Transportation from the City Center to Brussels Airport
The distance between Brussels Airport and the city center is 11 km. There are many alternatives for transportation from the city center to Brussels Airport. Among these, trains and buses stand out with their extensive transportation networks.
Bus lines 272, 620, 471 from NATO and buses 359 and 659 from Roodebeek metro station provide transportation on the airport route.
There is also a direct train connection to Brussels Airport from Brussels city center and the surrounding areas. One of the fastest and most comfortable transportation options is the train.
In addition to bus and train lines, options such as taxi, car or motorcycle rental, hotel shuttles are among the options you can go to and from the airport from the city center in Brussels. Car rental transactions can be made from the airport, offices in the city center or online.
Transportation from the City Center to Brussels S. Charleroi Airport
Brussels Charleroi Airport, located approximately 46 km from the city center of Brussels, is an airport that is heavily used for domestic flights from neighboring cities or domestic flights.
Bus, train, taxi and car rental options are used to get to the airport from the city center. For transportation by bus, you can either make a reservation in advance or buy a ticket on the bus.
It takes approximately 1 hour to reach the airport from the city center by train. There are bus services between Brussels Midi Station and the airport. You can reach the airport by transferring on this line.
Taxi and car rental services can be preferred for an easier, more comfortable and faster transportation method.
Transportation from Curaçao Airport to the City Center
Curaçao or Hato International Airport is the only airport of Curaçao Island and is located approximately 12 km from the capital, Willemstad.
You don't have many options to go to Curaçao city center from Curaçao Airport. Therefore, the first thing you should do is check whether the hotel you are staying at offers free airport shuttle service. If they do, you're lucky, if they don't, your remaining options are taxis or local buses.
From here you can take the buses called Konvoii. These buses go from the airport to Otrobanda and Punda, which are neighborhoods of the city of Willemstad. At the last stop of the bus, you can find vehicles going to other parts of the island, and you can go further by changing vehicles. You can pay the ticket price on the bus to the driver in cash. The distance between them is 15 kilometers on average and the journey takes about 40 minutes.
The routes and timetables of these buses are written on the signs at the bus stops. However, you can assume that the flights operate every hour between 07.00 in the morning and 23.00 in the evening on weekdays and less frequently on weekends.
You can also use the minibuses that go to the crowded parts of the island by going to the main road. You can recognize these minibuses by the word BUS on their plates. There is also a sign on the window of the minibus, just like in our minibuses, with the route it goes on, and they stop when you raise your hand. The ticket fee is paid in cash and to the driver.
As of 2022, when this article was written, Uber or a similar transportation app is not working in Curaçao yet. That's why your only option is local taxis. You can find a 24/7 taxi from the airport to the city centre. Although taxis here do not have a taximeter, there are predetermined amounts for certain routes. That's why you have to ask how much you will pay and agree on the price before you get in the taxi.
The distance of 15 km takes about 20 minutes. It is worth noting that if you take a taxi between 23.00 and 06.00 in the morning, or if you take a taxi with more than 4 people, the taxi fare increases by 25 percent and the drivers expect a 10 percent tip in addition to the taxi fare.