how to get to Brussels Grand Place
Aug 11th 2004, 6:35 am
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how to get to Brussels Grand Place
I have a Eurail pass and will use it to travel from Paris to Brussels.
Apparently the train stops at the Gare du Midi in Brussels, but I want to
get off at the Gare Centrale. Any suggestions about how to get there?
Thanks,
Steve
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Apparently the train stops at the Gare du Midi in Brussels, but I want to
get off at the Gare Centrale. Any suggestions about how to get there?
Thanks,
Steve
[email protected]
Aug 11th 2004, 6:44 am
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Re: how to get to Brussels Grand Place
"Steve Frank" <[email protected]> wrote in news:EFtSc.21505$Jp6.9570
@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net:
> I have a Eurail pass and will use it to travel from Paris to Brussels.
> Apparently the train stops at the Gare du Midi in Brussels, but I want to
> get off at the Gare Centrale. Any suggestions about how to get there?
> Thanks,
> Steve
> [email protected]
>
>
>
It isn't a far walk and the walk takes you by some interesting buildings in
the Grand Sablon but otherwise take a local such as the train to Zaavendem
(airport) Centrale is only one stop away.
@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net:
> I have a Eurail pass and will use it to travel from Paris to Brussels.
> Apparently the train stops at the Gare du Midi in Brussels, but I want to
> get off at the Gare Centrale. Any suggestions about how to get there?
> Thanks,
> Steve
> [email protected]
>
>
>
It isn't a far walk and the walk takes you by some interesting buildings in
the Grand Sablon but otherwise take a local such as the train to Zaavendem
(airport) Centrale is only one stop away.
Aug 11th 2004, 5:08 pm
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Re: how to get to Brussels Grand Place
You can get pedestrian routes at www.mappy.com. There isn't any Gare du
Midi that I could find...do you mean the Gare Bruxelles-Central?
"Steve Frank" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I have a Eurail pass and will use it to travel from Paris to Brussels.
> Apparently the train stops at the Gare du Midi in Brussels, but I want to
> get off at the Gare Centrale. Any suggestions about how to get there?
> Thanks,
> Steve
> [email protected]
Midi that I could find...do you mean the Gare Bruxelles-Central?
"Steve Frank" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected] link.net...
> I have a Eurail pass and will use it to travel from Paris to Brussels.
> Apparently the train stops at the Gare du Midi in Brussels, but I want to
> get off at the Gare Centrale. Any suggestions about how to get there?
> Thanks,
> Steve
> [email protected]
Aug 11th 2004, 7:02 pm
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Re: how to get to Brussels Grand Place
In the message news:[email protected] link.net...
"Steve Frank" <[email protected]> wrote
> I have a Eurail pass and will use it to travel from Paris to Brussels.
> Apparently the train stops at the Gare du Midi in Brussels, but I want to
> get off at the Gare Centrale. Any suggestions about how to get there?
The only station in Brussels where direct trains from Paris (Thalys and SNCF
TGVs from Marne-la-Vallée Chessy and Aeroport CDG, via Lille Europe) stop is
called "Bruxelles Midi/Brussel Zuid". It is a major transport interchange
located on the south side of the inner ring road, about 3 km from the Grand'
Place (which is in the city centre). You have three main options (start by
getting a town plan/map from the Tourist kiosk in the central circulating
area):
- walking via Ave Fonsny, the boulevards de Stalingrad and du Midi,
- following the tram pictogram signs to the ground-level tram halt and
taking a tram north on any route *except 18, 82 and 83* that run underground
beneath a series of boulevards (get off at 'Bourse/Beurs' and walk about
250m east) or
- taking any non-international train heading north from Midi/Zuid to
Bruxelles Centrale/Brussel Centraal' and then walk about 250m west.
As you hold a Eurail Pass, the last-mentioned option is the obvious
solution. Trains run frequently (but from different platforms) and you
should confirm that 'Bruxelles Centrale/Brussel Centraal' appears on the
list of stopping-points given on the flat-screen display *at the foot of the
escalator or stairs* giving access to the platform concerned (Note: this
list is NOT displayed on the plaftform itself). The rail journey takes only
a few minutes.
Regards,
- Alan (in Brussels, mind the spamtrap)
"Steve Frank" <[email protected]> wrote
> I have a Eurail pass and will use it to travel from Paris to Brussels.
> Apparently the train stops at the Gare du Midi in Brussels, but I want to
> get off at the Gare Centrale. Any suggestions about how to get there?
The only station in Brussels where direct trains from Paris (Thalys and SNCF
TGVs from Marne-la-Vallée Chessy and Aeroport CDG, via Lille Europe) stop is
called "Bruxelles Midi/Brussel Zuid". It is a major transport interchange
located on the south side of the inner ring road, about 3 km from the Grand'
Place (which is in the city centre). You have three main options (start by
getting a town plan/map from the Tourist kiosk in the central circulating
area):
- walking via Ave Fonsny, the boulevards de Stalingrad and du Midi,
- following the tram pictogram signs to the ground-level tram halt and
taking a tram north on any route *except 18, 82 and 83* that run underground
beneath a series of boulevards (get off at 'Bourse/Beurs' and walk about
250m east) or
- taking any non-international train heading north from Midi/Zuid to
Bruxelles Centrale/Brussel Centraal' and then walk about 250m west.
As you hold a Eurail Pass, the last-mentioned option is the obvious
solution. Trains run frequently (but from different platforms) and you
should confirm that 'Bruxelles Centrale/Brussel Centraal' appears on the
list of stopping-points given on the flat-screen display *at the foot of the
escalator or stairs* giving access to the platform concerned (Note: this
list is NOT displayed on the plaftform itself). The rail journey takes only
a few minutes.
Regards,
- Alan (in Brussels, mind the spamtrap)
Aug 11th 2004, 7:32 pm
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Re: how to get to Brussels Grand Place
On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 01:08:24 -0400, "Mark Fagan" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>You can get pedestrian routes at www.mappy.com. There isn't any Gare du
>Midi that I could find...do you mean the Gare Bruxelles-Central?
There is a Brussels-Midi
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/phaedeau/...Web%20Page.htm
the train from Paris stops at Brussels-Midi.
>"Steve Frank" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected] hlink.net...
>> I have a Eurail pass and will use it to travel from Paris to Brussels.
>> Apparently the train stops at the Gare du Midi in Brussels, but I want to
>> get off at the Gare Centrale. Any suggestions about how to get there?
Take a connecting train or chose a train from Paris that stops at
both.
wrote:
>You can get pedestrian routes at www.mappy.com. There isn't any Gare du
>Midi that I could find...do you mean the Gare Bruxelles-Central?
There is a Brussels-Midi
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/phaedeau/...Web%20Page.htm
the train from Paris stops at Brussels-Midi.
>"Steve Frank" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected] hlink.net...
>> I have a Eurail pass and will use it to travel from Paris to Brussels.
>> Apparently the train stops at the Gare du Midi in Brussels, but I want to
>> get off at the Gare Centrale. Any suggestions about how to get there?
Take a connecting train or chose a train from Paris that stops at
both.
Aug 11th 2004, 11:11 pm
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Re: how to get to Brussels Grand Place
"Mark Fagan" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> You can get pedestrian routes at www.mappy.com. There isn't any Gare
> du Midi that I could find...do you mean the Gare Bruxelles-Central?
>
> "Steve Frank" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected] link.net...
>> I have a Eurail pass and will use it to travel from Paris to
>> Brussels.
>> Apparently the train stops at the Gare du Midi in Brussels, but I
>> want to get off at the Gare Centrale. Any suggestions about how to
>> get there? Thanks,
>> Steve
>> [email protected]
>
>
midi is the french version of Zuid (IIRC)
news:[email protected] :
> You can get pedestrian routes at www.mappy.com. There isn't any Gare
> du Midi that I could find...do you mean the Gare Bruxelles-Central?
>
> "Steve Frank" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected] link.net...
>> I have a Eurail pass and will use it to travel from Paris to
>> Brussels.
>> Apparently the train stops at the Gare du Midi in Brussels, but I
>> want to get off at the Gare Centrale. Any suggestions about how to
>> get there? Thanks,
>> Steve
>> [email protected]
>
>
midi is the french version of Zuid (IIRC)
Aug 12th 2004, 1:59 am
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Re: how to get to Brussels Grand Place
On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 06:11:17 -0500, in rec.travel.europe, jcoulter
<[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
...
... midi is the french version of Zuid (IIRC)
Yes, you do.
<[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
...
... midi is the french version of Zuid (IIRC)
Yes, you do.
Aug 12th 2004, 2:39 am
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Re: how to get to Brussels Grand Place
Just shows you have to be careful with info from the Net!
"Alan (in Brussels)" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In the message
news:[email protected] link.net...
> "Steve Frank" <[email protected]> wrote
> > I have a Eurail pass and will use it to travel from Paris to Brussels.
> > Apparently the train stops at the Gare du Midi in Brussels, but I want
to
> > get off at the Gare Centrale. Any suggestions about how to get there?
> The only station in Brussels where direct trains from Paris (Thalys and
SNCF
> TGVs from Marne-la-Vallée Chessy and Aeroport CDG, via Lille Europe) stop
is
> called "Bruxelles Midi/Brussel Zuid". It is a major transport interchange
> located on the south side of the inner ring road, about 3 km from the
Grand'
> Place (which is in the city centre). You have three main options (start by
> getting a town plan/map from the Tourist kiosk in the central circulating
> area):
> - walking via Ave Fonsny, the boulevards de Stalingrad and du Midi,
> - following the tram pictogram signs to the ground-level tram halt and
> taking a tram north on any route *except 18, 82 and 83* that run
underground
> beneath a series of boulevards (get off at 'Bourse/Beurs' and walk about
> 250m east) or
> - taking any non-international train heading north from Midi/Zuid to
> Bruxelles Centrale/Brussel Centraal' and then walk about 250m west.
> As you hold a Eurail Pass, the last-mentioned option is the obvious
> solution. Trains run frequently (but from different platforms) and you
> should confirm that 'Bruxelles Centrale/Brussel Centraal' appears on the
> list of stopping-points given on the flat-screen display *at the foot of
the
> escalator or stairs* giving access to the platform concerned (Note: this
> list is NOT displayed on the plaftform itself). The rail journey takes
only
> a few minutes.
> Regards,
> - Alan (in Brussels, mind the spamtrap)
"Alan (in Brussels)" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In the message
news:[email protected] link.net...
> "Steve Frank" <[email protected]> wrote
> > I have a Eurail pass and will use it to travel from Paris to Brussels.
> > Apparently the train stops at the Gare du Midi in Brussels, but I want
to
> > get off at the Gare Centrale. Any suggestions about how to get there?
> The only station in Brussels where direct trains from Paris (Thalys and
SNCF
> TGVs from Marne-la-Vallée Chessy and Aeroport CDG, via Lille Europe) stop
is
> called "Bruxelles Midi/Brussel Zuid". It is a major transport interchange
> located on the south side of the inner ring road, about 3 km from the
Grand'
> Place (which is in the city centre). You have three main options (start by
> getting a town plan/map from the Tourist kiosk in the central circulating
> area):
> - walking via Ave Fonsny, the boulevards de Stalingrad and du Midi,
> - following the tram pictogram signs to the ground-level tram halt and
> taking a tram north on any route *except 18, 82 and 83* that run
underground
> beneath a series of boulevards (get off at 'Bourse/Beurs' and walk about
> 250m east) or
> - taking any non-international train heading north from Midi/Zuid to
> Bruxelles Centrale/Brussel Centraal' and then walk about 250m west.
> As you hold a Eurail Pass, the last-mentioned option is the obvious
> solution. Trains run frequently (but from different platforms) and you
> should confirm that 'Bruxelles Centrale/Brussel Centraal' appears on the
> list of stopping-points given on the flat-screen display *at the foot of
the
> escalator or stairs* giving access to the platform concerned (Note: this
> list is NOT displayed on the plaftform itself). The rail journey takes
only
> a few minutes.
> Regards,
> - Alan (in Brussels, mind the spamtrap)
Aug 12th 2004, 5:58 am
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Re: how to get to Brussels Grand Place
A couple of minor corrections to my message:
news:[email protected]...
> In the message
news:[email protected] link.net...
> "Steve Frank" <[email protected]> wrote
> > I have a Eurail pass and will use it to travel from Paris to Brussels.
> > Apparently the train stops at the Gare du Midi in Brussels, but I want
to
> > get off at the Gare Centrale. Any suggestions about how to get there?
> The only station in Brussels where direct trains from Paris (Thalys and
SNCF
> TGVs from Marne-la-Vallée Chessy and Aeroport CDG, via Lille Europe) stop
is
> called "Bruxelles Midi/Brussel Zuid". It is a major transport interchange
> located on the south side of the inner ring road, about 3 km
No! in fact, nearer 1.5 km/1 mile from the Grand'
> Place (which is in the city centre). You have three main options (start by
> getting a town plan/map from the Tourist kiosk in the central circulating
> area):
> - walking via Ave Fonsny, the boulevards de Stalingrad and du Midi,
That should be via the Aves Fonsny and Stalingrad, then the Rue du Midi;
> - following the tram pictogram signs to the ground-level tram halt and
> taking a tram north on any route *except 18, 82 and 83* that run
underground
> beneath a series of boulevards (get off at 'Bourse/Beurs' and walk about
> 250m east) or
> - taking any non-international train heading north from Midi/Zuid to
> Bruxelles Centrale/Brussel Centraal' and then walk about 250m west.
BTW, the street plans of both www.mappy.be and www.viamichelin.com show the
station as 'Bruxelles Central' . And the latter shows the starting point as
"Bruxelles Zuid" - presumably the full name in both languages takes too much
space ;-)
<SNIP the rest>
Regards,
- Alan (in Bruxelles)
news:[email protected]...
> In the message
news:[email protected] link.net...
> "Steve Frank" <[email protected]> wrote
> > I have a Eurail pass and will use it to travel from Paris to Brussels.
> > Apparently the train stops at the Gare du Midi in Brussels, but I want
to
> > get off at the Gare Centrale. Any suggestions about how to get there?
> The only station in Brussels where direct trains from Paris (Thalys and
SNCF
> TGVs from Marne-la-Vallée Chessy and Aeroport CDG, via Lille Europe) stop
is
> called "Bruxelles Midi/Brussel Zuid". It is a major transport interchange
> located on the south side of the inner ring road, about 3 km
No! in fact, nearer 1.5 km/1 mile from the Grand'
> Place (which is in the city centre). You have three main options (start by
> getting a town plan/map from the Tourist kiosk in the central circulating
> area):
> - walking via Ave Fonsny, the boulevards de Stalingrad and du Midi,
That should be via the Aves Fonsny and Stalingrad, then the Rue du Midi;
> - following the tram pictogram signs to the ground-level tram halt and
> taking a tram north on any route *except 18, 82 and 83* that run
underground
> beneath a series of boulevards (get off at 'Bourse/Beurs' and walk about
> 250m east) or
> - taking any non-international train heading north from Midi/Zuid to
> Bruxelles Centrale/Brussel Centraal' and then walk about 250m west.
BTW, the street plans of both www.mappy.be and www.viamichelin.com show the
station as 'Bruxelles Central' . And the latter shows the starting point as
"Bruxelles Zuid" - presumably the full name in both languages takes too much
space ;-)
<SNIP the rest>
Regards,
- Alan (in Bruxelles)
Aug 12th 2004, 6:54 am
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Re: how to get to Brussels Grand Place
Bruxelles Midi = Brussels South.
Just catch a train to Brussels Central (lots of them : all trains going east
of Brussels )When you are at Bruxelles Central, a short walk (12-15 minutes
will) take you to the Grand Place.
Incidentally, if you can spare the time, try to walk through the Royal St
Hubert Galleries, they are well worth a visit too.
Have a nice trip
Jacqueline
"Mark Fagan" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de news:
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> You can get pedestrian routes at www.mappy.com. There isn't any Gare du
> Midi that I could find...do you mean the Gare Bruxelles-Central?
> "Steve Frank" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected] link.net...
> > I have a Eurail pass and will use it to travel from Paris to Brussels.
> > Apparently the train stops at the Gare du Midi in Brussels, but I want
to
> > get off at the Gare Centrale. Any suggestions about how to get there?
> > Thanks,
> > Steve
> > [email protected]
> >
> >
Just catch a train to Brussels Central (lots of them : all trains going east
of Brussels )When you are at Bruxelles Central, a short walk (12-15 minutes
will) take you to the Grand Place.
Incidentally, if you can spare the time, try to walk through the Royal St
Hubert Galleries, they are well worth a visit too.
Have a nice trip
Jacqueline
"Mark Fagan" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de news:
[email protected]...
> You can get pedestrian routes at www.mappy.com. There isn't any Gare du
> Midi that I could find...do you mean the Gare Bruxelles-Central?
> "Steve Frank" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected] link.net...
> > I have a Eurail pass and will use it to travel from Paris to Brussels.
> > Apparently the train stops at the Gare du Midi in Brussels, but I want
to
> > get off at the Gare Centrale. Any suggestions about how to get there?
> > Thanks,
> > Steve
> > [email protected]
> >
> >
Aug 12th 2004, 8:32 am
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Re: how to get to Brussels Grand Place
Steve Frank schrieb:
>
> I have a Eurail pass and will use it to travel from Paris to Brussels.
> Apparently the train stops at the Gare du Midi in Brussels
I guess you know you need a passholder fare Thalys ticket while
traveling direct from Paris to Brussels?
Regards, ULF
>
> I have a Eurail pass and will use it to travel from Paris to Brussels.
> Apparently the train stops at the Gare du Midi in Brussels
I guess you know you need a passholder fare Thalys ticket while
traveling direct from Paris to Brussels?
Regards, ULF
