What to book before you travel to Brussels?

Most visits can be booked on the spot. A few sell out days ahead. Here they are, stop by stop, with what you can do without booking underneath. Keep the rest of your time free.

Trip length

Weekend One week Two weeks

4 activities to book · about €47 per person

Brussels

Days 1-7

Days 1-7AtomiumThe giant iron crystal of Expo 58: nine steel spheres, 102 metres high, linked by escalators, with a view over the city from the top.€16Book on GetYourGuide →

Days 1-7Horta MuseumVictor Horta's own house and studio in Saint-Gilles, Art Nouveau down to the door handles, with a wrought-iron staircase that grows like a plant.€12Book on GetYourGuide →

Days 1-7Belgian Comic Strip CenterOriginal artwork from Tintin, the Smurfs, Gaston and newer names, housed in a former Art Nouveau fabric store designed by Horta.€13Book on GetYourGuide →

Days 1-7A Belgian beer crawlGueuze, lambic and Trappist ales in century-old cafés, from the 1928 tiles of À la Mort Subite to Poechenellekelder beside the Manneken Pis.€6Book on GetYourGuide →

No booking needed: Grand-Place · The Sablon and its chocolatiers · Marolles flea market · Mont des Arts

All activities in Brussels on GetYourGuide

Indicative prices per person, checked when written. The button opens the GetYourGuide search for the activity and the town, on the days of the stop once your dates are known. Some links are affiliate links: we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you.

Frequently asked questions

How much do the activities to book in Brussels cost?

€47 per person if you do them all, across 4 bookings. The most expensive is "Atomium" at €16, the cheapest "A Belgian beer crawl" at €6. Prices checked when written: confirm them when you book.

What can you do in Brussels without booking anything?

4 visits on this itinerary need no ticket or time slot, starting with Grand-Place, The Sablon and its chocolatiers, Marolles flea market, Mont des Arts. They make up most of your days: booking ahead only concerns a handful of sites with limited places.

The rest of the trip

📒 The free printable Brussels guide: itinerary, map, where to sleep→ 🗓️ Best time to visit Brussels, month by month→ 🎟️ What to book: all our destinations→