Brussels - Art in the Metro

The 33km/20mile combined network of the Metro and Prémétro provides the quickest and most convenient method of transport, trains running from 6 am to midnight. The Brussels Metro is quite exceptional. Many of the stations have been decorated by well-known contemporary artists, the most recent being Bockstael, now enlivened with characters from "Tintin" by Hergé. In addition to the Metro there is a tram service operating mainly outside the "Pentagon" and a very extensive bus network. Tram stops have red and white signs, bus stops blue and white ones. "Request only" stops are marked "Sur demande". Tickets can be bought at ticket machines in Metro stations or on the trams and buses themselves. Timetables are available from tourist information offices.