There are 11 ways to get from Spain to Brussels by plane, bus, taxi, train or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly Bilbao to Brussels
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Fly from Bilbao (BIO) to Brussels (BRU)
Cheapest option
Fly Barcelona to Brussels
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Fly from Barcelona (BCN) to Brussels (BRU)
9 alternative options
Fly Valencia to Brussels
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Fly from Valencia (VLC) to Brussels (BRU)
Fly Madrid to Brussels
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Fly from Madrid (MAD) to Brussels (BRU)
Fly Malaga to Brussels
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Fly from Malaga (AGP) to Brussels (BRU)
Fly Barcelona to Charleroi, bus
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Fly from Barcelona (BCN) to Charleroi (CRL)
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Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussel Zuid West
Taxi to Girona, fly to Charleroi, bus
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Take the taxi from Barcelona to Girona Airport
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Fly from Girona (GRO) to Charleroi (CRL)
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Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussel Zuid West
Train
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Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
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Take the train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
Bus, train
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Take the bus from Barcelona Nord - Bus Station to Perpignan
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Take the train from Perpignan to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
Bus
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Take the bus from Barcelona to Brussels-North train station
Drive
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Drive from Barcelona to Brussels
Spain to Brussels by bus and train
Travel safe during COVID-19
International entry into Belgium from Spain
- Entry is partially open for citizens and permanent residents of Spain
Conditions of entry into Belgium from Spain
- Travellers must present a negative COVID-19 test as either a RT-PCR performed within 72 hours prior to arrival, or an Antigen test performed within 24 hours prior to arrival
- Travellers with a certificate of vaccination are exempt from providing a negative COVID-19 test
- Travellers who have recovered from COVID-19 in the last 6 months are exempt from providing a negative COVID-19 test (certificate needed)
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- Travellers must present a negative COVID-19 test as either a RT-PCR performed within 72 hours prior to arrival, or an Antigen test performed within 24 hours prior to arrival
- Travellers with a certificate of vaccination are exempt from providing a negative COVID-19 test
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, but conditions apply when entering Belgium from Spain.
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- Face masks are mandatory
- There is a social distancing requirement of 1.5 metres
- Observe COVID-19 safety rules
The national COVID-19 helpline number in Brussels is 800 14689.
Wearing a face mask on public transport in Brussels is mandatory.
The social distance requirement in Brussels is 1.5 metres.
Make yourself known to an official member of staff and/or call the national coronavirus helpline number on 800 14689.
No, but conditions apply when returning to Spain from Belgium.
See options for return travel.
Last updated: 10 May 2022
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Questions & Answers
The cost-effective way to get from Spain to Brussels is to bus, which costs €60 - €80 and takes 21h 5m.
The quickest way to get from Spain to Brussels is to fly which costs €65 - €280 and takes 4h 45m.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Barcelona and arriving at Brussels-North train station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 21h 5m.
The distance between Spain and Brussels is 1468 km. The road distance is 1339.6 km.
The best way to get from Spain to Brussels without a car is to train which takes 9h 58m and costs €160 - €290.
It takes approximately 4h 45m to get from Spain to Brussels, including transfers.
Spain to Brussels bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Barcelona station.
The best way to get from Spain to Brussels is to fly which takes 4h 45m and costs €65 - €280. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €160 - €290 and takes 9h 58m, you could also bus, which costs €60 - €80 and takes 21h 5m.
The quickest flight from Bilbao Airport to Brussels Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 50m.
Spain to Brussels bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
- Distance: 1467.9 km
- Duration: 4h 45m
What companies run services between Spain and Brussels, Belgium?
Brussels Airlines, Iberia and Lufthansa fly from Bilbao to Brussels twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Barcelona to Brussels via Pg Sant Antoni - Vallespir, Barcelona-Sants, Paris Gare De Lyon, Gare de Lyon, Gare du Nord, and Paris Nord in around 9h 58m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30 - €290
Flights from Valencia to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50 - €330
Flights from Valencia to Brussels via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50 - €330
Flights from Valencia to Brussels via Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50 - €330
Flights from Valencia to Brussels via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50 - €330
Flights from Madrid to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30 - €290
Flights from Malaga to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60 - €370
Flights from Malaga to Brussels via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60 - €370
Flights from Malaga to Brussels via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60 - €370
Flights from Barcelona to Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30 - €390
Flights from Barcelona to Charleroi via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30 - €390
Flights from Barcelona to Charleroi via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30 - €390
Flights from Girona to Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45 - €380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao to Brussels via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110 - €600
Flights from Barcelona to Brussels via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90 - €420
Flights from Barcelona to Brussels via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90 - €420
Flights from Valencia to Brussels via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130 - €400
Flights from Madrid to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60 - €320
Flights from Madrid to Brussels via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85 - €350
Flights from Madrid to Brussels via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85 - €350
Flights from Malaga to Brussels via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170 - €600
Flights from Malaga to Brussels via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170 - €600
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Bilbao to Brussels via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €440
Flights from Barcelona to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40 - €270
Flights from Valencia to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85 - €330
Flights from Valencia to Brussels via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110 - €360
Flights from Madrid to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60 - €280
Flights from Malaga to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €450
Flights from Malaga to Brussels via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110 - €400
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao to Brussels via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €440
Flights from Barcelona to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40 - €270
Flights from Valencia to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85 - €330
Flights from Valencia to Brussels via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110 - €360
Flights from Madrid to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60 - €280
Flights from Malaga to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €450
Flights from Malaga to Brussels via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110 - €400
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Bilbao to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130 - €650
Flights from Barcelona to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80 - €390
Flights from Valencia to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €430
Flights from Madrid to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60 - €320
Flights from Malaga to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Barcelona to Brussels via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100 - €490
Flights from Valencia to Brussels via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100 - €420
Flights from Valencia to Brussels via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €420
Flights from Malaga to Brussels via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170 - €550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Barcelona to Brussels via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120 - €480
Flights from Valencia to Brussels via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130 - €490
Flights from Madrid to Brussels via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120 - €430
Flights from Malaga to Brussels via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140 - €600
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Madrid to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50 - €280
Flights from Malaga to Brussels via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120 - €400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona to Brussels via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65 - €330
Flights from Valencia to Brussels via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45 - €230
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Valencia to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €550
Flights from Malaga to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130 - €440
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Madrid to Brussels via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170 - €750
Flights from Malaga to Brussels via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €170 - €900
- Phone
- +34 902 320 320
- comunicacion@renfe.es
- Website
- renfe-sncf.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85 - €120
- Website
- renfe-sncf.com
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- Phone
- +32 70 66 77 88
- Website
- thalys.com
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75 - €160
- Website
- Thalys
- Standard
- €75 - €110
- Comfort
- €90 - €120
- Premium
- €110 - €160
France’s high-speed TGV train network runs at speeds of up to 320km/h connecting major cities across France and into neighbouring countries. All TGV tickets include a seat reservation; seating is 1+2 in 1st class, 2+2 in 2nd class. Popular routes include Paris to Marseille and Paris to Strasbourg. Most TGVs have a cafe area, power points at each seat and WiFi.
Contact Details
- Phone
- 0033 892 353535
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Perpignan to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €170 - €240
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 2nd Class
- €170 - €200
- 1st Class
- €200 - €240
- Phone
- +352 26 58 57 1
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussel Zuid West
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11 - €16
- Website
- Flibco
- Standard Ticket
- €11 - €14
As the bus subsidiary of French railway SNCF, Ouibus offers eco-friendly coaches serving 35 French cities and 10 European cities at affordable fares. Ouibus journeys are safe and comfortable, with the four-star coaches offering power outlets, restrooms and WiFi. All Ouibus stations are located close to town centres for easy access to public transport. Getting on one of the 130 daily journeys is easy - electronic travel documents include your ticket and a personalised mini-guide with handy information.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 71 53 01 80
- Website
- blablacar.fr
Bus from Barcelona Nord - Bus Station to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10 - €13
- Website
- Blablabus
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Barcelona to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11 - €15
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60 - €80
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- +34 937 065 366
- Website
- barcelonanord.barcelona
Bus from Barcelona Nord to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- Comuto Pro
A Spanish subsidiary of National Express, ALSA provides bus and coach services across Spain and neighbouring countries including Portugal, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland and Malta. Founded in 1923, ALSA values service and the customer experience. Buses are equipped with communal TV screens showing movies, individual behind-seat screens, ALSA radio, app for books and music, and free WiFi. ALSA services are accessible to people with disabilities, and guide dogs are welcome on all journeys. There are three types of tickets on offer (Frequent Traveller Pass, Share Pass and ALSA Pass), along with discounts for senior citizens, students and children.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 902 42 22 42
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Barcelona to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16 - €22
- Website
- alsa.com
- Phone
- +34 937 065 366
- Website
- barcelonanord.barcelona
Bus from Barcelona Nord to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Estació d'autobusos Barcelona Nord
Taxi from Barcelona to Girona Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- taxisaeropuertogirona.com
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Read the travel guideMore Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Spain to Brussels is 1340 km. It takes approximately 12h 29m to drive from Spain to Brussels.
Brussels Airlines, Iberia and Lufthansa offer flights from Bilbao Airport to Brussels Airport.
Book your Spain to Brussels bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 396+ hotels available in Brussels. Prices start at €87 per night.
The best way to get from Spain to Bilbao Airport is to bus which takes 31 min and costs €1 - €2.