De Lijn night bus N62orNMBS/SNCB train?

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

train · NMBS/SNCBNMBS/SNCB train

From

The station under the terminal, below the departures and arrivals hall

To

Bruxelles-Central, via Bruxelles-Nord; some trains also serve Schuman and Luxembourg

Luggage

Intercity carriages with racks and space by the doors.

Runs

04:42–23:57

Journey

16–23 min

EUR 11.60 weekday, EUR 10.20 weekend or public holiday, airport to Bruxelles-Central, supplement included. There is no separate airport fare: buy a ticket to whichever Brussels station you want.

It is much the fastest way in — about 17 minutes to Bruxelles-Central against 54 on the cheap bus.

The supplement survives every discount you might expect to shake it off, including the 30% weekend fare and Train+.

Children under 12 accompanying you travel free, need no ticket at all, and pay no supplement — they walk through the gates with you. It is the one thing here that genuinely changes the cost of a family.

Four or more travelling off-peak, at weekends or on public holidays should ask for the Minigroup ticket: 40% off for 4 to 14 people on one ticket. It is not priced here because it is unclear if the supplement is discounted too; likely not, which would put it at about EUR 9.70 a head to Bruxelles-Central.

Going to the European quarter, check whether your train serves Schuman — 33 do on a weekday, between 05:47 and 21:47.

NMBS/SNCB train: price for every party size