Hi all. Just an fyi in case it's helpful to anyone. In Brussels we stayed near the Royal Palace and needed to get to the airport. Were planning to take the train, but walking by the palace the day before, noticed a bus marked 'Line 12 - Airport Express'. So the next day we took it instead of the train; it was easy and fun. Bus waits / route starts at a stop called 'Trone' (angled street next to palace), leaves every 15 minutes, goes thru the city but makes limited stops, takes 37 minutes, drops you right at airport terminal. Fun way to get a last interaction / tour of Brussels (look for NATO headquarters complex on left as you approach the airport). To pay, just tap in with your credit card; you don't tap off. Going TO airport, total cost 2.30 Euro, going from airport to town, it's 7.90 Euros. Info at https://www.stib-mivb.be/travel/other-mobility-solutions/airport-line. Happy travels!
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This is handy also if you are staying in the Louise district. My husband and daughter caught this bus to the airport in April. They were staying near Place Louise and took the metro from there to Trône, then came up to the surface and caught the bus. Saved a lot of time over going back to Midi and taking the train. They had 10-journey tickets already so they were able to use those rather than having to buy a train ticket (which I think costs more).
Lavandula