Public Transport
Public transport is divided in two categories :One is organized by the national level and the other by the regional one. National level Trains are managed by SNCB - NMBS for a national level. The railway network is well developped in Belgium so it's really easy to go from a place to another. On the website you have the ability to book online and check for tickets types and fares. Regional level Trams, busses, subways that are managed differently according to the region : Brussels - STIB - MIVB : One Jump ticket allows you to go on busses, trams, subways and trains (only inside of Brussels) ; you can even get on a De Lijn or a TEC bus (as long as it's a Brussel internal line). You have the possibility to change between lines, for one hour after the 1st validation. To buy your tickets, you can :
- go to the "Kiosk" that are the ticket offices (inside 19 of the subway stations) List of the Kiosk points
- use the "Go" system (vending machine) List of the Go Points
- go to one of the 6 "Bootik" point that are commercial agencies List of the Bootik points
- go in train station of Brussels
- go inside trams or busses (but then it's more expensive)
- get them on De Lijn and TEC busses.
You have several types of tickets depending on your needs (For example : One Jump - 1€70 outside the vehicle, 10 Journeys - 11€50, 3 days - 9€50). There's a night network on the week-end only from 00:20 a.m. until 03:00 a.m., and the cost of a one jump ticket is 3€.
- List of all the ticket possibilities and fares
- Note that you can plan your journey online here and that you view the network map here.
The Flemish region - De Lijn [NL] : The system is different from Brussels. Of course there are different tickets and fares, but the price depends on the number of zones you cross during your way. A zone is a delimited circonscription that includes several towns. There are several zones in each Belgian province (for example one ticket for 1 or 2 zones costs 1,20€ outside the vehicle and 1,60€ inside - for 3 or more zones it costs 2€ outside the vehicle and 2,70€ inside the vehicle).
- List of all tickets and fares
- If you don't know the number of zones you cross, just ask the driver and know that you can as well plan your itinerary here.
- List of all selling points and buying possibilities (online, sms,...)
The Walloon region - TEC : The system is quite the same as the Flemish one. The price is also different according to the zones you cross.
- List of all tickets and fares and calculation of prices according to the zones here.
- Planning your intinerary
- List of all still selling points and mobile selling points.