My first introduction to transportation in Brussels was my flight across the pond from Atlanta to Brussels. Once I landed, it took me around one and a half hours to get through the immigration line, and then feeling jetlagged with multiple suitcases, taking a taxi was my best choice of transport to my apartment. Since then, I've walked or taken other modes of transportation to get around the city and have traveled to both the Netherlands and France where I've also used different transportation - in different languages, of course!
In Brussels, people walk or use scooters, ride bikes, or take the metro, tram, buses, cars and trains. Some people commute via train from other Belgian cities such as Ghent or Antwerp and then transfer to city lines if needed. Commuting to other cities is also fairly easy. Common routes include Brussels to Rotterdam (one hour), Amsterdam (one and a half hours), London (two hours), Paris (one hour), Luxembourg (three hours) and Cologne (two hours).
