- 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
See De Lijn ticket prices