There are 6 ways to get from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Channel Tunnel by train, unknown, bus, car, car train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, travel
best- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethuntrain Ter
- Walk from Calais Frethun to Channel Tunnelunknown
3h 26mBus, train, travel
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Lillebus 328 / ...
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethuntrain Ter
- Walk from Calais Frethun to Channel Tunnelunknown
4h 36mDrive, Eurotunnel, travel
- Drive from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Walk from Folkestone to Channel Tunnelunknown
3h 17mFly, train, travel
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BRU - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priorytrain
- Walk from Dover Priory to Channel Tunnelunknown
3h 53mTrain, travel via Tournai
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Tournaitrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain Ter
- Walk from Calais Ville to Channel Tunnelunknown
4h 41mTrain, travel via Ghent
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Lille Flandrestrain Ic
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais Villetrain Ter
- Walk from Descenderie to Channel Tunnelunknown
6h 2m
Brussels Airport (BRU) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Brussels Airport (BRU) and Channel Tunnel is 246 km.
The best way to get from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Channel Tunnel without a car is to train and travel which takes 3h 26m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 26m to get from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Channel Tunnel, including transfers.
There are 1256+ hotels available in Channel Tunnel.
What companies run services between Brussels Airport (BRU), Belgium and Channel Tunnel, France?
There is no direct connection from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Channel Tunnel. However, you can take the train to Bruxelles-Midi, take the train to Lille Europe, take the train to Calais Frethun, then travel to Channel Tunnel. Alternatively, you can take a train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Channel Tunnel via Brussels-Nord, Brussels-North train station, Lille, Lille Europe, and Calais Frethun in around 4h 36m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethun
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethun
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Tournai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethun
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethun
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Flandres to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Flandres to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Dover Priory
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- Southeastern
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Flixbus
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