Brussels eSIM
In Brussels you connect to Proximus or Orange, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The median across the country is 77 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Proximus and Orange
- Real speed in Belgium
- 77 Mbps median, 21 Mbps for the slowest tenth518 travellers across Belgium, rolling 90 days
- 5G
- yes, non standalone
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Brussels
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $5.89 | $5.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $2.63 | $7.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $1.98 | $9.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $1.49 | $14.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $1.19 | $23.89 | |
| 50 GB | Never expires | $1.20 | $59.89 |
How Belgium compares across Europe
- Speed rank
- 18 of 46 destinations we sell in Europe
- Regional median
- 71 Mbps
- Consistency
- The slowest tenth still reaches 27 percent of the median
- Upstream networks
- 2, Proximus, Orange
- 5G
- Yes, non standalone
- Next fastest nearby
- Spain, 79 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Portugal, 74 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 3: Brussels, Bruges, Antwerp
- tenth percentile
- 21 Mbps
- Behind these figures
- 518 travellers, rolling 90 days
Landing at Brussels Airport (Zaventem) (BRU)
- Airport
- BRU / EBBR
- Distance
- 12 km from the centre of Brussels
- Wifi on arrival
- Free wifi in the terminalThe airport's own services page says to select 'Brussels Airport Free Wi-Fi' and accept the terms; no phone number or SMS code is described.
- Also serves
- Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)
Getting into Brussels
- SNCB/NMBS train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Brussels-Central (BRU), about 17 minutes. Runs through tunnels, where a signal drops
- Flibco shuttle bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels-Midi/Zuid (CRL), about 55 minutes
Underground and on the metro
Brussels Metro (STIB/MIVB) runs 4 lines. It opened in 1976. The operator states mobile coverage throughout the tunnels.
Worth knowing about Brussels
- Despite its name, Brussels South Charleroi Airport is 46 km south of Brussels and only 7 km from Charleroi, so arriving there means a separate hour-long bus transfer rather than a city-centre arrival.
- Train tickets to and from Brussels Airport carry an extra Brussels Airport Supplement (formerly the Diabolo fee) of EUR 6.90 on top of the normal fare.
- Brussels Airport's railway station is underground: ticket desks are on level -1 and trains arrive on level -2, with the Diabolo link running in tunnel beneath the runways.
- Orange Belgium states that its 4G reaches all Brussels metro lines and stations, including inside the carriages, using 67 network installations.
- Alongside its 4 true metro lines, Brussels runs 3 premetro tram lines through the same tunnels, so an underground station is not always a metro station.