Belgium · ATOMIUM TICKETS & TOURS
Entry is timed and the lift to the top sphere is the bottleneck, so the decision is made before you arrive. These 10 cover the plain ticket, the Design Museum combo and the city passes that include it, with prices and how early each slot needs to be.
Visit Brussels’ Atomium, the giant iron-crystal sculpture built for the 1958 World’s Fair, with access to its exhibitions and panoramic upper sphere. Your ticket also covers the nearby Design Museum Brussels, including its Plastics Design Collection. Bring a charged smartphone and headphones for the included game.
“Lunch and views from the restaurant were amazing! Overall great experience.”
Spend about 10 hours visiting Antwerp and Ghent from central Brussels. An English-speaking guide leads walking tours past castles, guild houses, cathedrals, Rubens works, canals, and medieval squares. You also get free time in each city and a quick Atomium photo stop. Guides may include Antonio, Diego, Juliana, Jorge, or Pablo.
“Ghent was wonderful. Antwerp was worth seeing but less scenic. Jorge, our guide, was amazing. He was a fount of information.”
Meet your Spanish-speaking Buendia Tours guide at Brussels Central Station for a nine-hour trip to Ghent, with an Atomium photo stop, a two-hour guided walk, and four hours to eat and explore independently. Visit medieval landmarks including St. Bavo’s Cathedral, the Belfry, Gravensteen, and the Graslei.
Use the Brussels Card for 24, 48, or 72 hours of museum visits, Atomium skip-the-line entry, and discounts on tours, dining, shopping, and transport alternatives. Pick it up in central Brussels, activate it at first use, and build your own sightseeing plan around the museums that interest you most.
Travel by coach from Brussels to Ghent with an English-speaking guide, stopping first at the Atomium. A two-hour walking tour covers Gravensteen, St. Bavo’s Cathedral, the Belfry, Graslei, and more, followed by four hours for lunch and exploring independently.
“As there were only 3 English speaking tourists, we were joined with Spanish group, and in Gent we had another guide - Diane, a local student. She tried her best, although talked too much on architectural nuances of some buildings. More interesting stories about historical people and local legends would be more appreciated.”
Travel from Brussels to the Atomium and Ghent by air-conditioned bus. After a guided walk through Ghent’s cathedral, towers, guild houses, riverfront, and markets, you get about four hours for lunch, museums, shopping, or a canal ride. Guides may include Mark, Pablo, Julian, Bruno, or Diego, but assignments vary.
“The tour guide Julian is a great guide, very knowledgeable and a nice person. He was very kind, nice, and helpful to all of us. Ghent is a nice city. The historic center is very small, so you see it very fast. Food was delicious. Everything was great until the end of the tour. We were supposed to meet at 4:30 at a bus station which was not a real bus station, and the bus was not allowed to park there. Me and another woman were 6 minutes late. The bus decided to move away from the location and initially it was a 10-minute walk to the bus. Ended up…”
Travel by air-conditioned coach from Brussels to Ghent with a Spanish-speaking guide. See the Atomium, Saint Bavo’s Cathedral, the Belfort, Graslei, Korenlei, and the medieval center, then enjoy about four hours on your own. Guides such as Melisa, Pablo, Isa, and Jesús are known for warm, lively storytelling.
“We went to Ghent last Friday the 15th. When we arrived at the meeting point, we saw that on the excursion there were people who had contracted the visit with more than one agency, we contracted it with Buendía Tours. When we arrived in Read more”
Travel from Brussels to Antwerp and Ghent by air-conditioned bus with a Spanish-speaking guide. Photograph the Atomium, explore Antwerp’s cathedral, guild houses, Rubens connections, and shopping avenue, then walk Ghent’s medieval center, canals, churches, and famous altarpiece. You also get free time in both cities.
“Es una excursión muy bonita y sobre todo muy completa al ver el Atomium y esas dos pequeñas ciudades”
This private 11-hour outing links Antwerp and Brussels by air-conditioned vehicle for up to three people. You’ll walk Antwerp with a local guide, choose a Chocolate Nation or DIVA visit, taste Belgian beer and waffles, and enter the Atomium. Guides have included Nikolai, Mavliud, Elene, Valerie, Lina, and Dunia, though assignments vary.
“It was a very fun experience without guide Mavliud. We tasted all the chocolate we could in Antwerp. And we really liked the Atomium. And he did some great photos on his professional camera.”
Spend three hours with a private host exploring Brussels’ European Quarter, from EU institutions and Luxembourg Square to Cinquantenaire Park and the Atomium. Your route can be adjusted to your interests, but attraction tickets, metro fares, food, and drinks cost extra. Confirm Atomium opening hours before booking, especially on Tuesdays.
Pick a city, a canal or a cellar.
