First of all, it is important to note that we are neither a travel agency, nor a transport company, but we would like to make it easier for you to get to Belgium. So we collected some personal suggestions for you.
Travel information engines
There are some really good travel information websites where you can give your place of departure and destination together with your desired travel date, and they will provide you with different ways of transport, prices, journey durations and you can even book your tickets.
One of our personal favorites is Rome2Rio with maps with complete multi-modal routes and easily manageable interface.
Similarly the Check My Bus website also provides the best offers for all type of transport, even for carpooling.
Another good website is Omio.
If you will travel by airplane, you will arrive to one of the following airports:
Antwerp International Airport
Ostend-Bruges International Airport
Brussels Airport
Brussels South Charleroi Airport
Liege Airport
You can book your flight on websites like:
Bravofly
Skyscanner
Edreams
Avion Express
From every airport you can continue your journey with private transfers, shuttle buses or public transport to your final destination.
For airport shuttle buses you can check the website (see above) from your airport of arrival.
For private airport transfers you can check: Gettransfer or Mytransfers
You can get information about public transport here.
If you like travelling by train, you can find some websites for planning your journey, like:
Belgian Railways
Rail.cc
RailEurope
Eurail
SNCB for travelling inside Belgium.
You can book tickets on the sites of train travel companies like:
Belgian Railways
Deutsche Bahn (DB)
When you travel in Belgium by train these are helpfull websites:
Public Transport
Public Transport Ticket fees
MOBIB Card
Rail Map Belgium
The international buses goes to the main cities: Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, Bruges, Charleroi, Liege, Namur.
The Flixbus has the largest bus network in Europe with online booking system. Their buses are equipped with large, comfortable seats, big space for luggage, toilet, wifi, power outlets.
Check the possibilties: Flixbus
It's a frequently used way of transport. It is available in several countries. People can share 1 car to travel same/nearby places and pay some fee for that. Passengers are picked up at some meeting point and taken to demanded addresses. It used to have online booking system. Some examples for this:
The most comfortable way is travel by car, especially if you have another driver with you. There are many GPS devices and mobile applications that you can use nowadays to plan your route and to help you with instant navigation tips.
This worldrouteplanner is very useful, and Google Maps is undefeatable..
Before you leave your country it is important to know the following:
If you arrive to Belgium by public transport, you may want to rent a car to travel inside the country easily. Here are some links for that
BelgiumCar
Kayak
AutoEurope
EuropCar
Rental cars
Hertz
Sixt
Avis
Easycar
CarFlexi
Using car sharing is an easy and upcoming solution. Just find a car near you in the mobile application, reserve the car you want. Once you are near the car you will be able to unlock it and use it. When you don't need the car anymore, take it back to a collection point.
Here are some links for that
Carpoolplaza
Cambio
DriveNow
Arval
Poppy
The information on this page is based on our opinion and was collected in April 2019. We are not responsible for any changes of data on the above suggested websites.