- 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
Buy the ticket from NMBS