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Overview - Brussels Airport

Brussels Airport [nl][fr] (IATA: BRU; ICAO: EBBR) serves the city of Brussels and the regions of Flanders and Wallonia.


Service to the city and region is provided through Brussels Airport-Zaventem Station, located on-site.

External Services

External services to Brussels are provided through Intercity Rail and Commuter Rail.

Brussels Airport-Zaventem Station

 ON-SITE 

Commuter Rail
Brussels Airport-Zaventem Station

Brussels Airport-Zaventem Station. Source: Wikimedia (March 26, 2021, Japplemedia)/CC BY-SA 4.0

Brussels Airport-Zaventem Station [nl][fr] is located on-site at the airport terminal. It was opened in 1958 and rebuilt in 1998 and 2012. Brussels S-Train service began on February 7, 2022 with the handover of IC-27 to the Brussels S-Train as S19.


Brussels Airport-Zaventem Station is on the NMBS/SNCB [nl] [fr] 36C [fr] and 25N [nl] [fr] lines. Services are provided by multiple operators - NMBS/SNCB, Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) [nl] [fr], and the Brussels S-Train [nl] [fr]. The following services serve this station:

  • Intercity Rail - NMBS/SNCB InterCity - Service to most cities in the country. See timetables for more information.
  • Intercity Rail - NS International InterCity Direct - Service to Brussels-South; Amsterdam Centraal. See timetables for more information.
  • timetables for more information.
  • Commuter Rail - Brussels S Train Line S19 [fr] - Service to Charleroi-Central via Brussels-Luxembourg and Nivelles; Louvain (weekends only). As of July 2024, 1 train operates per hour towards Charleroi-Central on weekdays off peak

Connector Services

Brussels Airport has no connector service.

Internal Services

Brussels Airport has no internal service.

References & Helpful Links

Airport Website (English) | Airport Website (Dutch) | Airport Website (French)

SNCB Website (English) | SNCB Website (Dutch) | SNCB Website (French)


External Citations


Last Updated: Jul 14, 2024