BRU · Layover Guide
Zaventem
Stop in Zaventem.
Best layover: 3–18h
LayoverScore™
Base city score. Your route score varies by savings and timing.
Exit realism
Comfortable window
Enough room in Zaventem for a real stop. Keep the buffer at the end anyway.
Landside playbook
If time slips
- Drop the last stop. Go straight to the train, taxi rank, or ride pickup you already chose.
- Add 15 minutes to map ETAs for the return leg at rush hour.
- One ticket for the whole trip protects you when the inbound is late. Separate tickets do not.
Worth knowing
- Do not stack three stops. One solid block in the city beats a rushed loop.
- Do not treat one map time as gospel for immigration lines. Pad on your first pass through this hub.
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Places to stay
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Score 75 · Discover 53 · Ease 2
Why Zaventem scores 75
Getting there
Airport Express Train $16 · Taxi/Uber $50
min to center
metro- 01Airport Express train to Brussels-Central (17 min, €14.70)
- 02Bus 12/21 to EU Quarter (45 min, €4.50)
- 03Taxi to city center (25-35 min, €45-55)
46 min by Brussels Airport - Brussels City
- 01Grand Place — UNESCO-listed medieval square with gilded guild houses
- 02Manneken Pis and surrounding waffle shops on Rue de l'Étuve
- 03Belgian chocolate tasting at Pierre Marcolini or Neuhaus flagship
- 04Art Nouveau architecture walk through Saint-Gilles and Ixelles
- 05Delirium Café with 2,000+ beer varieties near Jeanneke Pis
Experiences in Zaventem
Timed tours and tickets for Zaventem are listed on our partner site.
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- Sushi Gourmet~60 min1 min walk
- Leonidas Bxl Ans~60 min1 min walk
- Grand Casino Brussels Viage~75 min1 min walk
- Vertigo Terrace Bar~75 min1 min walk
- Alice Gallery~90 min1 min walk
- Robert Halot Monument~90 min1 min walk
- Grand Place4.7
- Manneken Pis4.0
- Parc du Cinquantenaire4.6
- Royal Palace of Brussels4.5
- St. Michael & St. Gudula Cathedral4.7
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Where to stay →Drop your luggage. Don't drag it around the city.
Brussels-Zaventem Left Luggage
Arrivals hall, Level 0
$8/day
2 min walk
LuggageHero Brussels-Central
Various shops near Gare Centrale
$6/day
3 min walk
Hotel Amigo Day Use
Grand Place area
$120/day
5 min walk
From the terminal to the good part.
Airport Express Train
city-center
Runs every 10-15 min to Brussels-Central, Midi, and Nord stations
17 min
$16.00
Taxi/Uber
city-center
Fixed taxi fare to city center; Uber similar pricing
30 min
$50.00
STIB Bus 12
eu-quarter
Budget option to NATO/EU Quarter area
45 min
$5.00
Brussels Card
24h unlimited transit + 49 museums
Worth it for 8+ hour layovers with museum interest
$32
per day
Getting there
Get an Uber from the airportAt the airport
- 01Belgian Beer World tasting bar in departure hall
- 02Neuhaus and Leonidas chocolate shops airside
- 03The Loft by Brussels Airlines lounge with Belgian beer selection
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