The Brussels Card

Brussels, Belgium

The Brussels Card is your entrance ticket to a long list of Brussels' museums and ALL the buses, trams and metros of the Brussels Public Transport Company (STIB), except for the lines L12 (Nato-Airport) and N71. For the National Botanical Gardens of Belgium and for the Wellington Museum you have to pay a small supplement as well.

SAVE MONEY WITH THE BRUSSELS CARD:

• Free admission to 24 museums
• Free public transport (all the buses, trams and metros of the Brussels Public Transport Company, except for the lines L12 (Nato-Airport) and N71)
• Free city map

Receive 25% discount in the selected attractions, cultural institutions, shops, restaurants and bars and 5% discount in designer boutiques.

Every card comes with a FREE guidebook with helpful information on the establishments associated with the card, as well as a city map

This guide comes with your Brussels Card and explains everything about the museums below and about other discounts included in the Brussels Card:

• Description
• Where it is
• How to get there
• Opening hours

The descriptions are in 4 languages: Dutch, German, French and English.

USD $30.54

Traveler Reviews

Review by: klay	April 2012
Great Value for Money! Plenty of things to do with the card that's provided, saw a significant savings and made it much easier not to have to spend on door entries.

Review by: Sara D	March 2012
We visited the museums we had wanted to see then went to a few more since they were included. Who knew the Musical Instruments Museum would be so interesting? We went because of the architecture and ended up really getting involved._br/_ I found that the Brussels card and booklet weren't as easy to use as the IAmsterdam card.

Review by: Kenneth R	March 2012
Very useful and easy to use.

Review by: Mecka	March 2012
As the first time, a year ago, I loved Brussels. Art Deco in architecture, Rene Magritte - the beauty I can relate to, and even more...

Review by: Claire T	March 2012
The card was very good and included lots of places - if you aren;t into museums I wouldn't recommend it. Having the transport with it was great as helped us to get round the places. I have found other city passes more helpful - as in they have numbered the things you can do in the book and then put the numbers on the mpa - which helped a lot, however this one was not like this. Just meant we had to use our brains more, which after the fabulous Beer in Brussels was sometimes a task :)_br/_ All in all I would recommend this pass.

Review by: Richard P	December 2011
The card for the U-Bahn was well worth the money. The Atomium was a joke but Mini Europe was very good. I did not have enough time to fully use the card but I like the idea of it as in Paris and Dublin etc. really good idea.

Review by: Anne K	May 2011
Even if you end up spending more on the card than you would have on admissions, it's a bargain. Clutching the card in your hot little hand allows you to bypass the pesky lines at the major museums, and lets you into a lot of the small ones. You also get unlimited transportation on all metro, trams, and buses, saving the hassle of buying individual tickets.

Review by: Aidan D	January 2011
Great value for money. We took the 24 hour card and saw 7 museums in one day. Also used the vouchers for eating out. Great if you need ideas for things to do.

Review by: Centzon Totochtin	November 2010
Great value and easy to use.

Review by: Carol O	October 2010
The Brussels card was easy to redeem, easy to use, and paid for itself the first day.

Review by: Llinos E	October 2010
Very good value for money. It was easy to collect - took the stress away from arriving in a new city and trying to work out how to use the public transport. Used it in several museums.

Review by: Frances R	September 2010
Lots of discounts.

Review by: Linda C	September 2010
Superb value for money and so easy to use. Saved a lot of hassle on the Metro and trams, not to mention in the museums.

Review by: Shirley L	September 2010
it's a very good experience, our guide explains everything in details and the condition of the bus is very good.

Review by: CHILTON T, United States of America	June 2010
Travel cardspasses are great money - and time - savers. All of the best activities and tourist stops are covered in one low price, and no line waiting at the hottest attractions. Definitely recommended.

Review by: Harman Chilton T	June 2010
Travel cardspasses are great money - and time - savers. All of the best activities and tourist stops are covered in one low price, and no line waiting at the hottest attractions. Definitely recommended.

Review by: Arne D, Norway	September 2009
Relatively good value for money. Easy to operate. I did not test the benefits at the eat places and shops in the book!

Review by: Anonymous	September 2009
Relatively good value for money. Easy to operate. I did not test the benefits at the eat places and shops in the book!

Review by: Anonymous, United States of America	April 2009
The tourist office in the train station was not open at the listed hours. I lost a couple of hours tracking down the other tourist office to get my Brussels Card. Otherwise, it was great.

Review by: Anonymous, United Kingdom	April 2009
Investing in a Brussels Card prior to our trip made transport and visits to museums and art galleries very straightforward, and good value for money if you had a busy itinerary and used it well.

Review by: Michelle B, United Kingdom	September 2008
I feel the Brussels Card gave me some reassurance coming to a 'foreign land' not knowing their transport systems, so the 72-hr card gave me the freedom to travel on the metro whenever and wherever I wanted. I did notice however that there are no ticket checks and the turnstiles were always open, so the card wasn't needed as many locals just hopped on and off without validating any tickets in the yellow machines. Although I did pop my travel ticket in at the beginning of my trip. Was their transport free? I enjoyed the free entry at many museums and discounts at the Atomium, mini-Europe, and restaurants. I did a lot of walking as I discovered after day 1 it was quicker to get from Rogier Place to Grand Place on foot via the pedestrianised shopping street, Rue Neuve, than waiting 8 minutes for the metro to arrive. I did not understand the bus system, so I chose to either tram, metro or walk the town. Brussels is eclectically a beautiful architectural city and the people are courteous and make one feel welcome. Like any city, it also has its dirty streets and public places, but on the whole I enjoyed my visit and the taste of the food and art. I may be back some day again!

Review by: Eric C, United States of America	May 2008
The card is snubbed at with the retailers, it really doesn't offer any good values except the public transportation. Was way over priced for what you get in my opinions, I bought 3 and it was a waste of good money.

Review by: Geraldine B, United Kingdom	August 2007
I found the Brussels Card a waste of money. I purchased the 72hr card and hardly used it. I couldn't see any bus stops to use it on the bus pass and wasn't on trams either. I would not recommend this card to anyone.

Review by: Sally Y, United States of America	July 2007
My husband and I were in Brussels for four days, so I bought the 72-hour card. We had a chance to go to three museums, two of which I could have easily skipped. When we presented the card at one of the museums, we were questioned, and the teller closely scrutinized our cards, as if we were trying to pull a fast one and get in free. I would not buy this again.

Review by: Anonymous, United Kingdom	February 2007
We went to Brussels to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary. Buying a Brussels card made life much easier for us. It was so easy just to hop on and off the public transport without worrying if you had the correct change for the machines. It was nice just to walk into a museum and not have to pay for it. We didn't have a lot of spare time to visit the art galleries - we'll have to come back another time and buy another Brussels card to do all the galleries, there are so many of them! _br /__br /_ We would recommend Brussels and the Brussels card to anyone thinking of travelling to Belgium in the future, it is a great place to spend a long weekend.

Review by: Anonymous, United Kingdom	July 2006
Brussels was great, but the card was a complete waste of money for us. We didn't even take it out of the plastic. I like museums but you have to go to a lot of museums to get your money's worth, and there just isn't time in 72 hours.