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Brussels
Arrivals
BRUSSELS ZAVENTEM AIRPORT
HOW TO GET TO THE AIRPORT – ARRIVAL
NB Taxis are not to be taken without specific instructions from the Area Office.
Trains leave from Gare Central and Gare du Nord about every 20 minutes.
Trip time: 20 mins. Trip price: €11.00
There is also a bus (line 12) known as The Airport Line, which leaves from Trône and then from Luxembourg in the European District. The journey takes 30 minutes and costs €2.70 if you buy the ticket on the bus with a contactless card, and it also has the advantage of your ‘doing the route’ to the airport prior to your coming back in. Note the cost FROM the airport is €7.50. Buses are frequent and run from 4.30am from Trône.
HOW TO GET TO THE AIRPORT – DEPARTURE
North East of Brussels. Take the ring road and follow signs to Zaventem Airport.
Trip time: approx 45 mins.
Route into the City from the Airport
An interesting, scenic drive into Brussels is as follows:-
Drive into the City past the NATO Headquarters, then to the Cinquantenaire (Brussels’ Arc de Triomphe) where coaches can pull into an area beneath the arch. You will almost certainly be unable to check-in when they arrive so the group can stretch their legs and get excellent views over Brussels.
From the Arch, drive along Avenue John F Kennedy past the old European Union HQ (at the Rond Point Robert Schuman) to the Parc de Bruxelles where you can have a photo stop in front of the Palais Royale.
It is possible to drive past the Atomium but only if you are on the way to Bruges.