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Compare train and bus for Brussels to Heerlen
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Brussels to Heerlen among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $8. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 1h 46m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $8, and a train costs an average of $27.
Distance: 71 miles (115 km)
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Most popular Train | Bus | Driving |
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$37 Average price | $12 Average price Cheapest | $30 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
2h 16m Average total duration Fastest 1h 46m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 33m Average total duration 2h 3m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 1h 34m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
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Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
This is compared to other travel options from Brussels to Heerlen:
A bus is $26 (€21) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Brussels to Heerlen costing on average $37 (€31).
Other travel options to Heerlen take longer:
Bus takes on average 2h 3m.
Travel optionsfrom Brussels to Heerlen
How to get from Brussels to Heerlen by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Brussels to Heerlen is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
Flibco6:15 AM1h40Charleroi, Aéroport de Charleroi Bruxelles Sud (Gare des navettes)7:55 AMMaastricht, Meerssenerweg (International Bus Station)$211One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- Flibco6:15 AM1h40Charleroi, Aéroport de Charleroi Bruxelles Sud (Gare des navettes)7:55 AMMaastricht, Meerssenerweg (International Bus Station)$211One-way0 transfers
Fastest
- FlixBus9:30 PM1h35Schaerbeek, Bd Roi Albert II (Bruxelles Gare Du Nord)11:05 PMMaastricht, Meerssenerweg (International Bus Station)$221One-way0 transfers
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189258:08 AM2h07Brussels-North10:15 AMHeerlen station$381One-way1 transfer- 509+1893711:08 AM2h07Brussels-North1:15 PMHeerlen station$381One-way1 transfer
- 507+189299:08 AM2h07Brussels-North11:15 AMHeerlen station$381One-way1 transfer
- Flibco10:00 PM1h40Charleroi, Aéroport de Charleroi Bruxelles Sud (Gare des navettes)11:40 PMMaastricht, Meerssenerweg (International Bus Station)$211One-way0 transfers
- Flibco1:15 PM1h55Charleroi, Aéroport de Charleroi Bruxelles Sud (Gare des navettes)3:10 PMMaastricht, Meerssenerweg (International Bus Station)$211One-way0 transfers
- Flibco7:45 AM1h55Charleroi, Aéroport de Charleroi Bruxelles Sud (Gare des navettes)9:40 AMMaastricht, Meerssenerweg (International Bus Station)$211One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Brussels to Heerlen:
A bus is $26 (€21) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Brussels to Heerlen costing on average $37 (€31).
Other travel options to Heerlen take longer:
Bus takes on average 2h 3m.
- Around 23 buses per day.
- Around 12 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Brussels and Heerlen as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Brussels-Midi and arrive in Heerlen station.
- Buses mostly depart from Schaerbeek, Bd Roi Albert II (Bruxelles Gare Du Nord) and arrive in Maastricht, Meerssenerweg (International Bus Station).
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, Flibco to go to Heerlen by bus.
- Travel with Regional-Express, Intercity, Deutsche Bahn, Eurostar, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), SNCB to go to Heerlen by train.
- 23 direct buses per day with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, Flibco.
- 1 direct trains per day with Eurostar.
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