Brussels Airport Express connects The Netherlands to BRU

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As from 1st March 2009, there will be a twice daily shuttle bus between Utrecht / Rotterdam / Breda and Brussels Airport.

The bus service is a joint setup between Ethiopian Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Jet Airways, Brussels Airlines and Brussels Airport. They intend to run the shuttle at least till 2012, when Brussels Airport will be connected to The Netherlands through a new high speed train. The shuttle is operated by De Decker-Van Riet, a coach company well known in Belgium for it's Airport Express from downtown Antwerp to Brussels Airport.

Tariff one way from The Netherlands to Brussels Airport: 25 euro.
Tariff return ticket : 37,50 euro.

During the launch period, the shuttle bus is complimentary for passengers from Ethiopian Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Jet Airways and for intercontinental passengers from Brussels Airlines.

Schedule from The Netherlands to Brussels Airport:
Utrecht : 05h00
Rotterdam : 06h00
Breda : 07h00
arrival at Brussels Airport : + 08h00

Utrecht : 14h30
Rotterdam : 15h30
Breda : 16h30
arrival Brussels Airport : + 18h00

Schedule from Brussels Airport to The Netherlands:
departure from Brussels Airport : 10h00
Breda : 11h00
Rotterdam : 12h00
Utrecht : 13h00

departure from Brussels Airport : 21h00
Breda : 22h00
Rotterdam : 23h00
Utrecht : 24h00

Source - online bookings - conditions :
http://www.brusselsairportexpress.com
(because the bus shuttle intends only Dutch passengers, the site is in Dutch only)

More info from a Dutch tourism news site (also Dutch only):
http://www.tourpress.nl/nieuws.php?id=14145

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With such a low frequency this service will never attract a lot of people, IMHO. Sabena buses to Valenciennes were more frequent (4 per day), but also mostly empty. But anyway, let's wait and see.

[Atlantis]

André,

May I remind you that in this case multiple frequencies are not necessary. This bus service is only to attract Dutch people for the long haul flights out of BRU during the morning.

Jet, Hainan, SN, Etihad (who is also involved in this project) are all leaving during the morning except Ethiopian who depart in the evening.

The already excisting bus services to Brussels Airport has a load factor of 50%. Not bad if you ask me.