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✈️ Cheap flights to Belgium
Compare fares to Belgium from hundreds of airlines and travel sites – fly into Brussels (BRU). Find the best time to fly, flight times from major cities and every airport.
🛬 Airports in Belgium
| Code | Airport | City | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRU | Brussels | Brussels | Main |
| CRL | Brussels South Charleroi | Charleroi | Main |
| OST | Ostend-Bruges Intl | Oostende | Main |
| ANR | Antwerp Intl (Deurne) | Antwerp | Regional |
| LGG | Liège | Grâce-Hollogne | Regional |
Brussels Airport is the main hub, with Brussels South Charleroi serving budget airlines. High-speed trains connect Brussels with Paris, London, Amsterdam and Cologne.
📅 Best time to fly to Belgium
Best: May-September – long days, café terraces and festival season.
Cheaper shoulder season: April and October – fewer crowds, mild weather, autumn colours in the Ardennes.
Avoid: No bad time – but November-February is grey and damp, softened by Christmas markets.
Weather by month in Brussels
- 6°Jan🌧
- 7°Feb🌧
- 11°Mar🌧
- 15°Apr⛅
- 19°May🌧
- 22°Jun🌧
- 24°Jul🌧
- 23°Aug🌧
- 20°Sep🌧
- 15°Oct🌧
- 10°Nov🌧
- 7°Dec🌧
Average daytime highs (°C) and how rainy each month is.
⏱️ Flight times to Belgium
| Route | Distance | Flight time (nonstop) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| London → Brussels | 349 km | 1 h 05 min | |
| New York → Brussels | 5,885 km | 7 h 45 min | |
| Los Angeles → Brussels | 9,053 km | 11 h 35 min | |
| Chicago → Brussels | 6,674 km | 8 h 45 min | |
| Miami → Brussels | 7,459 km | 9 h 40 min | |
| San Francisco → Brussels | 8,892 km | 11 h 25 min | |
| Toronto → Brussels | 6,043 km | 7 h 55 min | |
| Frankfurt → Brussels | 304 km | 1 h 00 min | |
| Dubai → Brussels | 5,147 km | 6 h 50 min | |
| Delhi → Brussels | 6,399 km | 8 h 25 min | |
| Mumbai → Brussels | 6,866 km | 8 h 55 min | |
| Singapore → Brussels | 10,554 km | 13 h 25 min | |
| Sydney → Brussels | 16,738 km | 20 h 50 min* |
Flight times are estimates for a nonstop flight; with a connection allow 2–5 hours more. * Very long routes usually need a stop.
📍 Where to go in Belgium
- Brussels – Grand-Place, comic-strip murals, world-class museums and the European Quarter in one compact city.
- Bruges – A UNESCO-listed old town of canals, cobbles and belfries that feels frozen in time.
- Ghent – Medieval waterfronts, a castle and a lively university scene with fewer crowds than Bruges.
- Antwerp – Rubens' house, a grand cathedral, cutting-edge fashion and a stunning railway station.
- Ypres (Ieper) – The heart of the Flanders Fields battlefields, memorials and cemeteries.
- Dinant – A picture-perfect town beneath a cliff-top citadel, birthplace of the saxophone's inventor.
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Flights to Belgium: questions
What is the main airport in Belgium?
The main international airport is Brussels (BRU) in Brussels. Other airports with scheduled flights include Charleroi (CRL), Oostende (OST), Antwerp (ANR).
How long is the flight from London to Belgium?
A nonstop flight from London to Brussels covers about 349 km and takes around 1 h 05 min. With a connection, plan for a few extra hours.
When is the best time to fly to Belgium?
May-September – long days, café terraces and festival season.
When is the cheapest time to fly to Belgium?
Fares are usually lowest outside the peak season. Good-value months: April and October – fewer crowds, mild weather, autumn colours in the Ardennes.
Do I need a visa to fly to Belgium?
It depends on your passport. See our Belgium visa & entry guide for the rules, then check with the official embassy before you book.
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