Child (-12)
One child travels with you for free
Up to four children under the age of 12 travel with an adult* traveller for free and do not need to purchase a ticket.Is your child travelling alone, or have you exceeded the limit of 4 free children per adult*? Then the child must purchase a ticket at the Youth rate: your child travelling alone always pays 40% less than the Standard rate, at any time of the day and for any route, even in 1st class.
* A person aged 12 or over who is in possession of a valid ticket en up to 4 children unless they are members of the same household.
Does your child often travel alone? It can be even cheaper with Train+
With Train+, you get an extra 40% discount (on top of your already reduced fare) during off-peak hours (9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.), Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
Read all about it here.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Off-peak hours: boarding Monday to Friday from midnight to 6 a.m., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and from 6 p.m. to midnight
- Peak hours: boarding departing Monday to Friday from 6.01am to 8.59am, and from 4.01pm to 5.59pm.
- Weekends (Saturday and Sunday): all-day boarding.
- Public holidays: all-day boarding.
If your journey is constituted of several connecting trains, it is the first leg of your journey that determines whether the “Off-peak” or “Anytime” fare applies.
No, you don't need to buy a separate Brussels Airport Supplement for children under 12 years old:
- Children under 12 years who accompany another traveller travel for free do not need any ticket at all and do not have to pay the Brussels Airport Supplement. Accompanied children can pass through the gates at Brussels Airport-Zaventem station together with another passenger.
- If your child is travelling alone with a ticket Youth Tariff with Brussels Airport-Zaventem as departure or arrival station, the Brussels Airport Supplement is already included in the price. You don't need to buy a supplement separately. Your child can open the gates at Brussels Airport-Zaventem station with the QR code that appears on his ticket.
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- More info about the Anytime Ticket (French version)
- More info about the Off-peak Ticket (French version)
- More info about the Weekend Ticket (French version)
- More info about the Anytime Ticket (Dutch version)
- More info about the Off-peak Ticket (Dutch version)
- More info about the Weekend Ticket (Dutch version)
The minimum price for a train journey is €2.6 (rounded) in second class, whether you have Train+ or not.
The benefits and discounts linked to Train+ may evolve throughout the validity of your Train+. The conditions applicable are those in effect at the time of travel.
