Car hire and driving in Schaerbeek
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Belgium traffic drives on the right. Picking up at BRU means 8 km (5 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648793 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648794.
Drives from Schaerbeek
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schaerbeek to Antwerp | Belgium | 39 km (24 mi) | about 36 min |
| Schaerbeek to Gent | Belgium | 50 km (31 mi) | about 46 min |
| Schaerbeek to Charleroi | Belgium | 51 km (32 mi) | about 47 min |
| Schaerbeek to Namur | Belgium | 57 km (35 mi) | about 52 min |
| Schaerbeek to Breda | The Netherlands | 84 km (52 mi) | about 1 h 17 min |
| Schaerbeek to Liège | Belgium | 88 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 20 min |
| Schaerbeek to Brugge | Belgium | 89 km (55 mi) | about 1 h 21 min |
| Schaerbeek to Tilburg | The Netherlands | 91 km (57 mi) | about 1 h 23 min |
| Schaerbeek to Maastricht | The Netherlands | 92 km (57 mi) | about 1 h 24 min |
| Schaerbeek to Lille | France | 97 km (60 mi) | about 1 h 28 min |
| Schaerbeek to Eindhoven | The Netherlands | 100 km (62 mi) | about 1 h 31 min |
| Schaerbeek to Dordrecht | The Netherlands | 107 km (66 mi) | about 1 h 38 min |
| Schaerbeek to London | United Kingdom | 322 km (200 mi) | about 4 h 54 min |
| Schaerbeek to Berlin | Germany | 649 km (403 mi) | about 9 h 54 min |
| Schaerbeek to Madrid | Spain | 1,319 km (820 mi) | about 20 h 7 min |
| Schaerbeek to Rome | Italy | 1,176 km (730 mi) | about 17 h 56 min |
| Schaerbeek to Paris | France | 267 km (166 mi) | about 4 h 4 min |
| Schaerbeek to Hamburg | Germany | 485 km (301 mi) | about 7 h 24 min |
| Schaerbeek to Bucharest | Romania | 1,770 km (1,100 mi) | about 26 h 59 min |
| Schaerbeek to Minsk | Belarus | 1,602 km (995 mi) | about 24 h 26 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Schaerbeek?
The right, as everywhere in Belgium.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.