Brussels is served by Brussels National Airport, located in the nearby Flemish municipality of Zaventem, and by Brussels South Airport, located near Charleroi (Wallonia), some 80km from Brussels. Brussels' major train stations link the city to the United Kingdom by Eurostar and to other major European cities by high speed rail links (such as the Thalys).

The Brussels metro dates back to 1976 (but underground lines known as premetro have been serviced by tramways since 1968). A comprehensive bus and tram network also covers the city. Brussels also has its own port on the canal Willebroek located in the northwest of the city.

There are four companies managing public transport inside Brussels:

• STIB/MIVB (metro, bus, tram; Brussels' Regional services)

• NMBS/SNCB (train, organised on a Belgian scale)

• De Lijn (buses based in Flanders)

• TEC (buses based in Wallonia)

An interticketing system means that a STIB/MIVB ticket holder can use the train or long-distance buses inside the city. The commuter services operated by De Lijn, TEC and SNCB/NMBS will in the next few years be augmented by an RER rail network around Brussels.