Trains and Buses
Run by the Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer de Belgique/Belgische Spoorwegen (Belgian Railways; www.sncb.be ), Belgium 's rail system is comprehensive and efficient, and fares are comparatively low. InterRail and Eurail passes are valid throughout the network, as is the Belgian Tourrail pass , which gives entitlement to five days' unlimited rail travel within a month for ?56.50. There is also the so-called Fixed-price reduction card (Carte de reduction a prix fixe/Reduktiekaart), which costs ?15.90 and allows you to purchase tickets at half-price during a specified monthly period, or the under-26 Go Pass , valid for ten second-class, single journeys within six months (?38.40). Consider also the Benelux Tourrail Card , which gives five days' train travel in a month for ?81.80 (over-26s ?109.10) throughout Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Belgian Railways publish information on their various offers and services, and all are detailed in their comprehensive national and international timetable book, Indicateur/Spoorboekje, which has an English-language section and is available for ?4.50 from major train stations. As so much of Belgium is covered by the rail network, buses are only really used for travelling short distances, or in parts of the Ardennes where there are fewer rail lines.
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