Event Train Ticket Esperanzah! 2025

You can buy the Esperanzah Train ticket only on sncb.be. The only thing you need for this, is the SNCB code that the organiser will send you by e-mail. This code starts with the number 0, and the capital letters "IFB".

You can print the train ticket or save the PDF to your smartphone.

You can buy a Esperanzah Train ticket:

• in conjunction with an international journey by Thalys or Eurostar: Esperanzah Train ticket with Antwerpen-Centraal or Bruxelles-Midi as departure station.
• if you land at Brussels Airport: Esperanzah Train ticket with Brussels Airport - Zaventem as departure station. You still need to buy two Brussels Airport Supplements: one for your outward journey and one for your homeward journey. These supplements will automatically be included in your purchase if you select Brussels Airport - Zaventem station as your departure station.
• if you land at Brussels South Charleroi Airport: Esperanzah Train ticket with Charleroi-Sud as departure station. You need a Bus TEC Charleroi Airport Ticket to and from Charleroi-Central station.
• in combination with a (return) transport ticket that is valid on the foreign railway network until the Belgian border. From there, your Esperanzah Train ticket is valid to Floreffe station. When buying your train ticket, enter one of the following first Belgian stations as departure station:
  • coming from The Netherlands: Essen (via Roosendaal), Noorderkempen (via Breda) or Visé (via Maastricht – Eijsden)
  • coming from Germany: Hergenrath
  • coming from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg: Arlon, Athus or Gouvy
  • coming from France: Mouscron, Froyennes, Quiévrain, Quévy or Erquelinnes

Yes, if you're departing from Brussels Airport - Zaventem station, you still need to buy two Brussels Airport Supplements: one for your outward journey and one for your homeward journey. These supplements will automatically be included in your purchase if you select Brussels Airport - Zaventem station as your departure station.

The SNCB code to buy your train ticket you find on your festival ticket. This code consists of 16 characters and begins with the number 0, and the capital letters "IFB". Use this SNCB code to buy your Event Train Ticket Esperanzah! from this page.

The SNCB code to buy your train ticket is on your festival ticket (above the QR code). This code starts with the number zero, and the capital letters "IFB". Use this SNCB code to buy your Event Train Ticket Esperanzah from this page.

In order to avoid any problems, we invite you to encode the correct digits and letters of your code (for example: "0" instead of "o"), or to copy and paste it directly.

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The SNCB code to buy your train ticket is on your festival ticket (above the QR code). This code starts with the number zero, and the capital letters "IFB". Use this SNCB code to buy your Event Train Ticket Esperanzah from this page.

Esperanzah Train tickets are nominative, so they cannot be passed on or sold.
These tickets cannot be exchanged, cancelled or refunded.

For more information, please contact our customer service directly via our webform.

No, your festival ticket is not valid as a train ticket.

During the festival, there will be additional ticket controls on the trains to and from Floreffe.
As Event Train Tickets Esperanzah! are nominative, you must be able to present your train ticket together with your (photo) ID at the controls.