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Brussels in August
Mixed month: August is outside the recommended season (April – June, September – October; late November – December for the Christmas market). Flower Carpet on the Grand-Place can fall this month. Nothing in our data flags August as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.
The season opens in September, next month.
3 days in Brussels in August · from ₹50,054 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
Before you book August
Closures, crowds and rules at Brussels this month.
Heads up
National Strike Days
Belgium had many national strike days in 2025-26, when SNCB trains, Brussels' metro and trams ran a reduced service and Brussels Airport cancelled some or all departures. They are announced a week or two ahead: check the news and your airline before the flight home, and keep a spare day.
What’s on in August
Timing a trip around these changes what you pay and what you can book.
Flower Carpet on the Grand-Place
Every two years, in even years, round 15 August, about half a million begonias and dahlias cover the Grand-Place in a giant pattern for four days, best seen from the Town Hall balcony (ticketed). There is none in 2027; the next is expected in August 2028, dates not yet announced. The centre is packed on those days.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 3 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹50,054 for two
- Room a night₹9,050
- Food a day, each₹3,874
- Main sight entry, each₹1,810
Mid-range
₹1,00,928 for two
- Room a night₹15,980
- Food a day, each₹8,940
- Main sight entry, each₹1,810
Luxury
₹2,24,437 for two
- Room a night₹35,150
- Food a day, each₹20,860
- Main sight entry, each₹1,810
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for Belgium yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Brussels (BRU)
Flights from India: from 9 cities, one way from ₹26,800
Routes compared
Entry rules
Visa needed before you fly for up to 90 days, about ₹11,840
- Apply for a Schengen short-stay (type C) visa at a VFS Global Belgium centre in India, 4-8 weeks before you fly, and at least 6 weeks ahead for May to August, when appointments are scarce (no earlier than 6 months). Apply to Belgium if it is your only or longest stay in Schengen. The fee is €90 (about ₹9,600; €45 for children 6-11) plus the VFS service charge, and it is not refunded if the visa is refused.
- Your application goes to the Belgian Embassy in New Delhi or the Consulate General in Mumbai, which handles the southern states since the Chennai consulate closed. At the appointment give your fingerprints and photo (skipped if you gave them for a Schengen visa in the last 59 months). A decision usually takes about 15 days, and up to 45 if more checks are needed.
- If you have lawfully used two Schengen visas in the last three years, ask for a multiple-entry visa: under the EU's 2024 cascade rules for Indians you can be given a two-year visa, then a five-year one.
- On your first arrival in the Schengen Area your fingerprints and face are scanned at passport control (the EU Entry/Exit System, in full use since April 2026) instead of a stamp. Allow extra time at Brussels Airport.
Carry: Passport issued within the last 10 years, valid at least 3 months after you leave the Schengen Area, with two blank pages; Completed visa application form and two recent photos (35 x 45 mm); Travel insurance with at least €30,000 medical cover, valid in every Schengen country for the whole trip; Return flight booking and a day-by-day itinerary; Hotel bookings for every night; Bank statements for the last 3-6 months, income-tax returns, and a leave letter from your employer (or business or college papers).
One Schengen visa covers Belgium and every other Schengen country (France, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and more) for up to 90 days in any 180, but not the United Kingdom, which needs its own visa even for a day trip on the Eurostar. ETIAS is only for visa-free travellers, so it does not affect you. Appointment waits and VFS charges vary by centre and season: check visa.vfsglobal.com for your city before you book flights.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
Elsewhere in Belgium in August
Instead in season this month.
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