedules & GTFS data
Bus · Schedules & GTFS data (official feed)
Trains & rail
National rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
Broker · Any aircraft via operators worldwide · Global charter broker with 30+ offices; private jets, group charters and cargo.
FBO, charter, management · Managed fleet · FBO network and management across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Charter, management · Large-cabin & VIP airliners · Geneva-based operator known for large-cabin and VIP airliner charters.
Charter, management, FBO, MRO · Managed fleet worldwide · General Dynamics company: charter, completions and FBOs in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the US.
Tours & experiences
Sightseeing
Sightseeing