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Brussels to Antwerp by train or road

About 48 km. The train is fastest at 51 min; the train is cheapest, from ₹720 per person.

Antwerp to Brussels

Fastest

Train

SNCB IC, Brussels–Antwerpen-Centraal (direct)

51 min door to door

Cheapest

Train

SNCB IC, Brussels–Antwerpen-Centraal (direct)

from ₹720 per person

Best value

Train

SNCB IC, Brussels–Antwerpen-Centraal (direct)

cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)

Every option, compared

Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.

ModeServiceTimeFareRunsBook
TrainSNCB IC, Brussels–Antwerpen-Centraal (direct)51 min₹720–₹1,390per personDailyRome2Rio ↗
Private carTaxi / private transfer, per vehicle1 h₹10,270–₹20,580per car (up to 4)DailyRome2Rio ↗
  • Train, SNCB IC, Brussels–Antwerpen-Centraal (direct): Several an hour, 40-50 minutes; Antwerpen-Centraal is in the centre, beside the diamond district.
  • Private car, Taxi / private transfer, per vehicle: The Antwerp ring is one of Europe's busiest roads: allow more at rush hour.

Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.

What it costs your group, one way

Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.

Option2 people4 people
Train · SNCB IC, Brussels–Antwerpen-Centraal (direct)₹1,440–₹2,780₹2,880–₹5,560
Private car · Taxi / private transfer, per vehicle₹10,270–₹20,580₹10,270–₹20,580

Once you’re in Antwerp

  • Best time: April – June, September – October
  • Typical stay: 2 days
  • November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (April – June, September – October). Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.

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