Brussels Airport: The Gateway to Belgium

The primary international airport serving Brussels is Brussels Airport (IATA: BRU, ICAO: EBBR), commonly known as Brussels-Zaventem after the municipality it resides in.

• Location: 12 km (7.5 mi) northeast of City Centre.
• Hub for Brussels Airlines, TUI fly Belgium; major base for Ryanair.
• ~26M passengers pre-pandemic; direct flights to 200+ destinations.
• Train station in basement: 17 min to Brussels-Central.

Note: Brussels South Charleroi (CRL), 55 km south, serves as a low-cost secondary airport.