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London Stansted to Brussels: flight time and same-day return

Brussels

Day trip to Brussels.
From London Stansted, out and back.

Belgium·Sat 31 Oct

80 kg

CO2e, return flights

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No same-day return from London Stansted to Brussels in the next week that we can see.

Brussels already has a trip from London Heathrow and Manchester.

What a day in Brussels costs

£52.60on the ground, per person

STIB Airport Line bus 12 to the city, there and back£14.00

Local transport£7.00

Lunch£13.60

Dinner£18.00

Coffee or a pint£3.20

Prices checked 3 Oct 2026

Getting there

Train 18 min to Brussels-Central, No day ticket, STIB contactless daily cap €8.50 or 1-day Brupass €9.50 (neither valid on bus 12 from the airport) (12km)

Sat 31 Oct in Brussels: 11°C, drizzly and dry, sunset 16:21.

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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Brussels from other airports

Brussels

BrusselsFrom London Heathrow on Tue 1 Dec: that airport's trip · British Airways

6.6 hoursin the city

08:55·12:2819:02·22:05

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

Head back by 19:02 · Train 18 min to Brussels-CentralFirst EU trip since 2025? Allow 30 min more.

from£185.60£133.00 flight + £52.60 groundChecked 20 Oct, 01:00See the day

Brussels

BrusselsFrom Manchester on Mon 7 Dec: that airport's trip · Brussels Airlines

8.6 hoursin the city

06:10·09:5318:27·21:40

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

Head back by 18:27 · Train 18 min to Brussels-CentralFirst EU trip since 2025? Allow 30 min more.

from£239.60£187.00 flight + £52.60 groundChecked 21 Oct, 01:40See the day

Other day trips from London Stansted

Katowice

KatowicePoland · Mon 23 Nov · Ryanair

6.7 hoursin the city

07:20·11:3518:15·21:40

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

Head back by 18:15 · Bus AP, 7 zl30km from Katowice and 100km from Krakow. This is not a Krakow airport.

from£60.15£31.00 flight + £29.15 groundChecked 24 Oct, 01:20See the day

Shannon

ShannonIreland · Sat 14 Nov · Ryanair

7.8 hoursin the city

06:45·09:0016:50·20:35

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

Head back by 16:50 · Bus Éireann 343 to Limerick, about 45 min (route 330 to Ennis)Shannon has no city of its own; Limerick is 25km. Fares not published.

from£61.00£28.00 flight + £33.00 groundChecked 24 Oct, 01:20See the day

Tirana

TiranaAlbania · Mon 7 Dec · Ryanair UK

9.1 hoursin the city

06:00·10:3019:35·23:35

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

Head back by 19:35 · Rinas Express bus 35 min, 400 ALL (€4)

from£62.15£34.00 flight + £28.15 groundChecked 23 Oct, 13:10See the day

Wroclaw

WroclawPoland · Sun 15 Nov · Ryanair

7.6 hoursin the city

08:55·12:5520:30·23:40

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

Head back by 20:30 · Bus 106, 30 min, €1Dark by 16:07, so much of this trip is after sunset.

from£67.50£42.00 flight + £25.50 groundChecked 23 Oct, 16:41See the day

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Before you book

How do you get from Brussels airport into town?

Train 18 min to Brussels-Central. A day ticket on local transport is No day ticket, STIB contactless daily cap €8.50 or 1-day Brupass €9.50 (neither valid on bus 12 from the airport). Cheaper option, STIB Airport Line bus 12 from the airport, contactless €7.90 (paper €8.40).

What does a day in Brussels cost, not counting the flight?

About £52.60 a person for the day, local transport, lunch, dinner and a drink. Paid attractions are listed separately because most people do one or none, and an average that includes them is a number nobody actually pays.

Christmas markets in Brussels

Plaisirs d'Hiver27 Nov 2026 - 3 Jan 2027
Not confirmed yet
The organisers have not published opening hours we can check.
Where: Brussels city centre

To Brussels from other airports

London HeathrowEvery day
Mon out 06:50, back 21:15 · Tue out 06:50, back 21:10 · Wed out 06:50, back 21:10 · Thu out 06:50, back 21:15 · Fri out 06:35, back 21:10 · Sat out 06:30, back 21:10 · Sun out 06:50, back 21:40
Timetable only, fare not tracked yet
ManchesterMon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Mon out 06:10, back 21:15 · Tue out 06:10, back 21:15 · Wed out 06:10, back 21:15 · Thu out 06:10, back 21:15 · Fri out 06:10, back 21:15
Fare not confirmed yet

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