booklet - ER 2011

Maps
By air: most flights land at Brussels National Airport (BRU). The train station at the lowest level
has regular service to Brussels South railway station (from there see “by train”.) You can also take a
cab, which will probably be slightly faster but costs about 30-40e. Some low-cost flights (most notably
from Ryan Air) land at Brussels South/Charleroi airport (CRL). Regular shuttle busses go to Brussels
South railway station in about an hour (from there see “by train”).
By road: head for the centre of the city until you reach the “petite ceinture” or “small belt”, a set of
pentagon-shaped streets and tunnels surrounding the old city, and follow it until you get to Porte de
Namur or Louise. The hotel is on Boulevard de Waterloo, the street linking these two points. Google
Maps (http://maps.google.be/maps?q=Brussels) gives great directions inside Brussels.
Traffic in Brussels can be painful. If possible, plan to get there before 7 AM or after 7 PM, and avoid
at all cost entering Brussels between 7 AM and 10 AM unless it is your express desire to be stuck in a
traffic jam for two hours.
Hotel Location
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