Getting to the Observatory
Ringlaan 3, BE-1180 Brussels
From Brussels-National airport (Zaventem) follow these instructions to get to the ROB:
Plane and car
Quit the airport and follow Brussels (A0). Do not take the Ring, cross it. You will see a Holiday Inn hotel at your right and later the NATO Buildings.
Continue on the Leopold III-boulevard till you get a "T"-form crossroad. Take left and follow the "General Wahis" boulevard direction place Meiser.
Continue straight on the boulevard. It changes of name along, being the Reyers, the rand Whitlock, the St Michel, the Louis Schmidt and finally the Generaal Jacques Blvd. At the end of it follow the "bois de la Cambre / Terkamerenbos".
Enter the "bois de la Cambre / Terkamerenbos".
Once in the woods, take the 2nd exit to avenue De Fré. At the third traffic light, take left to the avenue Houzeau.
Continue to come on the "Ringlaan/avenue Circulaire", where you will find the main entrance (Ringlaan 3).
Plane and train
Direct train from Brussels Airport to Saint-Job, Monday to Friday (no weekends) every hour from 5:47 am to 9:47 p.m. (duration ~ 45 minutes).
Coming from the E19 speedway
FROM E19 ANTWERPEN - BRUSSELS
Take Exit 18, Ruisbroek-Drogenbos.
Take left towards Ukkel-Uccle. You arrive in the Stallestraat. Follow this road and pass several traffic lights, a round point and some more traffic lights until you arrive in the Brugmanlaan. At this point you should turn right towards the De Frélaan. (Pass a little square where a Supermarket GB is).
Follow this road until you pass another supermarket Delhaize and then turn right towards the Houzeaulaan. At the end of this avenue you arrive at the Ringlaan, where you will see the main entrance of the Royal Observatory just in front of you (Ringlaan 3)
COMING FROM E19 PARIS-BERGEN TO BRUSSELS
Follow the direction towards Ring West, Gent-Brussels. Take exit n° 18, Ruisbroek-Drogenbos. Take right towards Ukkel-Uccle. You arrive in the Stallestraat. Follow this road and pass several traffic lights, a round point and some more traffic lights until you arrive in the Brugmanlaan. At this point you should turn right towards the De Frélaan. (Pass a little square where a Supermarket GB is).
Follow this road until you pass another supermarket Delhaize and then turn right towards the Houzeaulaan. At the end of this avenue you arrive at the Ringlaan, where you will see the main entrance of the Royal Observatory just in front of you (Ringlaan 3)
Coming from the E40
COMING FROM E40 LIEGE-LEUVEN TO BRUSSELS
Take the highway until you arrive in Brussels. Stay on the left side of the road and follow zuid (towards Montgomery).
Continue straight forward (Reyerslaan, Louis Schmidtlaan, Generaal Jacqueslaan) until the Terkamerenbos. At the round point, enter left the forest. Take the second exit towards the De Frélaan. At the 3rd traffic lights take left the Houzeaulaan.
At the end of this avenue you arrive at the Ringlaan, where you will see the main entrance of the Royal Observatory just in front of you (Ringlaan 3)
Coming from the E411
COMING FROM E411, NAMUR TO BRUSSELS
Passing the exit Jezus-Eik, follow the highway and drive in the tunnel. Take the first exit Ouderghem. At the 3rd traffic lights go left and take the Vorstlaan in the direction of Bosvoorde. Drive approximately 2 km and at the hippodrome of Bosvoorde take left the Terhulpsesteenweg.
Continue until a cross point in the form of a T. Turn right and take the Waterloosesteenweg. At the 2nd traffic lights go left and take the De Frélaan. At the 3rd traffic lights go left and take the Houzeaulaan.
At the end of this avenue you arrive at the Ringlaan, where you will see the main entrance of the Royal Observatory just in front of you (Ringlaan 3)
FROM THE CENTRAL STATION
At the Brussels central railway station take bus 38 of the STIB/MIVB in the direction 'Héros/Helden' Get off at the stop 'Houzeau'
From there onwards follow the road up the slope to the Observatory (+/- 5 min. walk)
FROM THE SOUTH STATION
- Take Tramway route 4 direction STALLE (P) destination Stalle (P) (14 min). Get off at stop Héros, located on Avenue Brugmann (previous stop: Boetendael).
- Walk to stop Héros (106 m, +/- 2 min)
- Take Bus route 37 direction GARE DE LINKEBEEK destination Gare de Linkebeek (7 min). Get off at stop Observatoire, located on Avenue Circulaire (previous stop: Houzeau).
- Take Tramway route 3 direction CHURCHILL, destination Churchill (11 min). Get off at stop Churchill, located on Avenue Winston Churchill (previous stop: Vanderkindere).
- Walk to stop Cavell (385 m, +/- 5 min).
- The Bus route 60 direction UCCLE CALEVOET, destination Uccle Calevoet (7 min). Get off at stop Observatoire, located on Avenue Circulaire (previous stop: Houzeau).
FROM ST.-JOB STATION
From this station you will have to walk 10 min.:
Follow the "avenue J.P. Carsoel", the "avenue de mercure" and the "avenue circulaire" till you are in front of the main entrance.
One can access this station from North Station and is on the Mechelen-Halle line.
Getting to the Planetarium
Boechoutlaan 10, 1020 Brussels
By car
Via the Ring 0 (exit 8 Wemmel), first left after the King Baudouin Stadium.
By public transport
- Tramways: 7 (stop Heysel), 9, 51 and 93 (stop Stade)
- Bus: 14 or 83 (stop Heysel)
- Metro: line 6 towards King Baudouin (stop Houba-Brugmann)
- Train: station Gare du Midi or Bockstael, then metro line 6 towards King Baudouin (stop Houba-Brugmann)