The easiest way to get around the city centre, within the petit ring, is to walk , but, to get from one side of the centre to the other, or to reach some of the outlying attractions, you will need to use public transport . Operated by STIB (information line tel 02 515 20 00, www.stib.be ), the urban system runs on an integrated mixture of bus, tram, underground tram (prémétro) and métro lines that covers the city comprehensively. It's a user-friendly network, with every station carrying métro-system diagrams and with timetables posted at most bus and tram stops.

Tickets
Tickets are fairly cheap. A single ticket costs ?1.35, a strip of five ?5.95, and a strip of ten ?8.90, available either from tram or bus drivers, métro kiosks, or from newsagents displaying the STIB sign. These can be used on any part of the STIB...
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Métro, trams and trains
The métro system consists of two underground train lines - lines #1 and #2. Line #1 runs west-east through the centre, and splits into two branches (#1A and #1B) at either end to serve the city's suburbs. Line #2 circles the centre. Brussels...
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Buses
STIB buses supplement the trams and métro. In particular, they provide a limited and sporadic night bus service on major routes - often just one bus operating on a route between midnight and around 4am. In addition, De Lijn ...
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Taxis
Taxis don't cruise the streets, but can be picked up at stands around the city - notably on Bourse, De Brouckčre and Porte de Namur, at train stations and outside the smarter hotels. There is a fixed tariff consisting of two main...
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Guided tours
Guided tours are big business in Brussels and the BI-TC has details of - and takes bookings for - about twenty operators. On offer is everything from a quick stroll or bus ride round the city centre to themed visits - following, for example, in the...
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