How do I get from Brussels Airport to European Quarter?

Q: How do I get from Brussels Airport to European Quarter?

STIB bus 12, the Airport Line: €7.90 for one traveler, 27–52 min. It leaves you at Schuman (metro 1 and 5), then Luxembourg and Trone (metro 2 and 6). STIB bus 12, the Airport Line, is the direct way: Schuman in about 27 minutes, then Luxembourg and Trône, every 15 minutes from 05:08 to 00:30, EUR 7.90 contactless or EUR 8.40 on paper. The train and the De Lijn buses leave you in the centre instead, a metro ride away.

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Airport to destination · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours

1 way to European Quarter

For Brussels generally we recommend the NMBS/SNCB train; for European Quarter the answer changes.

Recommended

The cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker.

STIB bus 12, the Airport Line

12 · STIB-MIVB

27–52 min rideEvery 15 min05:08–00:30

Platform D of the bus stationSchuman (metro 1 and 5)

€7.90total for 1 adult€7.90 eachBuy ticketOn STIB-MIVB

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Platform D of the bus station — since 7 May 2026 a temporary one, about 100 m from the terminal on level 0, under a covered walkway

EUR 7.90 contactless or on a MOBIB card, EUR 8.40 on paper — this direction only; airport-bound, an ordinary EUR 2.40 ticket works. An Airport2City 10-journey card (EUR 52) can be shared, but a first-time visitor also needs the EUR 6.00 MOBIB card, so EUR 58 total.

Luggage. A city bus with a luggage area, since the route exists for this traffic.

Hours. Every 10 to 20 minutes by day and every 20 in the evening, with the last departures at 23:50, 00:10 and 00:30 — and identically every day of the week, which is unusual and useful.

Price for every party size · Fare source

STIB bus 12, the Airport Line, is the direct way: Schuman in about 27 minutes, then Luxembourg and Trône, every 15 minutes from 05:08 to 00:30, EUR 7.90 contactless or EUR 8.40 on paper. The train and the De Lijn buses leave you in the centre instead, a metro ride away.

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

Your destination

Straight there.

Schuman, Luxembourg and Trône — the Commission, the Parliament and the hotels around them, east of the centre.

Brussels Airport

Follow the signs

Platform D of the bus station

STIB bus 12 · 27–52 min

European Quarter

STIB bus 12 serves European Quarter. De Lijn bus R26 does not.

Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the STIB bus 12, the Airport Line runs 05:08–00:30. Outside those hours nothing on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it. and the board keeps only what is running.

From arrivals to European Quarter

Find the stop

Platform D of the bus station. Follow the signs from arrivals.

Choose STIB bus 12

Check the destination and departure board before boarding.

Arrive at European Quarter

27–52 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

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A private car into Brussels: €52 for four

Four pay €31.60 on the cheapest way to European Quarter on this page. The car meets you in arrivals and drives to your door. €52 is what Welcome Pickups charges to the centre of Brussels; it quotes the fare for your own address when you book ahead.

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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 De Lijn bus R26 stop at European Quarter?

No. It runs to Brussel-Noord / Bruxelles-Nord.

Does the De Lijn night bus N62 stop at European Quarter?

No. It runs to Brussel Rogier.

What if my flight arrives late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the STIB bus 12, the Airport Line runs 05:08–00:30. Outside those hours nothing on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it.

How far is European Quarter from the centre?