Best way to get from Brussels city center to the airport?

Question

My husband will be arriving in Brussels on 7 October, and i will be meeting him at the airport. I will only have been in Burssels for one day, so i won't quite know the train system. What is the best way to get to the airport from the city center? Is there a direct train from the Midi?

Answer 1

I'll just add

-that you can also take this train at the Gare Centrale and the Gare du Nord

- from Brussels city center, the easiest place to take your train would be at the Central Station = Gare Centrale.  This station is just a few minutes walk from Brussels main square (la Grand-Place de Bruxelles).  

-please make sure to get off the train not at the first Zaventem stop which is the village but at the second one "Zaventem Aéroport/Zaventem Luchthaven". More than one person has made that mistake and had to take the bus from point A to B.(traject would only take a few minutes but better to ensure you get off at the right stop)

I thought this little info might be useful too.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

There are direct trains from Brussels Midi to the Airport, departing four times per hour during peak-time, travel takes 20 to 26 minutes. Train destinations will be:

Landen, Leuven, Luchthaven  

Landen, Louvain, Aeroport

http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.e...

Answer 3

Take the train from Brussels to Zaventem Luchthaven (Airport)

www.nmbs.be