Brussels Airport - Zaventem

 

• Train: Brussels Airport-Zaventem railway station is located directly beneath the departures and arrivals halls. The station, on level -1, is accessible by escalator or lift. To enter and exit the station, you just need to scan the QR code on your train ticket at the access gates. Every hour (from early morning until around midnight), 6 trains serve Brussels-North, -Central and -South, and 2 trains run to the European Quarter. You can reach Brussels city centre in around 18 minutes. Tickets can be bought online (via the website or the NMBS/SNCB app) or at the ticket machines (at the station itself or in the baggage reclaim hall). Please keep in mind that assistance must be booked between 3 and 24 hours in advance and can be requested online after having purchased the tickets or through the SNCB-NMBS Assist app.

• Metro: There is no metro line at Brussel Airport-Zaventem.

• Bus: The bus station is located 100 metres from the arrivals hall, on Level 0. A covered walkway connects the bus station to the terminal. The fastest and most direct option is the STIB/MIVB Airport Line (Line 12), which arrives in the European Quarter. Almost all of the buses are wheelchair accessible. Tickets are available for purchase on board via contactless credit card payment. 

• Taxi: the official airport taxi company (Comobi) does not have wheelchair-accessible vehicles. If you need or prefer to stay in your wheelchair during the trip, you can use Taxis Verts, whose cars are equipped with ramps, lifters, and secure fixings. Rides can be booked on-demand or in advance through their website or mobile app (registration required). To ask for an adapted car, just select the “PMR” option when entering your ride details. Please note that due to limited availability, pickup times may vary by up to 30 minutes. Click here to book Taxi Verts

 

Brussels South Charleroi Airport (located around 60km away from Brussels City Centre)

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• Bus and Train: Line A1 connects Charleroi Airport with Charleroi Central Station. It is operated by LETEC. There is one bus every 15 minutes, seven days a week between 4.30 a.m. and 11.30 p.m. The trip lasts around 17 minutes and the ticket costs 6€. It can be purchased online or on the TEC app. You can also buy it with your train ticket on the SNCB/NMBS website. You just need to select Buy a Product > Multimodality. From Charleroi Central Station, you can reach Brussels-North, -Central and -South Stations. You must book your ticket before requesting assistance. Depending on your departure and arrival stations, assistance must be booked between 3 and 24 hours in advance. If you need assistance, please consider at least 20 minutes between the moment you arrive at the train station and the train departure. Assistance can be booked after having purchased the tickets online or through the SNCB-NMBS Assist app.

• Shuttles (coaches): Shuttles from/to Brussels are operated by Flibco. Unfortunately, their vehicles are not adapted for wheelchair users. For those who do not require accessible transport, Flibco tickets can be bought online, from their website.

• Taxi: Taxi Verts, Sympa Tax and RapidTax all offer wheelchair-accessible vehicles equipped with ramps, lifters, and secure fixings. Rides can be booked on-demand (not for RapidTax) or in advance through their website or mobile app (Just for Taxi Verts). Please note that due to limited availability, pickup times may vary by up to 30 minutes. Click on the links above to book. 

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Getting to the Royal Library of Belgium (KBR)

Mont des Arts 28, 1000 Bruxelles

 

BUS: the closest bus stops are “Gare Central” (lines 38, 50, 63, 65, 66, 89) “Bozar” et “Royale” (lines 71 and 38). If you get down the bus at “Bozar” or “Royal”, you will get at the top of Rue Mont des Arts. Go down the street, until you reach the café “Château Moderne”. There, turn left and go straight until you reach the entrance of the Royal Library.

If you get down the bus at “Gare Centrale”, you will get at the bottom of Rue Mont des Arts. Go up the street, until you reach the café “Château Moderne”. There, turn right and go straight until you reach the entrance of the Royal Library.​

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METRO: Unfortunately, due to construction works, the Gare Centrale metro station is not accessible to wheelchair users. The closest metro stop is “Parc” (lines 1 and 5). Once you are out of the metro station, continue on the left on Rue Royal. Cross the street at the first crossing, and go a little further on the right. There, you will find a free elevator that will bring you down the stairs. Go further and, once you reach Rue des Douze Apôtres, turn left and continue on Rue Ravenstein, until you find Rue Mont des Arts on your right. Go down the street, until you reach the café “Château Moderne”. There, turn left and go straight until you reach the entrance of the Royal Library.​

 

CAR: Here’s a list of nearby parking places:

• Parking Albertine: https://maps.app.goo.gl/oW7ELU4bYSZvDseq5

• Interparking Square Albertine: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ie844Yb37tHvHjfLA

• Parking Indigo Bruxelles Royal: https://maps.app.goo.gl/dRrmd4dZSG58XCgb6

 

Going around the Royal Library of Belgium (KBR)

 

When you enter through the leftmost door, there will be an elevator in front of you. If you go to the fifth floor, you will arrive at Rooftop Albert; turn right and you will have reached your destination.

 

There is also another entrance – when you enter the Royal Library of Belgium, turn right, walk down the corridor, and on your left you will reach some glass doors. Behind them, there are the elevators. Take the elevator up to the 5th floor for the restaurant. When you arrive, turn left and you will be there.

 

You can find PMR toilets:

• On the floor -2, in front of the elevators, on the right side, opposite the glass doors;

• On the 3rd floor, go left, turn left after the doors, and you will find them.

 

HOW TO GET TO THE PRESS ROOM (Salle des Journaux)

Your starting point is Albert Restaurant. To go to the Press Room, take the inside elevator of KBR and go the ground floor. When you are there, there are going to be some glass doors on your right. Go through them, and go left down the corridor to access the Press Room.

 

HOW TO GET TO THE PANORAMA ROOM

Your starting point is Albert Restaurant. To go to the Panorama Room, take the inside elevator of KBR and go the sixth floor. When you are there, go right. The room is at the end of the corridor, on the left.

 

HOW TO GET TO ATELIER ROOM

Your starting point is Albert Restaurant. To go to the Atelier Room, take the inside elevator of KBR and go the second floor. When you are there, go towards the glass doors. The Atelier Room is on the right, it is a small room with tables.

 

HOW TO GET TO THE QUIET ROOM (AQUARIUM)

Your starting point is Albert Restaurant. To go to the Quiet Room (called Aquarium), take the inside elevator of KBR and go the second floor. When you are there, go towards the glass doors. The Aquarium Room is directly on your left.