SightseeingGrand Place & Manneken Pis
Start here. Guildhalls, gold leaf and a very small statue.
60 min
💷 Free
5 min from last stop
🕘 Always open
Brussels 🇧🇪 · Saturday 10 October
8h 30m
Time on the ground
In the city from 09:30 until you head back at 18:00 — after passport control, transfers, 90 min at the airport and a 20 min safety buffer.
- Flying
- 2h 25m
- Airports & transfers
- 2h 55m
- Yours to use
- 8h 30m
- Flights indicative fare£121
- Transport estimate£26
- Food estimate£25
- Activities estimate£10
Estimated total£182
DayGo score
9/10
Time there, travel, pace and buffer combined.
- Departs
- 06:35 LHR
- Arrives
- 08:45 BRU
- Return departs
- 20:10 BRU
- Return arrives
- 20:25 LHR
- Total journey
- 3h 05m
- Time at destination
- 8h 30m
How extreme are you?
Saturday 10 October
Your day
2h 25m unplanned
- Flight
- Transport
- Activity
- Food
- Free time
London Heathrow → Brussels
British Airways · 70 min · lands 08:45 local
Flight2h 10mBrussels Airport → City Centre
Airport Express train · 20 min · Level -1, below the terminal
Transport20 minBreakfast
Somewhere nearby · ~£7
Food40 min· ~£7· 5 min walkGrand Place & Manneken Pis
Sightseeing · 60 min · free
Activity1h· Free· 5 min walkComic Strip trail
Entertainment · 75 min · free
Activity1h 15m· Free· 10 min walkLunch
Somewhere nearby · ~£18
Food1h· ~£18· 5 min walkMagritte Museum
Culture · 90 min · £10
Activity1h 30m· ~£10· 15 min walkCoffee & explore
Unplanned time — wander, or add another stop
Free time2h 25mCity Centre → Brussels Airport
Airport Express train · 20 min · from Bruxelles-Central
Transport20 minBrussels → London Heathrow
Brussels Airlines · 75 min · lands 20:25 UK
Flight15 minHome
Same day. Told you.
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Flights
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Things to do · 2h 25m left to fill
Activities that fit
SightseeingEntertainmentComic Strip trail
Self-guided walk past 60+ Tintin-era murals.
75 min
💷 Free
10 min from last stop
🕘 Always open
CultureMagritte Museum
Surrealism in the Royal Quarter.
90 min
💷 ~£10
15 min from last stop
🕘 10:00–17:00, closed Mon
FoodChocolate tasting on the Sablon
Pierre Marcolini, Wittamer and friends within 100 metres.
60 min
💷 ~£15
10 min from last stop
🕘 10:00–19:00
AdventureAtomium
Out on the metro to the 1958 space-age landmark.
120 min
💷 ~£14
35 min from last stop
🕘 10:00–18:00
Won't fit today
ShoppingRue Antoine Dansaert boutiques
Belgian designers, vintage and record shops in the fashion quarter.
120 min
💷 Free
10 min from last stop
🕘 11:00–18:30, closed Sun
ShoppingGaleries Royales Saint-Hubert
Glass-roofed 1847 arcade of chocolatiers, gloves and books.
75 min
💷 Free
5 min from last stop
🕘 10:00–19:00
EducationalParlamentarium (EU Parliament)
Free, interactive guide to how the EU actually works.
90 min
💷 Free
20 min from last stop
🕘 09:00–18:00
EducationalMuseum of Natural Sciences
Europe's largest dinosaur hall — 30 Iguanodons found in a Belgian mine.
120 min
💷 ~£15
20 min from last stop
🕘 09:30–17:00, closed Mon
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