Brussels in 1 day

Belgium · 30 verified places

Day 1
09:00 – back at 17:18
09:00

Cathédrale Saints-Michel-et-Gudule - Sint-Michiels-en-Goedelekathedraal

35 min

Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula

Open: Mo-Fr 07:30-18:00; Sa 07:30-15:30; Su 14:00-18:00

9 min walk (0.76 km)
09:44

Jeanneke Pis

55 min

Open at any time

8 min walk (0.53 km)
10:47

Manneken Pis

55 min

Open at any time

34 min by public transport, (tramwaj 10, autobus R15), 1 change, 13 min walk
12:16

Basilique du Sacré-Coeur - Basiliek van het Heilig Hart

35 min

National Basilica of the Sacred Heart

Opening hours unknown — check before you go

13:20

Lunch break

60 min
29 min by public transport, (autobus 13, metro 6), 1 change, 16 min walk
14:20

Atomium

55 min

Open: 10:00-18:00

45 min by public transport, (tramwaj 7, autobus T39), 1 change, 12 min walk
16:00

Palais Stoclet - Stocletpaleis

55 min

Stoclet Palace

Open at any time

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Where to stay

We measured walking times to the main sights from different parts of the city. From the area below you reach them in 31 min on average, 70 min at the furthest, and 5 of them are within walking distance.

  • Cathédrale Saints-Michel-et-Gudule - Sint-Michiels-en-Goedelekathedraal (633 m)
  • Palais Royal - Koninklijk Paleis (968 m)
  • Jeanneke Pis (1114 m)

For comparison: from the worst-placed area it is 94 min on average to the same places.

All attractions

Ranked by how many language versions of the Wikipedia article exist.

Manneken Pis

63

Atomium

52

Open: 10:00-18:00

Palais Stoclet - Stocletpaleis

44

Stoclet Palace

Cathédrale Saints-Michel-et-Gudule - Sint-Michiels-en-Goedelekathedraal

34

Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula

Open: Mo-Fr 07:30-18:00; Sa 07:30-15:30; Su 14:00-18:00

Jeanneke Pis

33

Basilique du Sacré-Coeur - Basiliek van het Heilig Hart

31

National Basilica of the Sacred Heart

Palais Royal - Koninklijk Paleis

29

Royal Palace of Brussels

Hôtel de Ville de Bruxelles - Stadhuis van Brussel

27

Brussels Town Hall

Château de Laeken - Kasteel Van Laken

26

Royal Castle of Laeken

Palais de justice - Justitiepaleis

24

Palace of Justice of Brussels

Open: Mo-Fr 08:00-17:00

Musée Horta - Hortamuseum

24

Horta Museum

Open: Tu-Fr 14:00-17:30; Sa-Su 11:00-17:30

Mini-Europe

23

Open: Mo-Su,PH 09:30-18:00

Parc du Cinquantenaire - Jubelpark

23

Cinquantenaire Park

Hôtel Tassel

22

Théatre Royal de la Monnaie - Koninklijke Muntschouwburg

22

Royal Theatre of La Monnaie

Maison de l'Histoire européenne - Huis van de Europese geschiedenis

20

House of European History

Open: Tu-Fr 09:00-18:00; Mo 13:00-18:00; Sa,Su 10:00-18:00

Centre Belge de la Bande Dessinée - Belgisch Stripcentrum

19

Belgian Comic Strip Center

Open: Tu-Su 10:00-18:00

Chapelle de la Résurrection - Verrijzeniskapel

19

Chapel of the Resurrection, Brussels

Grande mosquée de Bruxelles - Grote Moskee van Brussel

19

Great Mosque of Brussels

Hôtel Solvay

18

Het Zinneke

18

Église Notre-Dame - Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk

17

Church of Our Lady of Laeken

Grande synagogue d'Europe - Grote Synagoge van Europa

17

Great Synagogue of Europe

Église Notre-Dame des Victoires au Sablon - Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-Zavelkerk

15

Church of Our Lady of Victories at the Sablon

Open: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:30; Sa,Su 10:00-19:00

Musée des instruments de musique - Muziekinstrumentenmuseum

15

Musical Instruments Museum

Open: Tu-Fr 09:30-17:00; PH,Sa,Su 10:00-17:00

Bois de la Cambre - Ter Kamerenbos

15

Musée royal de l'Armée et d'Histoire militaire - Koninklijk Museum van het Leger en de Krijgsgeschiedenis

14

Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History

Open: Tu-Su 09:00-17:00

Kasteel van Beersel

14

Beersel Castle

Hôtel van Eetvelde

14

Musée Magritte Museum

13

Magritte Museum

Open: Tu-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa,Su 11:00-18:00

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