Brussels Zaventem Airport (BRU) to Saint-Nicolas, Brussels

The Drive from BRU to Saint-Nicolas

The transfer from Brussels Zaventem Airport (BRU) to Saint-Nicolas covers 16 km (10 miles), and the typical driving time is 26 minutes. Traffic on the approach roads into Brussels can build up on weekday mornings and in the late afternoon, so it is sensible to allow some extra time if you have a tight appointment, a meeting or a fixed check-in slot. This is a less frequently booked route, but it is available on request like any other, and your driver takes the most practical way into the city on the day.

Choosing the Right Vehicle

For individual travellers, couples and small families, a private taxi is the simplest option, with a choice between 1-3 and 1-4 passengers. If you travel with more luggage or a slightly larger party, the 4-passenger taxi gives a little more flexibility.

Larger groups are covered by private minibuses with 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56 or 64 seats. They suit business delegations, school trips, wedding parties, tour groups and teams arriving on the same flight, so everyone arrives together in one vehicle instead of splitting up into several cars.

Saint-Nicolas and Where to Stay

Saint-Nicolas is part of Brussels, the Belgian capital, a bilingual city where French and Dutch are both used on street signs and in daily life. Brussels is compact, and many of its main sights, restaurants and shops can be reached on foot or with a short ride across town.

We cannot confidently name hotels within Saint-Nicolas itself, so here are three long-established places to stay in central Brussels, which is where this transfer takes you:

• Hotel Metropole, a historic hotel on Place de Brouckère
• Hotel Amigo, close to the Grand-Place
• Le Plaza Brussels, on Boulevard Adolphe Max

Meeting Point

Your driver waits at Java Coffee House holding a personalised name sign. The spot is easy to find once you have collected your luggage.