practical details
The best ways to come to our concerts
The rehearsals, recordings and most of the concerts take place at our home base, Flagey. In addition, we have close links with BOZAR in Brussels, the Concertgebouw Brugge, De Bijloke in Ghent and the main cultural centres in Flanders.
Getting to Flagey
by public transport
Brussels Philharmonic – the Flemish Radio Orchestra is keen to contribute towards a green urban policy and sustainable development. So we advise our visitors to come to our concerts by public transport and make sure that you always come out of the concert hall in time to catch the last bus and the last tram!
>> Central station – Flagey
Bus 38, 60 & 71 go from Central station to Flagey and back every ten minutes.
Trams 81 & 83 go past Flagey every 15 minutes.
>> South station – Flagey
Metro line 2 of 6 (direction Simonis) to Naamse Poort/Porte de Namur, change to bus 71.
Direct connection: trams 81 & 83 direction Montgomery (12 stops, approx. 30 minutes).
>> North station – Flagey
Take tram 4 to South station and follow the directions ‘South station – Flagey’
by car
Visit the Flagey website for a map.
There is a car park under Flageyplein/place Flagey. Opening hours: 24/24 and 7/7.
Daytime rates: 7.00 am > 8.00 pm
€ 2 / 1 hour
€ 4 / max. 4 hours
€ 6 / 5 hours
€ 8 / from 6 hours
Night-time rates: 8.00 pm > 7.00 am
€ 2 / 1 hour
€ 4 / 2 - 4 hours
€ 5 / from 5 hours
Beware! Cars parked in Heilig-Kruisplein/place Sainte-Croix are towed away.
by bicycle
You can come to concerts by bicycle if you wish. There are enough bicycle stands in Flageyplein/place Flagey and Heilig-Kruisplein/place Sainte-Croix. If you don’t have your own bicycle, you can hire one and leave it at the Villo! station in Flageyplein/place Flagey. Visit the Villo! website for more information.
Introductions
Come along in good time. There is plenty to do in Flagey. We organise two introductions for each evening concert, both at 7.30 pm.
- Meet the artist
- Behind the music
Relax in a pavement cafe
There are lots of delightful bars and cafes around Flageyplein/place Flagey where you can enjoy a drink and a chat after a concert. Check out the vino mundo bar in the Flagey Foyers, Café Belga, and many more!
Concertdiner & Flagey Bistro
Flageyplein/place Flagey is located in a lively district with a selection of good restaurants. Plan a pleasant dinner before or after a concert!
- Le Variétés in the Flagey building serves a concert dinner at € 21 for our concert evenings. You can book by calling 02/647 04 36.
- Local restaurant Les Superfilles du tram takes care of the Flagey Bistro: burgers, salads and soup at affordable prices in the Flagey Foyer.

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