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Mobility
Mobility
On this page you will find our advice with respect to travelling to Brussels and moving about within the city.
Getting around Brussels
To get to the different buildings that will be open for visitors during the biennial or the BANAD Festival, we recommend that you leave your car at home. Instead, you could use a bicycle or public transport because they are usually faster than driving and you will avoid losing time looking for parking spaces near each building.
Bicycle promotion
Cycling is an ideal way to travel between the various districts where the festival is being held.
It offers an unequaled sense of freedom, and it allows you to admire the different facets and the atmosphere of the city while being out in the fresh air. It is neither too fast nor too slow and is an easy way to travel from the city centre to the suburbs.
On a bicycle, you can choose your own itinerary and stops, while pedalling at your own speed, off the beaten track.
Pro Velo
Pro Velo offers you a 20% discount on the rental of a bicycle upon presentation of the Biennial or BANAD Festival ticket*.
*you must pay a deposit of €150 per bike (in cash or by Visa credit card) for the hire period.
Show proof of participation of the biennial or the BANAD Festival to receive a discount.
Info and reservations -
Hiring places
ICR (Regional Cycle Routes)
You can hire bicycles during the weekends of the festival from:
Blue Bike: at every Belgian railway station (SNCB/ NMBS) - for more info
Villo: at all Villo bike docking stations (the public bike rental service in the Brussels Region) - for more info
Alternatively, you could also rent a bike through an app on your smartphone.
To travel around Brussels without using a public transport card, you can cycle along the ICR (Regional Cycle Routes), a network of marked routes that link up the city's districts. The routes run along converted streets and specially built cycle paths and are indicated by this sign:
How to find a good bike route
To find the best route between the different activities, you can use the tool on this web site: Bike.Brussels
Two volunteers who love biking have recently created a network of nodes in the Brussels area. While not yet official (that should happen over the coming years), the network might be interesting when planning your itinerary.
Getting around on public transport (STIB)
A 10-journey card (costing €15,60) per person should cover all your journeys each weekend. The card is valid on journeys on the STIB bus, tram and metro network. The festival website and each weekend's programme list the nearest public transport stop and routes for each building.
Taking the train (SNCB)
You can also move around Brussels by train
Getting to Brussels
Taking the train
You can take the train to Brussels as well, thus avoiding traffic jams and having to find a place to park
Thalys high-speed trains run to Brussels from France, Germany and the Netherlands. They terminate at Brussels-Midi station which is well-served by public transport (bus, tram and metro).
for more info
Eurostar high-speed trains run to Brussels from London St Pancras International station to Brussels-Midi station, which is well-served by public transport (bus, tram and metro).
Carrying a bicycle on a train
Multimodal mobility: taking your bike on the train is possible !
Taking the plane
The main airports of Belgium all have good rail connections to Brussels. Here is a list, starting from closest to Brussels:
- Brussels Airport (13km from city centre)
- Brussels Airport (13km from city centre)
- Brussels-South Charleroi Airport (50km)