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Belgium

Brussels

A capital radiating from the cobbled Grand-Place. On the metro, trams and buses, tap a bank card and ride.

S-trains (SNCB/NMBS)

Since 1 July 2026 nothing is sold on board: hold a valid ticket before the platform, or it starts at 90 euros. One Brupass covers train, metro, tram and bus in the Region, but the rail leg needs its own validation step.

Updated on August 5, 2026

How to ride

  1. 1
    Buy before you reach the platform
    Tickets are not sold on board any more. Buy in an app, or at a station machine or ticket office, first.
  2. 2
    Inside the Region, pick a Brupass
    One Brupass covers train, metro, tram and bus inside the Region; going beyond it, buy a through ticket instead.
  3. 3
    Validate a MOBIB Brupass before boarding
    At a station machine, choose to validate your Brupass - or hold the card to your phone in the SNCB MoBIB app.
  4. 4
    Activate an app ticket before boarding
    In the app, pick the network you are starting on to activate it, then show the QR code to the conductor.
  5. 5
    Reuse the same ticket when you change
    Moving on to metro, tram or bus, use the same Brupass - the last connection must be validated by minute 59.

Fares

Single fares2

Brupass single journey
Second class on trains in the Region plus metro, tram and bus; validate each connection within 60 minutes.
2.7 EUR ≈ $3
Brupass XL single journey
Extends to 18 stations outside the Region - the airport station is not one of them.
3.6 EUR ≈ $4

Passes & multi-ride3

Brupass 10 journeys
Works out at €1.89 a journey and stays usable for 18 months from purchase.
18.9 EUR ≈ $21
Brupass 1 day
MOBIB card only - it cannot be bought in an app. Unlimited until the network shuts for the night.
9.5 EUR ≈ $11
Brupass XL 10 journeys
€2.52 a journey. There is no one-day version of the XL.
25.2 EUR ≈ $28

Card itself1

MOBIB basic card
The cost of the card your tickets sit on; not needed if you buy in an app.
6 EUR ≈ $7

Estimates use exchange rates as of November 4, 2026

Payment

Tap to ride
There is no tap-to-ride on the train - you buy a ticket first.
IC card
Tickets load onto a MOBIB or MOBIB basic card; the card itself costs extra.
App tickets
Buy a Brupass in the SNCB or STIB app and activate it before boarding.
Paper tickets
The Brupass has no paper version - card or app only.
Cash
STIB's red GO machines take coins up to €40; SNCB machines unconfirmed.

Quick facts

Hours
04:42-00:25 approx.
Frequency
50+ trains/hour at Central
Fares from
2.7 EUR+

Heads-up

  • Zaventem station is not the airport station

    Zaventem is one of the 18 stations a Brupass XL reaches, but that is the town station - the one under the terminal, Brussels Airport-Zaventem, is a separate station and needs a different ticket.

Timetable

Operating hours 04:42-00:25 approx.
Typical duration Midi, Central and Nord sit four minutes apart on the same tunnel, and nowhere in the Region is much over 15 minutes away
Check the official site for the latest times and service status
Editor Naotaka