Brussels, Belgium Master Thread

[PlatinumGuy]

There is nothing worth seeing in Brussels

[tzvicoco]

Are there kosher waffles in Antwerp?

[ad120]

How much would a taxi be from Antwerp to:
Schiphol airport?
Orly Airport?
Endhoven Airport?

[shaulyaakov]

How much would a taxi be from Antwerp to:
Schiphol airport?
Orly Airport?
Endhoven Airport?

Why would you not take the train?

[blue eyes]

Why would you not take the train?

Ams is approx $200

[ad120]

Why would you not take the train?

There are no trains that get in for a  6-7AM flight out.

[shaulyaakov]

There are no trains that get in for a  6-7AM flight out.

It's at least a 2 hour drive, so once you add in 2 hours minimum getting to the airport before your flight, you're talking about leaving at 2AM - might as well go the night before.

[ad120]

It's at least a 2 hour drive, so once you add in 2 hours minimum getting to the airport before your flight, you're talking about leaving at 2AM - might as well go the night before.

Not if you are in for a wedding.

[thejerseyguy]

Does anyone have experience taking the TGV from Paris to Brussels. Do they check passports?

[S209]

Brussels basically has very little to see unless you want to see a statue of a boy peeing

+1

What is up with that??

When I went (the week of the 2016 airport bombing) we got stalked and chased by a band of Arabs so it was fun

[tmendy226]

Does anyone have experience taking the TGV from Paris to Brussels. Do they check passports?

It’s technically not TGV but thalys.

I haven’t done it since COVID but pre COVID ID checks were on board of the train. Make sure to be there a few min before as you have to go through metal detectors (since one of the terrorist attacks a few years ago)

Otherwise very nice train and very smooth trip

[SuperFlyer]

They check,  also for covid tests.
Does anyone have experience taking the TGV from Paris to Brussels. Do they check passports?

They do, and also check four covid tests.

[nonstoptravel101]

Have a six hour stop over two separate tickets though... Have to recheck my luggage. Anywhere to leave in the airport? I'm assuming I can't check in 6 hours before my next flight?

[Saulius]

Have a six hour stop over two separate tickets though... Have to recheck my luggage. Anywhere to leave in the airport? I'm assuming I can't check in 6 hours before my next flight?

Brussels Airport has self-service baggage lockers on level 0 of the terminal, near the bus station. See: https://www.brusselsairport.be/en/passengers/at-the-airport/services/overview/luggage-lockers

[bp27]

What are my chances of having a minyan in Brussels Airport before a flight to TLV? 9:40 flight, so no chance of anyone local being able to daven in Antwerp before the flight (I will be on a stopover from JFK).

Also, if there will be a minyan, will they generally be by the gate or in the shul? (I don't know how accessible the shul is from the Non Schengen gates).

[deals]

What are my chances of having a minyan in Brussels Airport before a flight to TLV? 9:40 flight, so no chance of anyone local being able to daven in Antwerp before the flight (I will be on a stopover from JFK).

Also, if there will be a minyan, will they generally be by the gate or in the shul? (I don't know how accessible the shul is from the Non Schengen gates).

as people cant daven in antwerp u should have minyan in airport , shul is accessible once u pass passport , its on second floor by the stores

[bp27]

as people cant daven in antwerp u should have minyan in airport , shul is accessible once u pass passport , its on second floor by the stores

There indeed was minyan in the shul during my stopovers in both directions. Thank you.

[madhocker]

There indeed was minyan in the shul during my stopovers in both directions. Thank you.

Any specific times or just when 10 people got together?

Did you have to go through customs to get to the shul?

[bp27]

Any specific times or just when 10 people got together?

Did you have to go through customs to get to the shul?

No specific time, but both days it started around 8am. Given the flights to NY leave around 10:00 and the flight to TLV around 9:40, it happens to work out best at that time and everone kind of showed up about the same time.

This is accessible from the B gates (just above the Duty Free Shops), and is after immigration and security. Meaning that once you are in the airport departure area (B Gates, non Schengen), you will not have to go through immigration or security to go to the shul or from the shul to the gates.