Hi,
I arrive at Gare du Midi and have to rush to Art Brussels (at Place de Belgique at the big Brussels Expo centre) to start working immidiately! I%26#39;d like to be taking the Metro but am worried that this will be a very long journey- does anyone know, approximately, how long this journey would take a) by taxi b) by Metro? Thank you!
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a) It depends on what time you arrive and whether this is during the rush hour or not; it should be possible to do it in 20 minutes but taxi could easily get delayed somewhere.
b) I%26#39;d allow about 45 minutes, taking the underground tram (e.g. no. 3) to De Brouckère, then changing (2-minute walk by travelator) to the metro and from there it%26#39;s about 12 stops, see www.stib.irisnet.be/FR/40000Fre/M/40000F.htm (direction Roi-Baoudouin).
Since it doesn%26#39;t involve changing and takes about the same amount of time, I would prefer, myself, to do it by 81 tram which leaves from %26quot;rue couverte%26quot;, just outside the station, not from the metro level - but you would have to go down to the metro level anyway to buy tickets if you want a multi-trip ticket, as I don%26#39;t think there are any machines by the tram stop. You can buy a ticket in the tram but it will cost you €2 instead of €1.50 from a machine/metro ticket office.
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Thank you! I have found all of your posts in the forum extremely helpful and detailed (I have been looking up restaurants etc)
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