Belgium
Brussels
A capital radiating from the cobbled Grand-Place. On the metro, trams and buses, tap a bank card and ride.
Brussels Airport (BRU/Zaventem) access
The fare is asymmetric: any STIB ticket boards bus 12 out to the airport, but leaving it needs the dedicated Airport2City ticket - ordinary singles and day tickets are not valid. Rail fares carry an airport supplement.
Updated on August 5, 2026
How to ride
- 1From arrivals, head for the station or the bus stopsThe rail station sits directly under the terminal on level -1; the bus station is now about 100 m from arrivals, on level 0.
- 2Leaving the airport, buy the dedicated Airport2City ticketOrdinary STIB tickets are not valid leaving the airport. Buy one at a machine or BOOTIK, or tap your bank card on the reader.
- 3On the train, scan your ticket at the gatesThe airport station is gated. Scan the barcode on your ticket or your MOBIB card to get in - and again to get out. Keep it safe.
- 4Overnight, take De Lijn night bus N62When the trains stop for the night, the N62 links the airport with place Rogier at De Lijn's usual fares.
- 5Take a taxi from the rank outside the arrivals hallNo booking needed - official taxis queue just outside the arrivals hall. Look for a licence plate starting with T.
- 6Heading to the airport, take bus 12From the city you can board bus 12 with any STIB ticket or season ticket - only this direction needs no special ticket.
Fares
Single fares4
Airport2City single (leaving the airport)
€7.90 by contactless or on a MOBIB card; €8.40 on a paper ticket. Free connections for the first hour.
7.9〜8.4 EUR ≈ $9–10
STIB single (bus 12, city to airport)
€2.40 contactless, €2.90 paper; on MOBIB the single is Brupass, €2.70. Not valid leaving the airport.
2.4〜2.9 EUR ≈ $3
De Lijn single (contactless)
Covers every De Lijn bus at the airport, N62 too. Transfers free within 60 min; one card pays for up to 5.
3 EUR ≈ $3
Taxi (city centre to airport, typical)
The city tourist board's stated average; meters run on distance and time, so the real figure moves.
50 EUR ≈ $58
Passes & multi-ride1
Airport2City 10 journeys
Ten journeys, valid 18 months from purchase - usable only for trips leaving the airport.
52 EUR ≈ $60
Card itself1
MOBIB card issue fee
The reloadable card that holds non-paper tickets; it works across all four local operators.
6 EUR ≈ $7
Add-ons & fees1
Brussels Airport Supplement (rail add-on)
Already included in Standard and season tickets; only Multi and some discount tickets need it separately.
6.9 EUR ≈ $8
Estimates use exchange rates as of September 5, 2026
Payment
Tap to ride VISAMastercardMaestroDiscoverDinersJCBAmex銀聯
Tap the reader on bus 12 or a De Lijn bus; the rail gates take no bank cards.
IC card Load tickets onto a MOBIB card; it works across all four local operators.
App tickets The rail and STIB apps sell tickets, but not Airport2City.
QR ticketing Train tickets carry a barcode; scan it at the airport station gates both ways.
Paper tickets Sold at the red GO machines and BOOTIK counters; €0.50 dearer than digital.
Cash Only the red GO machines take cash, and coins only, up to €40.
Tap for where to get the app
Quick facts
Hours
Trains early morning-midnight
Frequency
6 trains an hour
Fares from
7.9 EUR+
Heads-up
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You need the ticket to exit too - lose it and you buy again
Brussels Airport-Zaventem station is gated and you need your ticket to get out as well as in. Lose it and the railway makes you buy the ticket and the supplement again, so keep it on you until you are through.
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City tickets do not cover journeys out of the airport
It is only the journey out of the airport that falls outside the ordinary city tickets. Brupass, Brupass XL, the STIB single and day tickets and the contactless daily cap all carve out journeys departing from Zaventem Airport towards Brussels in the annex to the rules of transport. Heading to the airport they work as normal, so the direction to watch is the way back.