These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The FlixBus to Brussels reaches central Brussels — Bruxelles-Midi and Brussels-Nord; the TEC bus A1 to Charleroi does not. This bus goes to Charleroi, not Brussels. Charleroi-Central is where the Brussels trains leave from, and since 4 July 2026 it is the only station the airport bus serves. The onward train fare cannot be stated: SNCB computes it by the kilometer with no published table, so no total for the full journey to Brussels is shown here.
The TEC bus A1 to Charleroi is quicker: 18 min against 55 min.
FlixBus to Brussels: 00:20–23:59. TEC bus A1 to Charleroi: 04:30–23:30.
Priced against each other
Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
Travelers
FlixBus to Brussels
TEC bus A1 to Charleroi
Difference
1
from €19.87
€6
up to €13.87
2
from €39.74
€12
up to €27.74
3
from €59.61
€18
up to €41.61
4
from €79.48
€24
up to €55.48
5
from €99.35
€30
up to €69.35
6
from €119.22
€36
up to €83.22
7
from €139.09
€42
up to €97.09
8
from €158.96
€48
up to €110.96
Side by side
Where each one leaves you
FlixBus · FlixBusFlixBus to Brussels
From
The coach stand outside the terminal
To
Brussels, at its own city stops
Luggage
A long-distance coach with a hold.
Runs
00:20–23:59
Journey
55 min
The price shown is a floor, and it starts higher than Flibco's — but the hours are much wider, so this is the one to check for a very early or very late flight.
FlixBus is the operator the airport's own access page does not mention.
It states the distance as 57 km, identically in both directions. That is an operator's figure, not an authority's, and no authority publishes one.
This is the cheapest exact number at this airport and it does not go to Brussels. Going on by train means a second ticket, at a price nobody publishes.
Buy the two tickets separately. SNCB's own instructions are to book the train to Charleroi-Central, then add the EUR 6.00 bus ticket as a supplement.
On the train, children under 12 travel free, four per adult. On this bus, only under-6s do. A six-year-old rides the train for nothing and pays EUR 6.00 for the bus.
Since 4 July 2026 Luttre and Fleurus are no longer served. Charleroi-Central is the connection.
At EUR 6.00 this single costs more than any ordinary fare on the Walloon network, including Express services.
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