Commonly made mistakes:

• some airlines fly to Brussels-South Charleroi Airport, which is 45 kilometers away (+/- 30 miles) from Bruxelles (closest airport is Brussels National Zaventem Airport)
• railway station “Bruxelles-Midi” is not the same as “Bruxelles-Central” (“Midi” is French, and here it means “South”)
• railway station “Bruxelles-Midi” / “Brussels-South” has nothing to do with Brussels-South Airport

* Closest airport: Brussels National Airport (= Zaventem Nationale Luchthaven), 10 kilometers from Brussels

Coming from UK, France, Germany:

• Eurostar / TGV / ICE / Thalys to Brussels-South (aka “Brussel-Zuid” or “Bruxelles-Midi”)

Coming from The Netherlands:

• Thalys to Brussels-South (aka “Brussel-Zuid” or “Bruxelles-Midi”)
• Hi-Speed to Brussels-North (aka “Brussel-Nord” or “Bruxelles-Nord”)