How to get to Brussels with cheap tickets ?

You can travel to Brussels in many different ways. The Brussels airport is a hub of the European skies. All european air companies fly to the belgian airport. Eurostar links London and Brussels by high-speed train. And with the Thalys from Paris, you’re in Brussels in 70 minutes.

Virgin set up a specific airline company for the Brussels Airport : it is called Brussels Airlines (SNBA, which refers to the former belgian company SN Brussels Airlines (formerly Sabena).

Virgin Airlines is still one of the cheapest low-cost airline companies on the European continent. But others, such as Ryanair and Vueling are getting more popular as well. Jet Airways choose Brussels as its european hub.

Irish company Ryanair flies in to Brussels South Airport, which is situated near Charleroi at about 40 km south-east of Brussels.

All other major companies such as Lufthansa, Air France and Iberia, have daily flights to Brussels as well.

Once you’ve arrived at Brussels Airport, you can get to the capital by train. The train ("Airport Shuttle") takes about 20 minutes to the centre of Brussels. Taxis are another alternative, but it will cost you about 30 euros, and depending on traffic, it can take longer than the train.

You can find a map of Brussels railway stations on this Brussels free interactive map. It indicates the location of the Brussels North Station, Brussels Central Station, and Brussels south station ("gare de midi")

This is the list of the phone numbers of airlines companies at Brussels Aéroport :

Luchtvaartmaatschappij	Balie op de luchthaven	Stadskantoor
Austrian Airlines	+32 2 753 52 75	+32 2 745 44 83 (NL/EN) +32 2 745 44 95 (FR)
Atlas Blue	+32 2 721 50 50 (Royal Air Maroc)	+32 2 219 30 30
American Airlines		+32 2 711 99 69 (NL/EN) +32 2 711 99 77 (FR/EN)
Alitalia	+32 2 720 44 12	+32 2 551 11 22
Air Transat		+32 3 239 00 65
Air Senegal
Air New Zealand		+32 3 202 13 55
Air Malta	+32 2 723 06 66	+32 2 513 86 08
Air France	+32 2 753 64 32	Reservations : +32 70 22 24 66 (FR & EN) +32 70 22 27 66 (NL)
Air Canada		+32 70 220 100
Air Baltic		+32 2 712 64 27
Air Algerie	+32 2 721 34 96 +32 2 720 94 17	+32 2 218 61 63 +32 2 218 61 85
Afriqiyah Airways	+32 2 753 20 28	+32 2 788 20 20
Aeroflot	+32 2 753 20 12	+32 2 513 60 66
Aer Lingus	+32 2 788 32 77	+32 70 35 99 01
Aegean Aviation
Adria Airways	+32 2 753 23 35