Need any help ?

Are you having difficulties when using our route planner? Below you will find a brief overview of its three main functions (route planner, map search, yellow posters/white posters and timetable booklet).

ROUTE PLANNER
MAP
YELLOW POSTERS/WHITE POSTERS
TIMETABLE BOOKLET

ROUTE PLANNER

You can prepare your journey from door to door using our route planner. For this purpose, all public means of transport are taken into account. It also includes travel on foot, by bike, by taxi or with your own car.

Note: Our journey planner only shows the quickest trains to your destination. For an overview of all our trains, please check the yellow posters.

In order to prepare your journey, please indicate the following:

Route

Indicate in the “From” and “To” boxes your point of departure and destination. This does not necessarily have to be a station or a bus stop. You can choose from:

• Station/Stop: search for the name or part of the name of a station or bus stop of SNCB, De Lijn, STIB or TEC.
• City, street and house number: search for an address, municipality, street and number. Adhere to the sequence advised.
• All types: search for the most suitable solution from the above-mentioned possibilities.
• Postal code/Place of interest: search for a postal code or a place of interest* (e.g. Walibi).

(*) Not all places of interest are listed.

You may also choose the point of departure and destination on a map. For this, you have to click on the “Map” button next to your choice. Then click on “Show map” or select the location on the map.

Time

Specify the date and time of your journey.

Means of transport

If you leave this choice as it is, the most suitable solution will be offered, taking account of “only trains”. However, you can also opt for only travelling by “only regional transport” or "all public means of transport".

If you click on “More” you can fine-tune your request even more. In this way, you can indicate with which trains you would like to travel (international, IC, local, etc.), how often you wish to change trains, how much time you need to change trains, etc. You can also indicate if you would like to do part of the journey on foot, by bike, by taxi or with your own car and for which distance you would like to use this type of transport.

Click on “Confirm”. If there are more possibilities available for your point of departure and/or destination, you may make a choice from the list. Then click once again on “Confirm”.

Further information

At the bottom of the page you will find the following options:

Leaflets: link to our leaflets and brochures with timetables.
Work in progress: overview of any large-scale work which may affect the timetable.
Station facilities: overview of the service provided by the SNCB station of your choice (parking facilities, opening hours, reception of mobility impaired passengers, etc.).
Validity: survey of the timetable validity period.
Netcard
My Train Info: our new and free real-time information service My Train Info informs you by gsm/sms or through a gadget on my.live.com if your train is delayed, diverted or cancelled.

Result

The most suitable solutions are indicated on the results page. For every solution, you will find the following: departure, destination, date of journey, time of departure and arrival, total journey time, number of transfers and schematic presentation of means of transport.

You can ask for a detailed route for every solution. If this only concerns a route by train, you may immediately ask for the cost of the journey via “Euro” or buy your ticket directly via “buy online” (SNCB – Ticket online). You can consult the list of station services by clicking on the name of the station.

You can ask for a visual presentation of your route via “Map”.

MAP

You can look for a location on the map using this function. Either type in the name of the location and click on “Show map” or zoom in on the map and select your point of departure or destination.

N.B. You cannot select a location in this section as a point of departure or destination. To do this, you must start from the route planner.

YELLOW POSTERS/WHITE POSTERS

Under “Yellow posters / White posters” you will find any information about departures and connections in the station. You can also look up nearby stations or bus stops.

TIMETABLE BOOKLET

This journey planner module enables you to issue your personal timetable booklet and to prepare your journey from door to door. For this purpose, all public means of transport are taken into account. It also includes travel on foot.

In order to prepare your Timetable Booklet, please indicate the following:

Route

Indicate in the “From” and “To” boxes your point of departure and destination. This does not necessarily have to be a station or a bus stop. You can choose from:

(*) Not all places of interest are listed.

Time

Select the travel dates for which you want to issue your timetable booklet. The begin and end dates are already filled in. Mark also the days of the week you're interested in. You can even select a travel time span during the day.

Delivery & Format

You have the choice to get your Timetable Booklet by eMail or to download it from a website.

Further Options

You can select the maximum number of transfers and also on which trains (international, IC, L, …), metro, bus or tram you want to travel. The "results" option will by default only display the fastest connections, but it's also possible to view all connections.

Click on “Create”. If there are more possibilities available for your point of departure and/or destination, you may make a choice from the list. Then click once again on “Create”.

Confirmation

The confirmation page shows which solutions best match your needs. Depending on the option selected earlier, you will get an url or a confirmation that the pdf file will be sent by e-mail.

Pdf

The result is a personalized timetable booklet in pdf format.

example

This timetable from Oostende to Mol reads as follows:

Departure by IC 1808 from Oostende at 8.05 and arrival at Antwerpen-Berchem at 9.33. Departure by L 2959 from Antwerpen-Berchem at 9.42 and arrival in Mol at 10.43. Your journey lasts 2.38 hrs and this train runs from Monday to Friday.

Still have any questions ?

For more information about train timetables, you may call the central information number 02 528 28 28 (or 02 555 25 55 for dial phones). You will be helped seven days a week from 7 am to 9.30 pm.

For more information about the timetables of De Lijn, STIB or TEC.