From 3.8 to 6.9 euros — the train to Brussels National Airport is becoming too expensive according to Minister of Mobility Jean-Luc Crucke

by Boomtown_Rat

13 comments

  1. De private investeerders hebben meer dan 20 keer hun geld terugverdiend. Spijtig dat de bevolking niet mag genieten van de voordelen van de belangrijkste spoorweg.

  2. Are they actually trying to scare people away from taking the train to the airport? Taking the train to BRU from the coast is crazy expensive already. Soon it’ll be cheaper to just take the company car and park it at the lowcost parking.

  3. The real OGs remember when the supplement was 2 EUR… and introduced as something TEMPORARY

  5. It’s cheaper for me to take a taxi to the airport than the train and I live in Schaarbeek not far from Noord. Wild times.

  6. Oh no my 358 euro flight plus 8 euro starbucks coffee plus 7 euro croissant plus hotel stay plus… got three euros more expensive.

    Even if you’re flying twice a month, this is 12 euros monthly extra… On top of a massive list of other costs.

    Charleroi airport recently introduced a 3-euro cost just for passing through the kiss and ride zone. Now that’s ridiculous.

  7. Is it really that expensive? A taxi is easily 100 eur with luggage and multiple people.

  8. Lets face it, if public transport is equal or more expensive then car ownership then there is something wrong.
    And yes, i feel like we pay already enough for our cars and its fuel / electricity.

  9. Protip to avoid this: take the train to Vilvoorde, then a regular bus to the airport. Way cheaper and only a bit slower.

  10. Yeah, well. Fix you freaking prices before you blame people for not favouring public transport.
    A few years ago, it costed me already like 12€ for a round trip for Braine-l’Alleud/Brussels. It’s even worse now, I guess. Now, I’m just taking my car. At least, I know I’m going back home the same day and I don’t feel ripped off.

  11. De diabolo taks is iets crimineels, net als tol tunnels. We betalen meer dan genoeg belasting in dit land om de infrastructuur gratis te houden voor de burger

  12. ​In summary: The government did not borrow the money itself, mainly to avoid increasing the short-term national debt and to comply with European budget criteria, so they had a private entity take out a loan in their place. The (much higher) bill for this choice is now being spread out over 35 years and paid by the train passengers.

  13. I can’t imagine 3 euros will make much difference if the airport is your destination.

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