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Brussels/Bruxelles - National/Zaventem (BRU):  Location11 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.  By Limo: Find limo service, click here.


By Local Bus:
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.
Local De Lijn Buses (Tel 070 220 200) These buses leave from the basement bus station (level 0) on the right hand side.
Bus #272 Route: Haacht - Airport - Brussels city Noord. Timings: Runs weekdays only every 30-60 mins or so 0551-2251.
Bus#281 Runs to Vilvoorde Station. Timings: Leaves Mon-Fri only, every 30-60 mins 1508-2038.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bus #820 Runs to nearby Zaventem train Station & Jette AZ-VUB. Timings: Runs Mon-Fri only, every hour from 0635-1935.
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.
Bus #830 Runs to Machelen in one direction & Tervuren, Overijse & Groenendaal in the other. Starts at 0522.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Useful numbers: Local buses from the airport (De Lijn) +32 16 31 37 37. Trams, metro and buses in Brussels (STIB/MIVB) +32 2 515 20 00. Timetables available on the internet: De Lijn - in DutchSTIV/MIVB - in Dutch - in French.

By Coach:
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.
To Antwerp: The Antwerp Airport Express goes to the Antwerp Crown Plaza Hotel and De Keyserlei (Antwerp Centre opposite McDonalds & the Century Shopping Center).
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.
Cost: Adults/Children +12years €7.50 one way, Children 2-11 yrs €3.70 one way. Babies 0-23 months Free. Return fares double.
Contact: Run by De Decker-Van Riet BVBA +32 52 33 40 00.
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.

By Shuttle Van: cityhoppa.com runs shuttle vans and private cars from this airport to Brussels, Antwerp, Bruges, Amsterdam, Maastricht, Eindhoven, Lille, Liege & more. Click here to book.
By Train:
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.
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 €2.80 second class or €4.30 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 Zaventem Airport as the departure or destination station.
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 Zaventem Airport (or Luchthaven Zaventem/Zaventem Aιroport) in the search field.

Rental Cars:
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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Car Parking: Front Park P1: 1 hour €2.80, 2 hrs €5.60, 3 hrs €8.40, 4 hrs €11.20, 24 hrs €17. Front Park P2: 1 hour €2.50, 2 hrs €5, 3 hrs €7.50, 24 hrs €15.Front Park P3: 1 hour €2.30, 2 hrs €4.60, 3 hrs €6.90, 4 hrs €9.20, 24 hrs €15. Car Park P15 (in the Bus station level) as follows: 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. Express Park (outside the terminal): €2.20 per 30 mins. 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 Dec07 ADV.  Last Visit Feb07  [back].[top]

Charleroi - Brussels South (CRL):  Location6 km/4 Miles N of Charleroi & 45 km/28 Miles S of Brussels.  By Taxi: 37 Miles by road. Taxis CAROLO offer special rates to Ryanair passengers. To and from Charleroi city €12.50, and to Brussels €85. Credit cards accepted. For info and reservation call free on 0800 323 27.  By Bus: Bus#68 runs in conjunction with flight arrivals and departures, with regular from Charleroi to Paris, Antwerp, Amsterdam, Geneva & Dusseldorf. Buses to Gare du Midi in Brussels take ~1hr and coincide with flight times. Buses leave Brussels centre at the corner of Rue de France/de l'Instruction 2:30 before flight departures at Charleroi airport. Tickets can be purchased on board for €10.


By Shuttle Van: cityhoppa.com runs shuttle vans and private cars from this airport to Brussels, Antwerp, Bruges, Amsterdam, Maastricht, Eindhoven, Lille, Liege & more. Click here to book.
Rental Cars: Car Trawler Car Hire.  Airport & City Hotels: Brussels South Airport Hotels. Click here to book!  Airport Website: www.charleroi-airport.com.  Updated Dec07 ADV.  [back].[top]

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