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Brussels BRU Airport Overview

Brussels Airport BRU plays a very important part, as the city of Brussels is Europe's Capital (the European Union, NATO, and many other European organizations and corporations are headquartered there), and should not be mistaken for another airport advertised by low-cost airlines as 'Brussels South Airport’ - which in fact is in Charleroi, 40 km from Brussels.

The Airport is located in part in Zaventem and in part in the Diegem area of Machelen, and is 11 km from the historic City of Brussels, Belgium. It is accessible via motorway A201, connecting directly to the R0 highway, and from there to all other main highways. The railway under the passenger terminal offers up to 4 hourly express trains to Brussel's North, Central & Midi stations. Also, an underground rail link between the Airport's rail station and the new rail line Schaarbeek - Mechelen at  motorway E19 is to be operational by 2012, whereupon there will be a non-stop service from the Antwerp - Mechelen region to the Airport.

With three long runways and an estimated 19 million passengers in 2012, Brussels Airport is hub to Brussels Airlines, Jet Airways and others, and is served by numerous major and minor international airlines and charters offering direct and connecting flights to all points of the globe.
 
The on-Airport Sheraton Brussels Airport Hotel (tel. +32 2 710 8000 /fax 8080) with a business & conference center, is located across from the passenger terminal.

The Brussels Airport passenger terminal is a huge building with four levels and two 'Piers' - Concourses A and B. (For more information, please refer to 'Terminal Map' page.)

Parking options at Brussels Airport: (For more information, please refer to 'Airport Parking' page.)

To get from Brussels Airport to your destination, you can rent a car from 6 major rental car agencies), take a taxi, a train or a bus:  Taxi stands are in front of the Arrivals hall; the fare to the city is about 35 EU. Limo service is available by contacting Edward Ghebreal at +32 2 772 0000.

A: By Train: At basement level 1 is the train station providing 4 hourly trips to Brussels North, Central & Midi stations.  Direct train services are also available to other cities in Belgium (visit: (www.) b-rail.be/main/E/. 
The new underground rail link between the Airport's rail station and the new rail line Schaarbeek - Mechelen at  motorway E19 should now be in place.

B. By Bus: Three bus station are on level 0 (use elevators/escalators from the Arrivals Hall):
1. De Lijn buses (+32 70 2202 00) running via Brucargo depart from platform B; all other De Lijn buses depart from platform A.
2. MIVB/STIB public buses (+32 70 23 2000) at Platform C - Bus line 12 (Mon-Fri) and Bus line 21 (weekend/holidays)  make frequent runs to 'European Quarter' near the uptown shops. Tickets are available at the Platform C vending machine 'GO'.
3. The Brussels Airport to to Antwerp Express Bus operated by DeDecker (+32 52 33 4000) is an hourly service; buses depart from the back of platform B. Note that 'De Keyserlei' stop near the central station is a schedule stop, while 'Crowne Plaza' stop has to be requested.  The trip takes 45 minutes and costs 10 EU, tickets available from driver.

Future Airport Developments:  Brussels Airport has a five-year development plan into 2016 which includes:
1. A connector building linking the passenger terminal to Pier A above-ground (presently connected via tunnel) and offering quick transfer from check-in desk to Piers A or B, will include a central platform with access to security check and border control for Pier A & B departures.  It will also offer a commercial area.  Work is scheduled to start in early 2013 and is to be completed late 2014.
3. Low-cost & regular airlines are being integrated into the terminal, rather than building a separate terminal. 
4. The former administrative building is to become a high-tech 'Gateway Business Center'.
 


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Brussels BRU Airport Update History

  • Updated BRU Food & Stores page - May 15, 2013
  • Updated BRU Airports page - May 15, 2013
  • Updated BRU Direct Flights page - Apr 2, 2013
  • Updated BRU Main Terminals page - Mar 10, 2013
  • Updated BRU Airport Intro page - Mar 10, 2013
  • Updated BRU Parking On site page - Dec 29, 2012
  • Updated BRU Currency Exchange page - Dec 25, 2012
  • Updated BRU Lost Found page - Dec 25, 2012
  • Updated BRU Banking ATM page - Dec 25, 2012
  • Updated BRU Official Website Links page - Dec 25, 2012