Travel Information
How to reach Brussels
By plane
The closest airport is Brussels Airport, also called Brussel Nationaal/Bruxelles-National. It has a good train connection to the main Brussels railway stations.
Somewhat further away is Brussels South Charleroi Airport, also called Charleroi Airport. It is used by low-cost airlines. You need to take a bus or a combo of bus and train to get from there to Brussels.
By train
High-speed trains connect Brussels to various European cities. Check here for details.
For more detailed information consult the website of the Observatory.
How to reach the Royal Observatory of Brussels
From Brussels Airport
By public transport:
- take a train to Brussels South station (20-30 minutes journey; 8.80 €) and follow description below
OR - take a train to Sint-Job/Saint-Job (30-40 minutes journey; 8.80 €),
go to bus stop "Station Sint-Job/Saint-Job" (Jean en Pierre Carsoellaan/Avenue Jean et Pierre Carsoel), take bus 60 (direction Ambiorix) and get off at bus stop "Observatoire-Sterrenwacht" (~3 minutes journey)
By taxi:
- about 30 minutes journey (about 50 €)
From Brussels South station (Dutch: Brussel-Zuid, French : Bruxelles-Midi)
By public transport:
- take tram 4 (direction Stalle) and get off at tram stop "Helden/Héros"
- go to bus stop "Héros/Helden" (De Frélaan/Avenue de Fré), take bus 43 (direction Observatoire/Sterrenwacht) and get off at final stop "Observatoire/Sterrenwacht" <overview of Héros/Helden>
(~30-35 minutes journey)
By taxi:
- about 20 minutes journey (about 20 €)
Useful links
Click here to book a taxi.
Click here for time tables of trains.
Click here for time tables of metro's (M), trams (T), and busses (B) within Brussels, and maps of the network.
