Brussels Airport (BRU) transfers

Brussels Airport to Brussels transfers

Brussels Airport (BRU) is at Zaventem, close to Brussels. It has its own station with direct trains across Belgium and to the Netherlands, including Rotterdam in about 1 h 39.

Brussels Airport to Brussels taxi prices

Use the official taxi rank at the terminal or book ahead. Rides taken at the airport fall under Zaventem rules, not the Brussels tariff. Published fixed transfers to central Brussels cost about €49–55 by car, about €59–75 by van and about €85 for a business car. At least one firm lists a wheelchair-adapted van for about €75. Drivers usually track your flight, and some add no night or weekend surcharge.

Brussels Airport train to Brussels

Six direct trains an hour run from early morning until around midnight. Brussels-North takes about 11 minutes, Brussels-Central about 18 and Brussels-South about 23. Two trains an hour serve the European Quarter. The €6.90 Brussels Airport Supplement is often already in the ticket price.

Brussels Airport to Antwerp, Ghent and Bruges

• Antwerp: direct train about 30 minutes; fixed taxi about €95
• Ghent: train about 55 minutes; fixed taxi about €120
• Bruges: train about 1 h 25; fixed taxi about €140–180
• Charleroi Airport: fixed transfers from about €98
• Leuven: direct train about 13 minutes