Belgium Getting There
Getting There by Air
Approximate Flight Times
Main Airports
Brussels South Charleroi (CRL) (website: www.charleroi-airport.com) is 5km (3 miles) from Charleroi and 46km (29 miles) from Brussels. To/from the airport: Buses depart every 30 minutes to Charleroi (journey time - 10 minutes). There are regular coaches to Brussels (journey time - 1 hour), and a bus link to the local rail station. Facilities: Automatic money changer, car hire, cafe, business lounge and duty-free shop.
Getting There by Water
Getting There by Rail
Further high-speed trains are operated by Thalys (tel: (02) 528 2828; website: www.thalys.com), linking Brussels with Paris, Amsterdam and Cologne. Journey time from Paris is 1 hour 20 minutes, Amsterdam is 2 hours 20 minutes, and Cologne 2 hours 25 minutes.
Eurostar (tel: 0870 518 6186, in the UK only; website: www.eurostar.com) connects Brussels with Lille and London St Pancras via the Channel Tunnel (journey time - 1 hour 51 minutes).
Eurail Pass: offers unlimited first-class train travel in 17 European countries. Tickets are valid for 15 days, 21 days, one month, two months or three months (website: www.eurail.com).
Getting There by Road
Eurotunnel (tel: 0870 535 3535, in the UK only; website: www.eurotunnel.com) runs shuttle trains for vehicles between Folkestone in Kent, with direct road access from the M20, and Calais, with links to the A16/A26 motorway (Exit 13). All road vehicles are carried through the tunnel in shuttle trains running between the two terminals. Driving time from Calais to Brussels is approximately 2 hours.
Coach: Eurolines (tel: 0870 514 3219, in the UK only; website: www.eurolines.com) runs regular coach services from the UK to Belgium. Travellers can book a 15- or 30-day pass.
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