Access and Transport: Brussels

Getting to Brussels

The university is located in the city of Brussels (detailed map) with hotel accommodation close by. 

> by train
> by metro (underground)
> by car
> by plane
> by bus
> getting to Brussels from Louvain-la-Neuve 

By train

• Arrival by TGV and other international trains coming from Paris/London:
  From Brussels-Midi station, take the underground (metro):
  -line 2 or 6 towards Simonis (Elisabeth)
  -change at the Arts-Loi station and take line 1 towards Stockel
  -get off at the Alma station which is right next to the university site
  
• Arrival by other international trains (Amsterdam, ...) and Airport Express train coming from Brussels National Airport:
  -get off at Brussels-Central station take the underground (metro) line 1, towards Stockel
  -get off at the Alma station which is right next to the university site

> Travelling by train in Belgium

By metro (underground)

The metro which serves the university site is the line 1 in the direction of Stockel

By car

By plane

From Brussels National airport (Zaventem), you can get to the UCL-Brussels site by taxi or by taking the Airport Express train to Brussels-Central Station (avoid trains bound to Leuven or Landen), from where you can take the underground line 1 in the direction of Stockel.

Brussels South Charleroi airport is served by low-cost flight companies. It lies 55km from the UCL-Brussels site. Airport shuttle services link the airport to the centre of Brussels. TEC bus line A carries passengers from the airport to the Charleroi Sud railway station which has good connections to the centre of Brussels.

By bus

STIB
> Lines
- 42 : stop "avenue Hippocrate"
- 79 : 5 stops "avenue Mounier"
- 76 et 77 : stop "station de métro Crainhem"

Since May 19, 2011 new line stop Conforto "Woluwe, Metro Kappeleveld" Avenue Emile Vandervelde in between stops "Woluwe Crainhem Metro" and "Woluwe, Metro Roodebeek"

De Lijn
www.delijn.be
- 315, 316, 317 et 352 : stop "station de métro Crainhem".

From Louvain-la-Neuve

If you are coming from Louvain-la-Neuve, the TEC Conforto Bis busline will get you to the Brussels campus in about 25 minutes (Monday-Friday only). More information and time-tables on www.infotec.be or by phone (+32/10/23.53.53).

During the weekend or off-season, you can take the train to Brussels-Schuman station before taking the metro (line 1B, towards Stockel ) to the Alma station.