By plane
Brussels-South-Charleroi (CRL)
Brussels-South-Charleroi airport (CRL) is a 40-minute drive from Dharma City and traffic jams are not frequent.
From the airport to Dharma City:
1st option: by taxi
The best fare is 60 euros for a normal car, or 75 euros for a van for 8 passengers. See the details here.
2nd option: by local bus.
- Take “Bus A” to Charleroi-Central train station. The bus is to your left when you go out of the airport. The journey takes 11 minutes. (6 euros)
- Then take the bus 138b to Florennes (3,50 euros). Details in the Local Bus section.
You can take the ticket in the bus. You need to have enough cash (cards are not accepted in the bus), coins or small-denomination banknotes.
Brussels airport (BRU)
Brussels airport (BRU) is about 75 minutes from Dharma City if there is no traffic. Dense traffic jams are expected at peak hours.
From the airport to Dharma City:
1st option: take a taxi
The best fare is 130 euros for a normal car, or 145 euros for a van for 8 passengers. See the details here.
2nd option: train + bus
There is a train station in the airport level -1.
You can take the train to Namur (change at Brussels-North / +- 1h30 in total), or you can take the train to Charleroi-Central (change at Brussels-North, +-1h40 in total).
Plan your journey on the Railway website
At the train station, again you can take a taxi to the Retreat Centre (45-60 euros from Charleroi, 50-65 from Namur), or a local bus to Florennes.
By train
The closest train station are :
- Charleroi-Central (note that the Charleroi-Sud train station was renamed as Charleroi-Central in 2022)
- Namur.
You can plan your journey and see the prices for tickets here https://www.belgiantrain.be/en.
You can also check the train and bus schedule in Google map.
From Brussels airport
- 1. Take the train to Brussels North
- 2. change to the train to Charleroi or Namur
- 3. then take a taxi to Dharma City or a local bus to Florennes (see the Local bus section for details).
From Brussels (North / Central /Midi train stations)
All train stations close to Dharma City:
- Charleroi-Central: 29 km, 30 to 45 min by car from Dharma City – this is an important train station with direct trains to Brussels (note that this train station was called Brussels-South before Dec 2022). Buses and taxis are available to Dharma City. The best taxi fare is from and to Charleroi-Central.
Note that the train station is currently under heavy building work and it may be challenging to find the bus stop.
- Namur: 34 km, 35 to 55 min by car from Dharma City – this is an important train station, direct trains to Brussels. Buses and taxis are available to Dharma City.
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Philipeville : 13 km, 14 min by car (on the local line 132 Charleroi – Couvain, but no bus or taxi at agreed prices to Dharma City)
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Godinne: 22 km, 22 min by car (direct trains to Brussels and to Brussels airport. Taxi at agreed price to Dharma City are available, but no bus.)
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Auvelais : 25 km, 30 min (on the local line 130 Namur-Charleroi, no bus or taxi at agreed prices to Dharma City)
- Gembloux: 40 km, 41 min (direct trains to Brussels, but no bus to Dharma City. Taxi at agreed prices to Dharma City is possible but must be booked well in advance)
International buses
Flixbus https://global.flixbus.com/ offers trips to Charleroi from many European cities. (for example from Paris, Maastricht, Lisbon, and many more cities, check the list here https://global.flixbus.com/bus/charleroi).
The Flixbus bus stand in Charleroi is located Rue de la Villette, at the back entrance of the main train station.
From Charleroi take a taxi, or a local bus to Florennes (see the Local bus section for details).
Local buses
For the mönlam check the time schedule here:
Plan your trip on the TEC website. There are timetables and routes.
- For Charleroi-Central train station, use “Charleroi-Central”
- For Namur train station, use “NAMUR Gare des Autobus ”
- For Florennes, use “Florennes Place de la Chapelle”
- For Dharma City, use “Florennes ferme pavillon” (very local bus, runs only Monday to Friday)
Bus 138b from Charleroi-Central to Florennes
From Charleroi-Central train station, take bus 138b to Florennes (45 min.) – or bus 137a to Mettet, if you really have no other option.
(Note that the Charleroi-Sud train station was renamed as Charleroi-Central in 2022)
Bus E86 from Namur to Florennes
From Namur train station, go to bus station Platform 8. (located on the 2d floor of the train station). Take bus E86 and get off at Florennes Place de la Chapelle (55 min).
From the bus stop in Florennes to Dharma City.
The main bus stop in Florennes "Place de la Chapelle" is +- 30 minutes walk from the Retreat Centre. The road is not safe to walk. If you are in Florennes, give a a call (the number will be published later) or write your name directly in the file:
Small bus 61 to Dharma City
Bus 61 runs between Florennes and Mettet and stops in front of Dharma City (the name of the bus stop is “Florennes ferme pavillon”).
Unfortunately this bus runs only a few times per day during the week, and never on the weekends
Shuffle from to to Florennes and Charleroi
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We have organised a shuffle to pick you up and drive you to Florennes or Charleroi if needed.
Please call +32 467 630 149
- Meeting point in Charleroi: Rue de la Villette near the Flixbus bus stop. https://goo.gl/maps/7dZuckctuRNid3jP6
- Meeting point in Florennes: Place de la Chapelle. https://goo.gl/maps/JUFpwQDdS7g1eP1x8
You will also find the schedule for buses from Namur and Charleroi to Dharma City in the same file.
Taxi
We asked local companies for their fares and we attach the list here:
Taxi on the meter
From Charleroi airport to Dharma City: the price in 2022 was approximately 100 € on the meter for an ordinary taxi, but you may ask for a fixed price.
Car pooling
Once you are in Belgium, you can try to find someone who drives to Dharma City. Drivers are usually communicating through the Telegram App, on the “Car Sharing Dharma City – Brussels” group.
We also use this file to find a lift to Dharma City, or to find someone to share a taxi.
We are looking forward to seeing you in Dharma City
