Brussels Zaventem Airport (BRU) to Your Hotel, Brussels

The drive from Zaventem to your hotel

The route from Brussels Zaventem Airport (BRU) to your hotel in Brussels covers 17 km (11 miles) and typically takes around 27 minutes. The airport lies northeast of the city, and the road leads straight into the urban area. Traffic is the main variable. Weekday mornings and late afternoons are the busiest times on the approach roads into Brussels, so it is sensible to add a buffer if you have a meeting or a check-in deadline. Outside rush hours the journey is usually smooth and predictable.

This route is booked less often than some others, but it is available on request like any other transfer. Your driver takes you directly to the hotel entrance, which saves you the search for the right station, tram stop or street after a flight.

Which vehicle suits your group

For solo travellers, couples and small families, a private taxi is the natural choice. There are two options: one for up to 3 passengers and one for up to 4 passengers. The larger taxi gives a little more room for suitcases when four people are travelling together.

Bigger groups can choose a private minibus. The range starts with 8 seats and continues in steps of 8 through 16, 24, 32, 40, 48 and 56 up to 64 seats. This suits business delegations, wedding parties, school trips and tour groups arriving on the same flight. Pick the size that matches your passenger count and the amount of luggage you carry, and everyone arrives at the hotel together.

Places to stay in Brussels

Brussels has a good number of long-established hotels, many of them in or near the historic centre. A few well-known names:

• Hotel Metropole, a landmark on Place De Brouckère that has been welcoming guests since the late nineteenth century.
• Hotel Amigo, set right beside the Grand-Place in the heart of the old town.
• Steigenberger Wiltcher's, located on Avenue Louise, the city's well-known shopping boulevard.

Whichever hotel you have booked, keep its full name and street address at hand when you arrange the transfer. The city centre is compact, but one-way streets and pedestrian zones can make the final approach to some hotels less direct than it looks on a map.

Meeting Point

After you have collected your luggage, head to Java Coffee House, which is easy to find inside the airport. Your driver will be waiting there with a personalised name sign.