De Lijn bus R26orDe Lijn night bus N62?

R26 · De LijnDe Lijn bus R26

From

The Zaventem Brussels Airport bus station — since 7 May 2026 a temporary one, about 100 m from the terminal on level 0, under a covered walkway

To

Brussel-Noord / Bruxelles-Nord, a main-line station and tram hub

Luggage

An ordinary city bus. There are no racks, so a big case sits with you.

Runs

05:26–22:56

Journey

43–60 min

It is the cheapest way into Brussels by a wide margin and the slowest by an equally wide one: 43 to 60 minutes against the train's 16 to 23.

It leaves you at Brussel-Noord, one of the three main stations, on the northern edge of the center. For Grand-Place or the lower town add a metro or tram hop, or ride the train two stops on.

Check the ticket clock. De Lijn tickets run 60 minutes, and this journey can take 60. A ticket bought on a card lets you finish the ride you are on; De Lijn's own table lists the app and website version as 60 minutes without that wording.

Traveling together, buy one 10-rittenkaart at EUR 22 rather than singles once there are eight of you, and scan it once per person.

It stops at 22:56, earlier than everything else at this airport.

De Lijn bus R26: price for every party size

N62 · De LijnDe Lijn night bus N62

From

The Zaventem Brussels Airport bus station — since 7 May 2026 a temporary one, about 100 m from the terminal on level 0, under a covered walkway

To

Brussel Rogier, one block from De Brouckere

Luggage

An ordinary city bus, quiet at that hour.

Runs

00:55–04:46

Journey

29 min

This is the answer to the night here: it lands almost exactly in the gap the trains and the STIB bus leave, and it charges the ordinary EUR 3.00 to do it.

It is also faster than the daytime bus — 29 minutes against 54 — because the roads are empty.

Mind the 02:25 to 03:16 gap. The half-hourly claim does not hold across the middle of the night.

De Lijn night bus N62: price for every party size