Car Hire Brussels Airport

Identification Codes:

• IATA: BRU
• ICAO: EBBR

Distance from BRU to:

• Brussels city center – 8 miles (13 km)
• Leuven – 15 miles (24 km)
• Antwerpen – 29 miles (47 km)
• Gent – 42 miles (68 km)
• Maastricht, Netherlands – 62 miles (100 km)

Nearest Major Airports: 

• Brussels South Charleroi Airport – 41 miles (66 km)
• Liege Airport – 55 miles (89 km)
• Dusseldorf Airport (Germany) – 125 miles (201 km)

Brussels Time Zone: 

• 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT + 1:00)

Hotels near BRU: 

• There are 2 hotels within the airport complex
• Many other hotels are within 1 miles (2 km) of the airport

Facts about BRU:

• It is by far the busiest and largest airport in Belgium
• In 2008 there were 18.5 million passengers
• The airport employs about 6,000 people
• BRU and all of Belgium are part of the Schengen Agreement

Car Hire at Brussels Airport:

• There are 5 car hire companies that serve Brussels Airport
• Car hire kiosks are on level 2 of the arrival area
• Most car hire companies are open from 7:00 to 11:00 Mon – Fri
• Weekend hours vary for each rental car kiosk
• Pick-up and return rental cars in parking lot P1

Brussels City Bus:

• Bus number 12 or 21 run to the city center
• Purchase a ticket off the bus for 3.00 EUR
• Purchase a ticket on the bus for 4.00 EUR
• Travel time is about 30 minutes
• Busses leave from platform C

• De Lijn Busses run from the airport to many destinations
• For Brussels, use numbers 471 (central station), or 659 (underground station)
• The price depends on your destination
• Busses leave from platform A

Taxi Service:

• Taxis are always waiting outside the arrival area
• The normal fare to the city center is about 35.00 EUR
• Travel time is around 20 minutes

Train Service:

• Trains depart every 15 minutes from the underground level of the terminal
• A single ticket from the airport to the center is 3.00 EUR
• The travel time is around 15 to 20 minutes
• Trains go to many other destinations
• Departure times and ticket prices depend on the destination
• *1.00 EUR = 0.90 GBP, 1.35 USD

Parking at Brussels Airport:

• Express parking is in the lot closest to the terminal and for a max of 3 hours
• Lock-park is also near the terminal and is a high-security lot
• Short-term parking is available in lot P1 and P2 (1 – 3 days max)
• Long-term parking is in lot P3 for stays longer than 3 days
• Remote parking is in lot Q and reserved for pre-reservation and long term parking
• All prices are in Euros (EUR)

(*1.00 EUR = 0.90 GBP, 1.35 USD)

*Prices, information and exchange rates are as of May 12, 2009