Transfer~0h 22 est. drive
Brussels Airportterminal kerbsideBrusselsany address
door to door
Private road transfer — availability and price depend on the provider; this is not an offer
Route
Brussels Airport to Brussels
2 ways to get from Brussels Airport to Brussels
Brussels Airportterminal kerbsideBrusselsany address
- Distance
- 14.8 km by road
- Operators
- IC
- Transfer ~0h 22 est. drive
- Train time not published
Brussels AirportBrussels
- Transfer~0h 22 est.terminal kerbsideany address
- Train—Brussels Airport-Zaventem station, beneath the terminalBrussels-Central / Brussels-Midi / Brussels-Nord (same through trains call at all three)
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Traintime not published
Brussels AirportBrussels Airport-Zaventem station, beneath the terminalBrusselsBrussels-Central / Brussels-Midi / Brussels-Nord (same through trains call at all three)
direct, IC 08/23/23A/27 pattern via the Diabolo link
IC
Before you land
The parts people get wrong. Each one links to where we checked it.
Easy to get wrong
Most IC lines that call at the airport run straight through central Brussels, calling at Brussels-Nord, Brussels-Central and Brussels-Midi in sequence on the same working - a traveller does not need to pick a specific 'Brussels' station in advance, only the one nearest their next stop.
en.wikipedia.org · checked 2026-09-09
Fixed fare
Every train ticket to or from the airport station carries a separate Brussels Airport Supplement (formerly the 'Diabolo fee') on top of the normal fare; SNCB's own airport-supplement page states EUR 5.50 per single journey in either class, while a secondary source dated November 2025 gives EUR 6.90 - the two disagree and both are reported here rather than one being silently chosen.
belgianrail.be · checked 2026-09-09
Tickets
The supplement can be bought online, at ticket offices, at ticket machines, or on board the train itself - it is not folded automatically into every fare product, so a traveller with a pre-bought ticket that does not already include it can still be asked for it on board.
belgianrail.be · checked 2026-09-09