Travel & Covid-19

More information about travelling to Brussels can be found on the following website:

https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/travels/

Please scroll down to the correct header 'I do not live in Belgium', if you are traveling from outside Belgium.

Please check the colour codes of your country regularly as these are updated every two weeks. Depending on which colour code your country is in, different regulations apply.

Information about and addresses of the test centres in Brussels can be found here:

https://brussels.testcovid.be/en/

Information about the test centre at the airport Brussels (Zaventem) can be found here: 

https://www.brusselsairport.be/en/passengers/the-impact-of-the-coronavirus/covid-19-test-centre-at-brussels-airport

The closest airport to Brussels, is Brussels Airport (BRU). Please make sure to check the destination code, as Belgium has two airports!

From Brussels Airport, the city centre is easily reachable via train or bus:

• The train connects to the three main stops of Brussels centre: Bruxelles-Nord, Bruxelles-Central, Bruxelles-Midi. From all of those train stations, connections with the subway network and Brussels transportation network are available. The trains depart from the airport on a regular basis. The conference location is closest to Bruxelles-Central.

If you are traveling from the airport to your hotel by train, you will need a Diabolo ticket, which you can add to your regular ticket on the vending machines in the airport. These vending machines can be found close to the train platform. You can also buy the ticket online beforehand via the NMBS website. When you click 'buy a ticket', you will be able to choose your itinerary and fare. At the bottom of the 'choose your ticket' page, you will find the 'Diabolo supplement'. Add it to your basket online, in addition to the train ticket. Tickets can be bought up to 1 month beforehand.

Train itineraries via https://www.belgiantrain.be/en

• A bus line (12) is available, which connects to the European district. From there, connections to the Brussels transportation network are available. The stops closest to the conference location can be found under the header 'Locations'. 

You will need a 'GO2CITY 1 JOURNEY' ticket when traveling from the airport to the centre of Brussels via the Brussels transporation network. The fare of this ticket is higher than a reguler ticket (see below). More information about the fare on the STIB website.

Brussels transportation network (subway, buses, and trams) itineraries via https://www.stib-mivb.be/?l=en

Brussels has its own network of public transportation which includes metro lines, tram lines, and bus lines.

Paper tickets are available via vending machines at every metro station, and most tram stations. The two most important possibilities for traveling around Brussels are:

• Single journey

  • Allows you to travel on the entire transporation network for 1 journey of 60 minutes in total.

  • €2,60

• Day ticket 

  • Unlimited travel number of journeys during 1 day. 

  • €8

Please note that paper tickets are more expensive when you buy them on the bus rather than at vending machines in the metro and tram stations.

More information about tickets: https://www.stib-mivb.be/article.html?_guid=80bb5be7-429c-3810-a795-dfe836d62585&l=en#contentBodyList2

Itinerary planning and realtime waiting times are available on the STIB website. You can also download an app with the same functions. More information about the app here.