So I've had a look at my options - I'll land about 6:30pm, and keep heading straight to Ghent to the train station (then tram to city center I guess?), and spend 2 nights there (and 2 days since I arrive so late at night!) - making day trips to Bruges and maybe Antwerp if time, without forgetting Ghent as well

I've always wanted to see Bruges so I'll do that on day one since it's only 30 mins away! If it ends up this way I might just end up skipping Brussels completely!