STIB-MIVB has issued a detailed traffic notice warning that the annual Brussels Airport Marathon on Sunday 2 November will divert or suspend more than 30 bus and tram lines—including the Airport Express bus 12—between 06:00 and 16:00. The advisory was published on 29 October 2025.
The race starts downtown at Place De Brouckère and finishes at Place des Palais, intersecting key corridors to Brussels-South rail station and the EU quarter. Travellers heading to Zaventem are advised to allow at least one extra hour or use SNCB rail services, which are expected to run normally.
Corporate travel managers should update itineraries for Monday-morning departures: crews and passengers staying in central hotels may face limited taxi access due to rolling road closures. Hotels near the finish line report occupancy above 95 %, so late-booked assignees may need to stay near the airport.
STIB’s contactless-payment campaign continues during the event; riders can tap bank cards for €2.30, 50 cents below paper ticket prices, easing boarding but potentially lengthening queues at diverted stops.
The marathon is also a test run for Brussels’ crowd-management plan ahead of the 2026 Winter-Olympics send-off event at the airport in January.
The race starts downtown at Place De Brouckère and finishes at Place des Palais, intersecting key corridors to Brussels-South rail station and the EU quarter. Travellers heading to Zaventem are advised to allow at least one extra hour or use SNCB rail services, which are expected to run normally.
Corporate travel managers should update itineraries for Monday-morning departures: crews and passengers staying in central hotels may face limited taxi access due to rolling road closures. Hotels near the finish line report occupancy above 95 %, so late-booked assignees may need to stay near the airport.
STIB’s contactless-payment campaign continues during the event; riders can tap bank cards for €2.30, 50 cents below paper ticket prices, easing boarding but potentially lengthening queues at diverted stops.
The marathon is also a test run for Brussels’ crowd-management plan ahead of the 2026 Winter-Olympics send-off event at the airport in January.
