Airline & Holiday Information

Flights from London, Birmingham and Manchester, to Brussels, in Belgium, take around two hours. The city’s main airport (BRU) lies near the R0 road, some 12kms to the northeastern side of the capital. This modern airport boasts two multi-story parks; one of which is located opposite the main terminal and the other towards the northern side of the airport, around 6kms from the main terminal.

The airport has its own railway station, which is conveniently located below the main terminal building. Trains heading to the centre of the capital are usually available four times an hour, with fares costing around €3. Bus services are also frequent and reliable and there are taxis, which charge around €30 for travel to the centre of Brussels.

There are some 17 bars, cafes and restaurants in the airport, as well as money changing and cash machine facilities, retail shops, an Internet area, post office, and places of worship. The retail space, which is located at Pier A, carries a number of international brands.

Carriers that offer flights from Brussels to the UK and Ireland include Brussels Airlines, BMI, Lufthansa, VLM Airlines and Flybe.

Another international airport, located reasonably near to the city, is Brussels South Charleroi Airport, which is 46kms away. This airport is strategically located to make it accessible from key European regions, lying south of the Netherlands, west of Germany, 1-2hours by road and northeast of France and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.