--- title: "Brussels to London – 3 ways by plane, car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Brussels to London is 320 km. Fastest: fly in 4h 49m. Cheapest: drive from €122. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/brussels-to-london" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/brussels-to-london.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Open_Happiness_Piccadilly_Circus_Blue-Pink_Hour_120917-1126-jikatu.jpg/1920px-Open_Happiness_Piccadilly_Circus_Blue-Pink_Hour_120917-1126-jikatu.jpg" --- ![London](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Open_Happiness_Piccadilly_Circus_Blue-Pink_Hour_120917-1126-jikatu.jpg/1920px-Open_Happiness_Piccadilly_Circus_Blue-Pink_Hour_120917-1126-jikatu.jpg) # How to get from Brussels to London [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Brussels&to=London) [London to Brussels](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/london-to-brussels) [Jimmy Baikovicius (CC BY-SA 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Open_Happiness_Piccadilly_Circus_Blue-Pink_Hour_120917-1126-jikatu.jpg) **Fastest:** 4h 49m\ by plane, door to door\ **Cheapest:** €122\ by car\ **Distance:** 320 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** –\ none timetabled\ ## 3 ways to travel 320 km apart. Times are the timetables for Wed 4 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 45 min quicker than driving for €18 more; for most people the time is worth more. No bus, train or ferry timetable came up for this trip. - [**Fly** best fastest 4h 49m€140–210 Estimated BRU → LHR · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Brussels&to=London) - [**Drive** cheapest 5h 34m€122–200 Estimated Includes Le Shuttle · 371 km · fuel and the crossing](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Brussels&to=London) - [**Taxi** 5h 34m€530–820 Estimated Includes Le Shuttle · one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Brussels&to=London) Data: [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from Belgium; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Travel authorisation likely needed for United Kingdom** · Belgium passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice) - **Likely no visa needed for France** · Belgium passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/france/entry-requirements) - **Exercise increased caution in Belgium** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.bel.html) - **Exercise increased caution in United Kingdom** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.gbr.html) - **Exercise increased caution in France** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.fra.html) Travel advice: US State Department. Visa rules: [Passport Index data](https://github.com/imorte/passport-index-data) (MIT, 17 Feb 2026); always check the official entry rules. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Brussels to London? The fastest way is by plane: about 4h 49m door to door, including the ride to the airport and check-in. The straight-line distance is 320 km. What is the cheapest way from Brussels to London? Driving is the cheapest, from €122. That figure is a fuel estimate, not counting tolls or parking. How long is the flight from Brussels to London? About 1h 7m in the air (BRU → LHR); about 4h 49m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run €140–210; live prices are on Flights70. How far is London from Brussels by road? About 371 km, roughly 5h 34m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel and the Le Shuttle crossing cost around €122–200; tolls and parking are extra. ## In London Capital of England and the United Kingdom London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of 9.14 million people in 2025. Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 15.4 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a 50-mile (80 km) tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the site of the national government and parliament for centuries. London grew rapidly in the 19th century, becoming the world's largest city at the time. Since the 19th century the name "London" has referred to the metropolis around the City of London, historically split among the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent and Hertfordshire. Since 1965 it has largely comprised the administrative area of Greater London, governed by 33 local authorities and the Greater London Authority. [The London guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/london) Worth your time - Photography Buildings such as museums, churches and art galleries will display their own guidelines clearly. - NFL International Series NFL (American Football) games held in Wembley and Twickenham Stadiums. 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