Aalst is in East Flanders, in Belgium. A medium sized town, by Belgian standards, with a population of around 77,000 people, Aalst is located right between the larger city of Ghent (Gent) and the capital, Brussels.

Travel by train from Brussels, it taakes about 25 minutes.

Aalst can refer to

Aalst, Belgium, a city and municipality in Belgium.

Aalst (North Brabant), a village in the Netherlands, in the province of North-Brabant

Aalst (Zaltbommel), a village in the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland.

Aalst (Buren), a village in the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland.

Aalst (play), a play by Pol Heyvaert