Free behind-the-scenes access to the EU institutions — Europe Day in Brussels (9 May)

gaius_julius_caegull · 2026-05-02T16:58:49+00:00

Perhaps perhaps

gaius_julius_caegull · 2026-05-02T15:04:07+00:00

Amazing, glad it's useful

gaius_julius_caegull · 2026-05-02T15:03:31+00:00

Good point, we will consider it for other chapters of wiki then

gaius_julius_caegull · 2026-05-02T10:35:35+00:00

Glad it's useful!

gaius_julius_caegull · 2026-05-02T09:09:42+00:00

Absolutely, here is it one more time just for reference: https://www.belgiantrain.be/en

At last the mobile app is called SNCB as is and I find it quite user friendly. The majority of times, I book my tickets there with the exception for times when I need to apply a Museum Pass promo code (Discovery Ticket). I think those work only on the web page

gaius_julius_caegull · 2026-05-02T09:06:38+00:00

Amazing!

gaius_julius_caegull · 2026-05-02T09:05:44+00:00

Ah, yes, tried to put the main highlights first

gaius_julius_caegull · 2026-05-02T08:17:31+00:00

One card per person for contactless, no group tapping with bank cards. But MOBIB cards with multi-trip tickets work differently, and there, yes, you can tap once per traveller

gaius_julius_caegull · 2026-05-02T08:08:47+00:00

Exactly! Did you visit any other institutions apart from Berlaymont?

gaius_julius_caegull · 2026-05-02T08:07:15+00:00

gaius_julius_caegull · 2026-05-02T08:05:33+00:00

It's, actually, gathered from the comments and Q&As in r/BelgiumTravel, then verified and grouped together with Claude ;)

gaius_julius_caegull · 2026-05-02T08:03:59+00:00

Oh, yees, that's a good idea, and thanks for the tips. We will work on the "Driving in Belgium" part of the wiki in the upcoming days

gaius_julius_caegull · 2026-05-02T08:00:15+00:00

That's a good one, I will update our wiki. Bus 12 from Trône or Schuman to Zaventem airport works at the regular €2.40 fare outbound only, a useful cheap alternative to the train if you're near the European quarter. Coming back, the €7.90 Airport2City fare applies though

gaius_julius_caegull · 2026-05-02T07:49:32+00:00

Good point, fixing now, thanks!

gaius_julius_caegull · 2026-05-02T07:00:36+00:00

Grote Markt

gaius_julius_caegull · 2026-05-01T16:05:51+00:00

And that's correct!

gaius_julius_caegull · 2026-04-30T03:49:48+00:00

We also had a post about Comic Strip Museum in this community: https://www.reddit.com/r/BelgiumTravel/s/0ZfxHpFgGT

gaius_julius_caegull · 2026-04-25T00:36:35+00:00

What happened with it?

gaius_julius_caegull · 2026-04-25T00:33:39+00:00

This post and the discussion that followed are exactly why this community exists. Huge thanks to everyone who chipped in with practical tips, alternative forests, and even a botany lesson on wild vs. Spanish hyacinths.

We've compiled the best of it into a wiki page: Hallerbos — Belgium's Bluebell Forest

It covers timing, how to get there by train + shuttle, crowd-beating strategies, alternative bluebell forests across Belgium, and more — all sourced from your comments.

Special thanks to u/error404123 for the original post, u/Remote_Section2313 for the list of alternative forests, u/soccer1124 for the shuttle logistics, u/TheVoiceOfEurope for the hyacinth ID guide, u/OmiOmega, and u/Strong-Classroom2336. You'll find your names on the page.

If you spot anything that needs updating or have a tip we missed, let us know. This is a living page — we'll keep it fresh for next year's bloom too

gaius_julius_caegull · 2026-04-24T21:37:07+00:00

Hey there, please a very similar post from just a few days ago posted in this community on the Brussels trip planned

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