Binche Carnival Train ticket

Return journey by train at half price
Buy your train ticket here as from 24/01/2020 - 10 am
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Come and experience this "festive ritual" which has been recognised by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

During the carnival period, the town of Binche is transformed into a vast stage celebrating the traditions of carnival. Shrove Tuesday, the Day of the Gilles, is the culmination of the three-day festivities. These traditional costumed figures, dressed for the occasion in masks, little bells, clogs and their famous ostrich-feather headdresses, lead the crowd as they dance to the sound of the drums.

More info: www.carnavaldebinche.be

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  • With the Binche Carnival Train ticket you enjoy 50% * discount on your return train journey in 2nd class
  • From Sunday 23rd to Tuesday 25th of February 2020 included
  • Return train journey on the same day. You may return at the latest the day after your outward journey.
  • A famous carnival, recognised by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity
  • In the center of Binche
  • The Binche Carnival Train ticket cannot be refunded.

You can take this train with a Binche Carnival Train ticket and with any other valid SNCB transport ticket.

 Binche  18:42
 Leval  18:46
 La Louvière-Sud (*)  18:56
 La Louvière-Centre  19:02
 Ecaussines  19:17
 Braine-le-Comte  19:27
 Tubize  19:36
 Halle  19:44
 Bruxelles-Midi  19:56

(*) Connections to Charleroi - Namur - Liège and to Mons - Tournai

Please mind! The last train (destination Turnhout via Brussels) will leave Binche station at 9:20 pm.

  • From Sunday 23rd to Tuesday 25th of February 2020 included
  • Return train journey on the same day. The homeward journey is also allowed until the day after the outward journey.
On Tuesday 25/02/2020, an access control will be implemented at Binche station. If you're travelling with an E-train ticket you also have to present your (photo) ID before boarding the train.

Where to buy?

on the website
on the app
at the ticket machine
at the ticket office

*Discount only applied to the non-fixed part of the Standard fare. In 2nd class, the fixed amount is € 1.1839 per single journey. In 1st class, it is € 1.5391 (less than 37km) or € 1.6575 (37km - 51km) or € 1.8232 (52km and more) per single journey. The minimum price per single journey is € 2.50 in 2nd and € 3.30 in 1st class.