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New Year's Eve 2013 in the centre of Brussels

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During New Year's Eve it is traditionally very busy in the centre of Brussels. The fireworks attract many spectators and many people want to countdown to 2013 on the Grand-Place.

Party and fireworks

In the centre of Brussels New Year's Eve will attract many people around the:

The fireworks will be shot from the Mont des Arts.

Transport in Brussels

It is thus advisable to use the Brussels public transport (STIB). This STIB transport is free from midnight:

The metro and streetcars serve the centre till 2 am:

  • metro lines 1, 2, 5 and 6 ride every 10 minutes from midnight to 1 am, every 15 minutes between 1 am and 2 am
  • streetcars 3 and 4 ride every 7.5 minutes from midnight to 1 am, every 15 minutes from 1 am to 2 am
  • streetcars 7, 19, 39, 92 and 94 ride from midnight to 2 am, every 20 minutes (tram 92 only rides between Louise and Dieweg, tram 94 only between Louise and Marie-José)

The Noctis night buses ride from midnight to 5 am, every 30 minutes (every 15 minutes on the N08, N09 and N10 lines). Because of the huge crowds downtown, the buses will not be serving the city centre (Pentagon) till 1:30 am.

Movements can be confined in the city centre if it is too crowded.

Party at the webcams

If you want to party from a distance, you can visit the webcams of the City of Brussels:

On the agenda

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Practical information

STIB
Rue Royale 76
1000 Brussels




More information : Entrance: Rue des Colonies 62 - 1000 Brussels

Enter the city

No parking control in Laeken before 1 July

Before 1 July 2013 there will be no parking control in the newly regulated areas of the Laeken sector. So no fines will be given in the streets of Laeken that become a blue zone or a paying zone in the new Parking plan of the City of Brussels.

Parking cards