Why go
- Federal region of Belgium including the capital.
- 1 curated must-see attraction on record, including Royal Palace of Brussels.
- Served by Brussels Airport (BRU).
History
Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country. It is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, and is separate from the Flemish Region (Flanders), within which it forms an enclave, and the Walloon Region (Wallonia), located less than 4 km (2.5 mi) south.
Must-see attractions
Outdoor
Airports
Brussels Airport (BRU) 11 km to the centre
Zaventem, VBR, BE — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 63 airlines (Brussels Airlines, Harmony Airways, Lufthansa Cargo, United Airlines…) · direct flights to 146 destinations incl. Lisbon, New York, Rome, Barcelona, Dakar… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 63 airlines, 146 direct destinations
- Brussels Airlines SN (A319, AR1, A320, A330-300, A330-200, Dash 8-400…) · 84 routes: Abidjan, Abu Dhabi*, Agadir, Alicante, Athens, Bangkok*, Barcelona, Bastia, Beijing*, Berlin, Bilbao, Birmingham, Bologna, Bristol*, Bucharest*, Budapest, Bujumbura, Cairo*, Casablanca*, Catania, Chicago*, Copenhagen, Cotonou, Dakar, Delhi*, Douala, Edinburgh, Faro, Florence, Frankfurt*, Freetown, Geneva, Gothenborg, Hamburg, Hannover*, Heraklion*, Kiev*, Kigali, Kinshasa, Lisbon … +44 more
- Harmony Airways HQ (A320, A319) · 26 routes: Agadir, Almeria, Antalya, Arrecife, Bourgas, Chania, Dubrovnik, Enfidha, Funchal, Gran Canaria, Heraklion, Ibiza, Kerkyra/corfu, Kos, Marrakech, Menorca, Mykonos, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Reus, Rhodos, Tarbes, Tenerife, Tivat, Varna, Zakynthos
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A330-300, A319, A330-200, AR1, A320, 777…) · 22 routes: Abidjan*, Berlin*, Bujumbura*, Cotonou*, Dakar*, Douala*, Frankfurt, Freetown*, Hamburg*, Hannover*, Kigali*, Luanda*, Milan*, Milano*, Montreal*, Munich, New York*, Newark*, Ouagadougou*, Vilnius*, Washington*, Yaounde*
- United Airlines UA (A330-300, A330-200, Dash 8-400, 777, 767-400) · 20 routes: Abidjan*, Birmingham*, Bujumbura*, Chicago, Cotonou*, Dakar*, Douala*, Freetown*, Gothenborg*, Hannover*, Kigali*, Luanda*, Manchester*, New York*, Newark, Ouagadougou*, Prague*, Strasbourg*, Washington, Yaounde*
- Iberia Airlines IB (A320, A321) · 12 routes: Alicante*, Barcelona*, Ibiza, Lisbon, Madrid, Malaga*, Palma de Mallorca, Porto, Rome, Santiago, Valencia*, Venice
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 11 routes: Alicante, Barcelona, Ibiza, Lisbon, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Porto, Rome, Santiago, Valencia, Venice
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 10 routes: Berlin, Bordeaux, Geneva, London, Lyon, Milano, Mulhouse, Naples, Nice, Toulouse
- Air Canada AC (A330-300, A330-200) · 9 routes: Bujumbura*, Cotonou*, Dakar*, Douala*, Kigali*, Luanda*, Montreal, Ouagadougou*, Toronto*
- Hainan Airlines HU (A319, A320, 330, AR1) · 9 routes: Barcelona, Beijing, Berlin, Bilbao, Copenhagen*, Geneva*, Madrid, Milano, Rome*
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 9 routes: Alicante, Barcelona, Lisbon, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Porto, Rome, Treviso, Valencia
- Royal Air Maroc AT (737-800, 737-700, A319) · 6 routes: Agadir, Casablanca, El Aroui, Marrakech, Oujda, Tanger
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (AR1, A319, A320, A330-200) · 6 routes: Douala*, Geneva*, Milan, Mulhouse*, Yaounde*, Zurich
- Air France AF (76W, ERJ-145) · 4 routes: Atlanta*, Lyon*, Nantes*, New York*
- Jet Airways 9W (A330-300, A330-200) · 4 routes: Delhi, Mumbai, Newark, Toronto
- Air Arabia Maroc 3O (A320) · 3 routes: Casablanca, El Aroui, Tanger
- Air Baltic BT (A319, A330-200, 735, Dash 8-400, AR1) · 3 routes: Abu Dhabi, Riga, Vilnius*
- Etihad Airways EY (330, A330-200) · 3 routes: Abu Dhabi, Newark, Toronto
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (76W, F70, EMJ) · 3 routes: Amsterdam*, Atlanta*, New York*
- Malmö Aviation TF (AR1) · 3 routes: Copenhagen*, Gothenborg*, Stockholm*
- Pegasus Airlines PC (737-800) · 3 routes: Antalya, Bodrum, Izmir
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (736, 737-700, A319, A320, A321, 717…) · 3 routes: Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm
- TAP Portugal TP (A319, Fokker 100, A320, A321, ERJ-145) · 3 routes: Faro*, Lisbon, Porto*
- Tunisair TU (A320, A320) · 3 routes: Djerba, Monastir, Tunis
- Turkish Airlines TK (737-800, A320, A321, 330, A340-300) · 3 routes: Eskissehir, Istanbul, Istanbul
- US Airways US (A320, A319, A321, 762) · 3 routes: Athens*, Lisbon*, Philadelphia
- Aegean Airlines A3 (A320, A321) · 2 routes: Athens, Heraklion
- Aer Lingus EI (A320) · 2 routes: Cork, Dublin
- Air Malta KM (A319, A320) · 2 routes: Catania*, Malta
- Air Sicilia BM (ER3, ERJ-145) · 2 routes: East Midlands, Newcastle
- Airlinair A5 (ERJ-145) · 2 routes: Lyon, Nantes
- Alitalia AZ (A319, A320, Embraer 175, Embraer 190, 32S) · 2 routes: Milan*, Rome
- American Airlines AA (A319, A320, A321, 767) · 2 routes: London*, Philadelphia
- British Airways BA (A319, A320, A321, FRJ, J31) · 2 routes: Billund*, London
- Delta Air Lines DL (76W) · 2 routes: Atlanta, New York
- Ethiopian Airlines ET (A319, A320, 737-300, 767-300, A320) · 2 routes: Frankfurt*, Paris
- Eurolot K2 (Dash 8-400) · 2 routes: Gdansk, Wroclaw
- Finnair AY (A319, A320, Fokker 100, A321, A340-300) · 2 routes: Helsinki, Lisbon*
- Thai Airways International TG (A320, A321, 777-300) · 2 routes: Bangkok, Lisbon
- Adria Airways JP (A319, CRJ-900) · 1 route: Ljubljana
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A319, A320) · 1 route: Moscow
- AeroMéxico AM (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Madrid
- Air Algerie AH (736) · 1 route: Algier
- Air Europa UX (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Madrid
- Air Lituanica LT (CRJ-200, Embraer 175) · 1 route: Vilnius
- Air Serbia JU (A319) · 1 route: Belgrade
- Air Transat TS (310) · 1 route: Montreal
- Austrian Airlines OS (A319, A320, F70) · 1 route: Vienna*
- Bulgaria Air FB (A319, Embraer 190) · 1 route: Sofia
- Croatia Airlines OU (Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Zagreb
- Czech Airlines OK (A319) · 1 route: Prague
- Egyptair MS (A320) · 1 route: Cairo
- El Al Israel Airlines LY (737-800, 737-700) · 1 route: Tel-aviv
- Estonian Air OV (CRJ-900) · 1 route: Tallinn-ulemiste International
- Germanwings 4U (A319, CRJ) · 1 route: Stuttgart
- Icelandair FI (75W) · 1 route: Keflavik
- LOT Polish Airlines LO (734, Embraer 195, Embraer 175) · 1 route: Warsaw
- Middle East Airlines ME (A320) · 1 route: Beirut
- Qatar Airways QR (787-8) · 1 route: Doha
- Rwandair Express WB (A330-200) · 1 route: Kigali
- Senegal Airlines DN (A330-300) · 1 route: Dakar
- Tarom RO (318, 737-300) · 1 route: Bucharest
- Travel Service QS (A319) · 1 route: Prague
- Ukraine International Airlines PS (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Kiev
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Antwerp International Airport (ANR) 39 km to the centre
Antwerp, VAN, BE — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day. ✈ 2 airlines (Air France, CityJet) · direct flights to 1 destination incl. London (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 2 airlines, 1 direct destination
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Grimbergen Airfield 11 km to the centre
Grimbergen, VBR, BE
Regional airports
Further out, but often the cheapest way in — the airports the low-cost carriers use. Each links to its own town's guide for getting from there into the city.
Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) 44 km to the centre
Charleroi, WHT, BE — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 3 airlines (Ryanair, Wizz Air, Pegasus Airlines) · direct flights to 83 destinations incl. Budapest, Agadir, Alghero, Alicante, Almeria… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Feeder airport · 44 km from Brussels/Bruxelles · Ryanair, Wizz Air, Pegasus Airlines · Getting around Charleroi, Belgium →
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 3 airlines, 83 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 75 routes: Agadir, Alghero, Alicante, Almeria, Ancona, Arrecife, Barcelona, Bari, Bergamo, Bergerac, Biarritz-bayonne, Bologna, Bordeaux, Bratislava, Brindisi, Budapest, Cagliari, Carcassonne, Chania, Comiso, Dublin, Edinburgh, El Aroui, Faro, Fes, Figari, Fuerteventura, Genoa, Gerona, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Kerkyra/corfu, Krakow, La Rochelle, Lamezia, Madrid, Malaga, Manchester, Marrakech, Marseille … +35 more
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 8 routes: Belgrade, Bucharest, Budapest, Cluj-napoca, Ljubljana, Skopje, Sofia, Warsaw
- Pegasus Airlines PC (A320, 737-800) · 1 route: Istanbul
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Eindhoven Airport (EIN) 98 km to the centre
Luchthavenweg 25, 5657 EA Eindhoven, Netherlands — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 3 airlines (Ryanair, Transavia Holland, Wizz Air) · direct flights to 62 destinations incl. Alicante, Faro, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Malaga… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Feeder airport · 98 km from Brussels/Bruxelles · Ryanair, Transavia Holland, Wizz Air · Getting around Eindhoven, Netherlands →
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 3 airlines, 62 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 32 routes: Alghero, Alicante, Arrecife, Bergamo, Brindisi, Carcassonne, Catania, Chania, Connaught, Dublin, Faro, Fes, Gerona, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Kerkyra/corfu, Krakow, London, Malaga, Malta, Marrakech, Marseille, Murcia, Palma de Mallorca, Pisa, Porto, Reus, Rome, Sevilla, Trapani, Treviso, Warsaw
- Transavia Holland HV (737-700, 737-800) · 24 routes: Alicante, Antalya, Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Bodrum, Bologna, Copenhagen, Dalaman, Faro, Gran Canaria, Groningen, Ibiza, Innsbruck, Istanbul, Lisbon, Madrid, Malaga, Naples, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Rotterdam, Valencia, Venice
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 12 routes: Belgrade, Bucharest, Budapest, Cluj-napoca, Debrecen, Gdansk, Katowice, Riga, Skopje, Sofia, Vilnius, Warsaw
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Lille Airport (LIL) 94 km to the centre
Lesquin, HDF, FR — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 12 airlines (Airlinair, Harmony Airways, Transavia France, easyJet…) · direct flights to 30 destinations incl. Ajaccio, Algier, Barcelona, Bastia, Bordeaux… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Feeder airport · 93 km from Brussels/Bruxelles · Airlinair, Harmony Airways, Transavia France · Getting around Lille, France →
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 12 airlines, 30 direct destinations
- Airlinair A5 (Embraer 170, ERJ-145, CRJ, CRJ-700, Embraer 190, CRK) · 9 routes: Bastia, Biarritz-bayonne, Bordeaux, Figari, Lyon, Montpellier, Nantes, Strasbourg, Toulouse
- Harmony Airways HQ (A320, A319) · 9 routes: Ajaccio, Dubrovnik, Faro, Fuerteventura, Heraklion, Kerkyra/corfu, Liege, Rhodos, Split
- Transavia France TO (737-800) · 5 routes: Agadir, Djerba, Marrakech, Oujda, Venice
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 4 routes: Bordeaux, Geneva, Nice, Toulouse
- Aigle Azur ZI (A320) · 2 routes: Algier, Oran
- Air Algerie AH (736, 737-800) · 2 routes: Algier, Oran
- Air France AF (A319, A320) · 2 routes: Marseille, Nice
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 2 routes: Marseille, Porto
- VOLOTEA Airways V7 (717) · 2 routes: Ajaccio, Bastia
- Iberia Airlines IB (A320) · 1 route: Barcelona
- Nouvel Air Tunisie BJ (A321) · 1 route: Djerba
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 1 route: Barcelona
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Sainctelette
Ferry terminal · 1.1 km from the centre
Quai des Péniches - Akenkaai
Ferry terminal · 1.1 km from the centre
Pont Van Praet - Van Praet brug
Ferry terminal · 3.7 km from the centre
Quai de Heembeek - Heembeekkaai
Ferry terminal · 4.4 km from the centre
Cruise Terminal
Ferry terminal · 6 km from the centre
Park Drie Fonteinen
Ferry terminal · 9 km from the centre
Waterbus Sainctelette → Vilvoorde centrum
Ferry route · Waterbus
Waterbus Vilvoorde centrum → Sainctelette
Ferry route · Waterbus
Where things are
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Brussels Airport (BRU); 2 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: BRU has direct flights to 146 destinations on 63 airlines (incl. Lisbon, New York, Rome, Barcelona, Dakar…). By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Sainctelette, 1.1 km); routes include Waterbus Sainctelette → Vilvoorde centrum, Waterbus Vilvoorde centrum → Sainctelette.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Brussels/Bruxelles. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Metro, tram, bus · Brussels' metro, trams and buses. · Fares: MOBIB card or contactless · Airport: SNCB train from Zaventem to the centre
Bus · Vlaams Gewest · Schedules & GTFS data
Public transit · Schedules & GTFS data
Bus · Bruxelles, Bruxelles-Capitale, Région de · Schedules & GTFS data
Bus · Schedules & GTFS data (official feed)
Trains & rail
Rail operator
Coaches & shuttles
About four hours from Paris Bercy; Eurostar does it in 80 minutes. · Paris guide →
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
Broker · Any aircraft via operators worldwide · Global charter broker with 30+ offices; private jets, group charters and cargo.
FBO, charter, management · Managed fleet · FBO network and management across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Charter, management · Large-cabin & VIP airliners · Geneva-based operator known for large-cabin and VIP airliner charters.
Charter, management, FBO, MRO · Managed fleet worldwide · General Dynamics company: charter, completions and FBOs in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the US.
Tours & experiences
Food & Wine