Brussels
Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium.
Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country. It is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, and is separate from the Flemish Region (Flanders), within which it forms an enclave, and the Walloon Region (Wallonia), located less than 4 km (2.5 mi) south.
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Brussels' rich history left it dotted with countless landmarks, some of architectural beauty, others of monumental proportions. In the medieval centre, nearly every building has its own story worth exploring! The surrounding Pentagon, roughly corresponding to the outline of Brussels in the Renaissance, adds many more attractions to the list of must-see attractions.
- 01Grand-Place
- 02Palace of Justice
- 03Atomium
- 04Cinquantenaire Park
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Things to do
Brussels has a large variety of activities to offer, regardless of the weather. Strolling through the medieval centre and enjoying waffles or fries on the go is a favorite for locals and tourists. When passing the
- 01Stock Exchange
- 02Kinepolis
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Where to eat
There is plenty of good eating to be had in Brussels. Most people concentrate on the three classics: mussels (moules in French and mosselen in Dutch), fries (frites in French and frieten in Dutch) and chocolate.
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Getting to Brussels
- Airports
- Brussels (BRU), 11 km · Brussels South Charleroi (CRL), 43 km · Lille (LIL), 93 km
- Charleroi → Brussels49 km · quickest by road, 1h 23m · €6–9
- Oostende → Brussels108 km · quickest by road, 1h 56m · €11–16
- Lesquin → Brussels92 km · quickest by road, 2h 12m · €11–16
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Brussels
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Brussels. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inCalais and Dunkirk (France), a short drive from western Flanders, receive dozens of ferries a day from Dover in England.
- Get inThe overnight ferries to Zeebrugge from Hull were axed in 2021, though ferries still run from Hull to Rotterdam (Netherlands), which has good road and rail access to northern Flanders.
- Get aroundA look on the map shows that Brussels is a good starting point to explore Antwerp, Ghent, Bruges, Namur and Leuven on day trips.
- Get aroundLiège is beautiful, but too close to Germany to be a good base for day trips.
- Get aroundHitchhiking near the bus stop should get you a ride in less than 5 minutes during traffic hours.
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If you know how people move in Brussels – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Brussels
Brussels is 42 km from Antwerp, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.