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How to get to and from
hundreds of the world's airports by car,
bus, train and other forms of public transport. |
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Updates and requests for inclusion in these pages welcomed by e-mail to Steve. Information is from many
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including personal visits and may no longer be accurate.
Please note I am a pilot, not a travel agent and cannot provide any travel services.
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Brussels/Bruxelles - National Zaventem
(BRU):
Location: 11
km/7 Miles ENE of the City centre, near Zaventem.
Airport Overview:
One large terminal. Taxis are on the Arrivals level (level
2), buses on level 0 and trains on level -1.
By Taxi: Metered taxis are available outside the
arrivals hall on level 2. Licensed cabs have a yellow and blue emblem.
To the city
30-40/20-30 mins.
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By Local Bus: |
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General: |
The bus station is below the
Arrivals Hall in the basement (level 0), and can be reached by escalators & lifts through the Diamond Area. |
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Local De Lijn Buses: |
These buses leave from the basement bus
station (level 0) on the right hand side. |
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De Lijn
Bus #272: |
Route: Haacht - Airport - Brussels
city Noord. Timings: Runs weekdays only every 30-60 mins or so 0551-2251. |
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De Lijn
Bus#281: |
Runs to Vilvoorde Station. Timings: Leaves
Mon-Fri only, every 30-60 mins 1508-2038. |
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De Lijn
Bus #282: |
Route: Airport - Diegem - Vilvoorde -
Mechelen. Timings: Mon-Fri leaves regularly 0558-2213. Saturday every
hour 0705-2005. Sundays every 2 hrs 0705-1905. |
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De Lijn
Bus #359: |
Runs to Roodebeek. Timings: Leaves once
or twice an hour starting at 0606, 0706, 0736, 0806 etc. until 2106. Hourly
at weekends 0832-2232. |
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De Lijn
Bus #652: |
Route: Leuven - Herent - Erps - Kwerps
- Kortenberg - Zavantem - Cargo. Timings: Runs Mon-Fri every 30-60
mins 0530-2200. Weekends every hour 0550-2250. |
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De Lijn
Bus #682: |
Runs to Mechelen & Luchtaven Zaventem Station. Timings
towards Zaventem Station: Leaves the airport Mon-Fri only at 0626, 0656,
0726 & 0741. Timings towards Mechelen Station: Leaves the airport
Mon-Fri every 30-60 mins 0607-2307. Weekends every hour 0627-2327. |
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De Lijn
Bus #820: |
Runs to nearby Zaventem train Station & Jette
AZ-VUB. Timings: Runs Mon-Fri only, every hour from 0635-1935. |
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De Lijn
Bus #821: |
Runs to Merchtem, Grimbergen, Vilvoorde &
nearby Zaventem train Station in one direction and to Wolvertem
Gemeenteplein in the other. Timings towards Wolvertem Gemeenteplein: Mon-Fri
buses leave regularly 0720-2035. Saturdays & Sundays every hour 0713-2213. Timings
towards Merchtem: Mon-Fri only, buses leave regularly 0705-2325. |
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De Lijn
Bus #830: |
Runs to Machelen in one direction & Tervuren,
Overijse & Groenendaal in the other. Starts at 0522. |
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Hotel Shuttles: |
Various hotels provide shuttles
from the basement area (level 0). The following hotels have shuttles:
Holiday Inn Brussels airport, Crowne Plaza, Novotel, Mercure, Sofitel
Brussels Airport, Ibis, Etap & Formule 1. |
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Bus To Brussels city centre: |
The Brussels bus company MIVB/STIB operates a bus link between
Brussels city centre (Hertogstraat/rue Ducale in the
European quarter), the NATO site and the Airport. Route: There
are 7 stops on the way to town: Troon/Trτne-Luxemburg/Luxembourg-Schuman-Diamant-Genθve-Germinal and NATO.
Timings: This
bus operates between 0457
& 2357
with 3 or 4 services per hour. Cost: A single ticket costs 3 (validity 1
hour). For season tickets (45/month) please contact
MIVB/STIB. For a
timetable click here. |
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Bus #11 to Schuman (European Comission): |
Route: Airport - NATO - Bazel - Germinal -
Matisse - Lekaerts - Permeke - Vrijetijd - Evere Shopping - Geneve - Paul
Leduc - Georgin - Mommaerts - Carina - Kolonel Bourg - P Reyers - Diamant -
Opaal - Plasky - De Jamblinne de Meux - Guezen - Michel Angelo - Schuman (European
Comission/Berlaymont). Timings: Buses run at weekends only, and not
at all in July & August. They leave the airport on Saturday at 0540,
0645, 0751, 0840 then every 30 mins until 2310. On Sundays: at 0540, 0649,
0755, 0905, 0935, then every 15-30 mins until 2310. |
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Airport Express
Bus#12 to the city center: |
Route: Airport - NATO (7 mins) - Rue de Geneve
(11 mins), Ave de Diamant Metro (18 mins)
- Schuman Metro (22 mins) - Brussels City (Luxembourg). The most useful
place to get off this bus for the city is at Schuman, as transfers to the
Metro are very easy here. Timings: Buses leave the airport Mon-Fri
only at 0540, then 2-4 times an hour until 2315. No Weekend service. |
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Contact Info: |
Useful numbers: Local
buses from the airport (De Lijn) +32 16 31 37 37 or
070 220 200. Trams, metro and buses in Brussels (STIB/MIVB) +32 2 515 20 00. Timetables available on the internet: De Lijn
- in
Dutch. STIV/MIVB -
in Dutch
- in French. |
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By Coach: |
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General: |
The bus station is below the
Arrivals Hall in the basement (level 0), and can be reached by escalators and lifts through the Diamond Area. |
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To Antwerp: |
The Antwerp Airport Express goes
to the Antwerp Crown Plaza Hotel and
De Keyserlei (Antwerp Centre opposite McDonalds & the Century Shopping
Center). |
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Timings: Buses leave the airport every
hour 0700-2300. Takes ~50 mins. Buses leave Antwerp Center 0530, then every
hour 0700-2200. Buses leave Antwerp Crowne Plaza 0540, then every hour
0710-2210. |
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Cost: Adults/Children
+12years 7.50 one way, Children 2-11 yrs 3.70
one way. Babies 0-23 months Free. Return fares double. |
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Contact:
Run by De Decker-Van Riet BVBA
+32 52 33 40 00. |
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To
Utrecht, Rotterdam & Breda: |
A new bus servive to
Utrecht, Rotterdam & Breda is due to begin in March 2009. |
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Scheduled coaches: |
also run to European cities including Eindhoven, Mechelen, Grimbergen, Jette, Digem, Roodebeek, Liege, Rotterdam & Valenciennes
from the bus station on level 0, below the arrivals hall. |
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By Shuttle Van: |
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□cityhoppa.com: |
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runs
shuttle vans and private cars from this airport to Brussels, Antwerp, Bruges,
Amsterdam, Maastricht, Eindhoven, Lille, Liege & more. Click
here
to book. |
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By Train: |
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General: |
The train station is in the basement (level -1) of the terminal building
and can be reached by elevator. It is well signed in the terminal. |
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Airport City Express: |
Runs
from 0500 till nearly midnight, and
links the airport with Brussels South, Central and North Stations 4 times an
hour. A one-way ticket costs 3
second class or 4.50 1st class. Transit time to Brussels North Station near Place Rogier is
~15 mins. Timetable
information is available on the
Belgian Railways (SNCB/NMBS)
website; enter Brussels National Airport as the departure or destination station. |
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Other trains: |
In addition to the shuttle service to and from Brussels, there are now direct links with the west and south of Belgium as follows: 1: Gent - Wetteren-Aalst - Denderleeuw - Brussels - Brussels Airport.
2:
De Panne - Diksmuide - Lichtervelde - Deinze - Gent/Ghent - Brussels - Brussels Airport. 3: Quιvy/Quiιvrain - Mons - Braine-le-Comte - Halle - Brussels - Schaerbeek - Brussels Airport.
Timetable info for the whole of Belgium (and intl trains) is available in Dutch, English, French and German on the
Belgian Railways website. The easiest way to find the right station is to enter
Brussels National Airport (or Luchthaven Zaventem/Zaventem Aιroport) in the search field. |
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Future Plans: |
A high speed train sevive
from the airport to the Netherlands is planned for 2012. |
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Rental Cars: |
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On-Airport Rental Car Providers: |
ALAMO/National
+32 2 753 2060, AVIS 720 09 44,
Budget 753 21 70,
EUROPCAR
721 05 92,
Hertz
720 60 44 &
eSixT
753 2560
all have desks in arrivals. Note:
There is a special car-park for returning rented cars, near the
Departures area. Follow the signs when arriving at the airport. |
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Weblinks:
Click here to book -----> |
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□Car
Trawler Car Hire. |
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Car
Parking: |
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Front Park P1: |
1 hour 2.80, 2 hrs 5.60, 3 hrs 8.40, 4 hrs 11.20, 24 hrs 17. |
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Front Park P2: |
1 hour 2.50, 2 hrs 5, 3 hrs 7.50, 24 hrs 15. |
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Front Park P3: |
1 hour 2.30, 2 hrs 4.60, 3 hrs 6.90, 4 hrs 9.20, 24 hrs 15. |
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Car Park P15
(in the Bus station level): |
15 mins 1, 1 hour 2.90, 2 hrs 5.70, 3 hrs 8.50, 4 hrs 11.30, 5 hrs 13.40,
6 hrs 14.60, 24 hrs 20. |
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Express Park
(outside the terminal): |
2.20 per
30 mins. |
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Security Long
Term Parking: |
Minimum 7 days. 7 days 94,
extra days 13. |
Baggage Storage:
Coin operated luggage lockers are available 24 hrs a day in the bus basement
(level 0). Locker prices are 7.50 per 24 hrs.
Notes: ATMs/Cash Machines
available throughout.
Steve's Tip:
The train is a fast, frequent and reliable route into the city.
Airport
& City Hotels: Sheraton Brussels Airport Hotel
+32 2 710 80 00, is at the
terminal. Sofitel Brussels Airport +32 2 713 66 66, NH Brussels Airport
+32 2 203 9252,
Holiday Inn Brussels Airport +32 2 720 5865 & Novotel Brussels Airport
+32 2 725 3050 are close to the terminal and all provide free shuttles for
guests. □Brussels
Airport Hotels. Click here to book!
Airport
Website: www.brusselsairport.be.
Airport Tel No:
+32 2 753 4200.
Updated Dec09. Last
Visit Feb07
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Charleroi - Brussels
South/Gosselies
(CRL):
Location: 6 km/4 Miles N of
Charleroi & 45 km/28 Miles S of Brussels.
By Road: To Brussels city 59 km/37
Miles by road.
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By
Taxi: |
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Cost: |
To and from Charleroi city 12.50, and to Brussels 85. Credit cards accepted. For info and reservation call free
on 0800 323 27. |
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Taxi Companies: |
Sympatax +32 (0) 71 30 30 33,
Rapid Tax +32 (0)71 31 55 55
or Freecall 0800 32 555, Taxis CAROLO
offer special rates to Ryanair passengers, Tel +32 (0)71 32 32 32 or
freecall 0800 32 327 & Confort Tax +32 (0)71 21 99 99 . |
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By Bus: |
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Local bus to Charleroi train station: |
Route: Airport - Jumet
(Monument) - Charleroi Sud Train Station. From Charleroi Sud train station there
are direct intercity services at :07 and :37, that take 45 minutes to Bruxelles
and cost 8.60. These services continue to Antwerp (90 minutes). The last
service leaves at 2307. Other direct services run to Liθge at :00, where you can
change for Cologne and Maastricht. Timings: Buses leave the airport
Mon-Fri every 30 mins 0535-2235. Weekends every hour 0610-2310. Buses leave
Charleroi Sud Train Station Mon-Fri every 30 mins 0530-2230.
Weekends at 0545, then every hour 0635-2235.
For latest timings see
here. Travel Time: The service takes 18 minutes. Cost: Ticket price unknown, but probably not more than a few . |
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Shuttles Brussels: |
Autocars
L'Elan runs shuttles from the airport to the main railway station in Brussels (Brussels Midi). The shuttle coach stop
in the city is at the intersection of Rue de France and Rue de l'Instruction.
Timings: Shuttles leave the airport daily every 30 mins 0845-2345.
Shuttles leave the city daily every 30 mins 0400-2030. Cost: One way 13,
return 22. Shuttle tickets are sold inside the airport t +32 (0)7+32 (0)71 21 99 991 31 55 55
Free Nr: 0800 32 555erminal. You can also buy tickets on the followinTel. +32 (0)71 32 32 32
Free Nr: 0800 32 327g website:
www.voyages-lelan.be.
For the trip to the airport, tickets may be purchased on board the coach.
Travel Time: 1 hour. Every 30 minutes a shuttle coach leaves |
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Flibco Bus to Luxembourg & Metz: |
Starts 01 July 2010. Route:
Charleroi Airport - Arlon (Aire de Hondelange) - Luxembourg (P+R Bouillon) - Luxembourg (Train Station) - Luxembourg (Kirchberg) - Thionville (Train Station) - Metz (Arret TIM 23 Av. Foch).
Timings:
Buses leave the
airport daiuly at 0535 (terminates at Luxembourg Kirchberg), 0720 (terminates at
Luxembourg Kirchberg), 0905, 1050, 1235, 1420, 1605, 1750, 1935 (terminates at
Luxembourg Kirchberg), 2125, 2305 (terminates at Luxembourg Kirchberg) & 2350.
Buses leave Metz daily at 0140, 0325, 0500, 0635, 0825, 1000, 1150, 1345, 1530,
1655 & 1830. Buses leave Luxembourg Kirchberg daily at 0210, 0355, 0530, 0715,
0900, 1045, 1230, 1415, 1600, 1745, 1930 & 2025. Buses leave Luxembourg train
station daily at 0220, 0405, 0550, 0735, 0920, 1105, 1250, 1435, 1620, 1805,
1950 & 2035. For latest Timings see
here.
Travel Time:
To Arlon 1:45,
Luxembourg Station 2:10, Metz 3:10. Cost: Between 5 and 17 to
Luxembourg. Contact: Tel Luxembourg 900 75 700 or Belgium 070 211 210. |
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By Shuttle Van: |
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□cityhoppa.com: |
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runs
shuttle vans and private cars from this airport to Brussels, Antwerp, Bruges,
Amsterdam, Maastricht, Eindhoven, Lille, Liege & more. Click
here
to book. |
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Rental Cars: |
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On-Airport Rental Car Providers: |
AVIS,
HERTZ,
Budget,
eSixT
&
EUROPCAR
have desks
at the airport. |
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Weblinks:
Click here to book -----> |
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□Car
Trawler Car Hire. |
Airport
& City Hotels: □Brussels
South Airport Hotels. Click here to book!
Airport Website:
www.charleroi-airport.com.
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