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Belgium travel guide

Best time to visit from the UK, weather, festivals, flights from London and FCDO travel advice.

Grand-Place
Grand-Place. Photo: Celuici, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
1hflight from London
Eurocurrency
No visafor UK passports
Type C, Eplugs

Medieval squares, world-class beer and the best chocolate

Don't miss

  1. Bruges
  2. Brussels Grand-Place
  3. Ghent
Good forFood loversHistory & ruinsCity breaks

Best time to visit Belgium from the UK

Best value: Mar–May, Sep–Oct, Dec. May–Sep. Busiest and priciest: Jun–Aug.

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Best valueBusy and pricierQuietAverage temperature in Brussels, °C, 2001–2025 (NASA POWER).

Each bar is the average temperature in Brussels for that month, and its colour shows the season for visitors: best value (good weather, fewer crowds and lower prices), busiest and priciest, or quiet (off-peak, sometimes because the weather is poorer).

  • Our pick: May and SeptemberThe warmest of the best-value months (13–15°C), with fewer crowds than peak season.
  • Peak season: Jun–AugUsually 17–19°C. The busiest time, so book flights and rooms early and expect higher prices.
  • Quiet season: Jan–Feb, NovAround 3–7°C. The cheapest and least crowded time, but cold, so pack layers.
  • Warmest: July (19°C) · coolest: January (3°C)A 16°C swing between the warmest and coolest months.
Temperatures as a table
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Festivals and events

  • Carnival of Binche Feb · Binche
  • Tomorrowland Jul · Boom
  • Flower Carpet Aug · Brussels (even years)

Festival dates move from year to year: check before you book.

Getting there from the UK

Flight time
About 1h
Distance
341 km
Main airport
BRU

Flight times are straight-line estimates for a direct flight from Heathrow; journeys with a change take longer.

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Practical info and travel guidance

EuroCapital: Brussels
Type C, E · 230VBring a UK adapter
Drive on the rightOpposite to the UK
112
EmergencyPolice, fire, ambulance
Tap water safeAcross the country
  • VisaNo visa neededUp to 90 days in any 180 across the Schengen area
  • HealthcareGHIC acceptedYour UK GHIC covers necessary state healthcare. Still take travel insurance.
  • LGBT+ travellersLegal and broadly accepted
  • Women travellersNo specific FCDO warningTake the usual precautions.

For British passport holders, summarised from the FCDO's advice for Belgium, checked October 2026. FCDO page last updated 17 October 2026. Rules change: read the official FCDO travel advice for Belgium before you book and again before you go.

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