Brussels buses


The Brussels buses network is complementary to the rail network in Brussels, Belgium, which consists of trams, trains, and metro trains. Brussels buses are operated by STIB/MIVB, the local public transport company. It has 50 bus routes and 11 night routes, which run on Friday and Saturday night.
Some buses from Flemish transport company De Lijn and Walloon transport company TEC also serve Brussels but are not part of the same bus system.

History

The first motor buses were used in Brussels in 1907, with one route connecting the Brussels Stock Exchange to the Ixelles town hall. It was then stopped in 1913. Other buses were set in service from 1920 on, and in 1926 Les Autobus Bruxellois, a bus company, was founded to operate the bus network. In 1955, one year after the STIB was founded, it took over Les Autobus Bruxellois and operated the bus network, made of 3 bus routes and 1 trolleybus route. The STIB expanded the network and in 1964, it was 185 km long. The rolling stock was renewed in 1972 and in 1991, with a new yellow livery. In 2003, the STIB tested its first night bus route named N71

Current bus routes

Valid on 2 June 2015
Route NumberFromToNote
Bus Brussels AirportBrussels-Luxembourg railway stationOnly runs Monday to Friday before 8pm.
Bus UZ BrusselSimonis metro station
Bus UZ BrusselBrussels-North railway station
Bus Beaulieu metro stationHeiligenborre
Bus HunderenveldBrussels-North railway station
Bus Brussels AirportBrussels-Luxembourg railway stationRuns only Lekaerts - Brussels-Luxembourg on Monday-Friday before 8pm.
Bus Brussels-South railway stationAndromède / Andromeda
Bus BrabançonneKonkel
Bus De Brouckère metro stationHof ten Berg
Bus Porte de Namur / Naamsepoort metro stationSainte-Anne / Sint-AnnaOne in two buses diverted to Rond Point du Souverain / Vorstrondpunt from Auderghem Shopping / Oudergem Shopping before 8pm. After 8pm, all buses divert this way.
Bus Schuman metro & railway stationKonkel
Bus De Brouckère metro stationHéros / Helden
Bus TransvaalHéros / Helden
Bus Viaduc E40 / Viaduct E40Roodebeek metro station
Bus Observatoire / SterrenwachtStation Diesdelle / Gare Vivier d'Oie
Bus Roodebeek metro stationSaint-Vincent / Sint-Vincentius
Bus Anneessens metro stationMoortebeek
Bus Vilvoorde railway stationDe BrouckèreOnly runs Vilvoorde railway station to Heembeek during rush hour, after 6pm, and on Sundays.
Bus Bourse / Beurs premetro stationDe Croly
Bus Bockstael metro station & Bockstael railway stationBrussels South railway station
Bus Brussels South railway stationLot railway station
Bus Hôpital Miltaire / Militair HospitaalUZ-VUB
Bus Forest Centre / Vorst Centrum Trône / Troon metro station
Bus SchumanBudaOpened 2 March 2020.
Bus Hôpital Militaire / Militair HospitaalBrussels North railway stationOnly runs Monday to Friday during rush hour
Bus Vilvoorde railway stationYser / IJzer metro stationDoes not run after 10pm
Bus Hôpital Etterbeek-Ixelles / Ziekenhuis Etterbeek-ElseneBordet railway station
Bus AmbiorixUccle Calevoet / Ukkel Kalevoet railway station
Bus Brussels North railway stationMontgomery metro station
Bus Cimetière de Bruxelles / Begraafplaats van BrusselDe Brouckère metro station
Bus MachelenPorte de Namur / Naamsepoort metro station
Bus BourgetBrussels Central railway stationRuns to Bourget during rush hour, terminates short at NATO at other times.
Bus Péage / TolDe Brouckère metro station
Bus Schaerbeek / Schaarbeek railway stationJules BordetOnly runs Monday to Friday during rush hour.
Bus De Brouckère metro stationDelta metro & railway station
Bus Devèze-ULBADEPS
Bus Bon Air / Goede LuchtCERIA/COOVI metro station
Bus Kraainem metro stationOppemDoes not run after 8pm, or on Sundays.
Bus Kraainem metro stationHippodrome / HippodroomOnly runs Monday to Friday during rush hour.
Bus Brussels South railway stationHumanité / Humaniteit
Bus Kraainem metro stationSchuman railway & metro station
Bus Porte de Namur / Naamsepoort metro stationMaes
Bus Heysel / Heizel metro stationBerchem Station-
Bus Gare Centrale / Centraal StationMachtens
Bus Beekkant metro stationSimonis metro & railway station
Bus Heysel / Heizel metro stationDe Brouckère metro station
Bus Bockstael metro & railway stationWestland Shopping
Bus Bourse / Beurs premetro stationWiener
Bus Héros / HeldenCERIA/COOVI metro stationOnly runs Monday to Saturday, before 10:30pm.