How do I get from Brussels Charleroi airport to Charleroi?

Q: How do I get from Brussels Charleroi airport to Charleroi?

TEC bus A1 to Charleroi: €6 for one traveler, 18 min. It leaves you at Charleroi-Central station, in Charleroi. TEC bus A1 from outside the terminal, every 30 minutes from 04:30 to 23:30, EUR 6.00, which also buys 60 minutes on other TEC lines. Since 4 July 2026 Charleroi-Central is the only station it serves. The train onward is a second ticket, priced by the kilometre.

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1 way to Charleroi

For Brussels generally we recommend the Flibco coach to Brussels; for Charleroi the answer changes.

Recommended

The cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker.

TEC bus A1 to Charleroi

A1 · TEC

18 min rideEvery 30 min04:30–23:30

The bus stop outside the terminalCharleroi-Central station

Non-stop

€6total for 1 adult€6 eachBuy ticketOn TEC

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. The bus stop outside the terminal

A fixed EUR 6.00 per journey, which also buys 60 minutes of connections onto other TEC lines. SNCB sells the same ticket as the "Bus TEC Charleroi Airport Ticket" at the same EUR 6.00, bought separately from your train ticket.

Luggage. An ordinary city bus.

Hours. TEC states two buses an hour between 04:30 and 23:30, and an 18-minute run from Charleroi-Central. Lines A2 and A3 were withdrawn from July 2026 for under-use, with A1's frequencies to be increased — by how much TEC does not say.

Price for every party size · Fare source

TEC bus A1 from outside the terminal, every 30 minutes from 04:30 to 23:30, EUR 6.00, which also buys 60 minutes on other TEC lines. Since 4 July 2026 Charleroi-Central is the only station it serves. The train onward is a second ticket, priced by the kilometre.

Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from South Charleroi into Brussels

Your destination

Straight there.

The airport's own city, 18 minutes away — and Charleroi-Central is where the trains to Brussels, Namur and Liège leave from.

Brussels South Charleroi

Follow the signs

The bus stop outside the terminal

TEC bus A1 to Charleroi · 18 min

Charleroi

TEC bus A1 to Charleroi serves Charleroi. Flibco coach to Brussels does not.

Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the TEC bus A1 to Charleroi runs 04:30–23:30. Outside those hours nothing runs to the center. and the board keeps only what is running.

From arrivals to Charleroi

Find the stop

The bus stop outside the terminal. Follow the signs from arrivals.

Choose TEC bus A1 to Charleroi

Check the destination and departure board before boarding.

Arrive at Charleroi

18 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

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Continuing by public transport?

Follow the station signs for your onward connection.

Walking to your stay?

Check the address and choose the nearest exit.

Before you travel

Does the Flibco coach to Brussels stop at Charleroi?

No. It runs to Bruxelles-Midi.

Does the FlixBus to Brussels stop at Charleroi?

No. It runs to Brussels.

What if my flight arrives late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the TEC bus A1 to Charleroi runs 04:30–23:30. Outside those hours nothing runs to the center.

Is Charleroi in Brussels?