Day trip to Brussels.
From London Heathrow, back by 21:20.
Belgium·Sat 31 Oct · 8.3 hours in the city
Time in the city
8.3 hours
after transfersAfter transfers and airport time
Airport distance
12km
to the centreFrom Brussels centre (BRU)
Daylight
9.9 hours
07:30 to 17:21Sunrise 07:30, sunset 17:21
First EU trip since 2025? Allow 30 min more.
06:30
Leave London Heathrow
British Airways, direct
10:03
In the city
Lands 08:45, 60min immigration, 18min from the airport
18:22
Leave the city
18min back, 150min at the airport incl. immigration
21:20
Back in London Heathrow
Flies 21:10 with Brussels Airlines
- Leave London HeathrowBritish Airways, direct06:30
- Land in Brussels1h 15min08:45
- In the city60min immigration, 18min from the airport10:03
- Leave the city18min back, 150min at the airport incl. immigration18:22
- Fly homeBrussels Airlines, 1h 15min21:10
- Back in London Heathrow21:20
Last bus or train to the airport leaves at about midnight.
Best day for your flights
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Brussels’s Christmas markets open 27 Nov
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Brussels on a budgetShowHide
Getting about costs £21.00, that is stib airport line bus 12 to the city, there and back at £14.00 and local transport at £7.00. Buy tickets before you board, as fines for riding without one are steep.
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Best day for your flights
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What a day in Brussels costs
Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.
£250.60/ all in, per person
Prices checked 3 Oct 2026
Google Flights price. Checked 24 Oct, 01:21.
There's a train too. See the CO2 numbers
Out with British Airways, back with Brussels Airlines. Two separate tickets. Book both before you go.
Estimated cost. Fares last checked 24 Oct, 01:21. Prices and availability change and are set by the airline or agent when you book.
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Return flights are about 90 kg CO2e per person (UK government 2026 factors), about the same as driving 330 miles in an average UK car. How we work this out
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Getting to the airportShowHide
Getting to Heathrow
Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026.
Free
- Free drop-offFree
Park & Ride car parks, first 29 minutes free, then a free shuttle bus to the terminal (7-20 min depending on terminal). Source
Train
Coach
- National Express from London£10.50 each way
Cheapest advertised single. Source
Taxi
- From London£60-£100 one way~18 miles
Estimate, not a quote.
Parking at the airport
- Paid drop-offfrom £7.00
Terminal Drop-Off Charge, £7 per entry, no time allowance (any dwell counts as one visit), ANPR-enforced 24/7/365, no cash accepted. Source
- Terminal Parking (was Short Stay)£98.00
12-24hr tariff. Source
- Park & Ride (was Long Stay)£46.80
Same-day rate. Source
- Priority Park & Ride (was Business)£47.90
Same-day rate. Source
Parking nearby
No same-day price published. See multi-day prices
- Purple Parking Park & Ride PLUS (T2/T3/T5)£9.24
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 8-18 min. Source
- Maple Parking Express Park & Ride (T2&3/T5)£12.31
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 4-10 min. Source
- MBW Meet & Greet (T3/T5)£15.86
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 2 min. Source
Costs people forgetShowHide
Costs people forget
Not in the total above. Worth a minute before you go.
- Phone data. EE, Vodafone and Three charge about £2.75 a day to use your allowance in Europe. O2, Tesco Mobile and giffgaff include it free.
- Card fees. Many cards add a foreign-exchange fee to every payment abroad. Check yours before you go, or take one that doesn't charge it.
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