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Brussels & Antwerp in 10 days

2 sightseeing days in Brussels, a dedicated relocation day, then 7 days in Antwerp. Includes Grand-Place and Plantin Moretus Museum, with guide-listed dining suggestions.

Adapted from community travel guides · Researched Sources & notes

The stops are drawn from the guides below; daily order, times and durations are our suggested adaptation. Available map pins are approximate, not provider-verified; missing coordinates remain unset. Prices are left unknown; check tickets, opening hours and transport before booking.

Route data adapted from Wikivoyage contributors, with our own selection and suggested timing; shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source pages link to contributor histories. This is an editorial multi-day schedule; the source community has not rated this itinerary.

  • Stay in Brussels for the first 2 sightseeing days; move to Antwerp on day 3, then stay for 7 sightseeing days. Book accommodation in both bases rather than returning each night.
  • The 41 km figure is approximate straight-line separation, not transit distance. The relocation day reserves room for travel and check-in without promising a direct service or a same-day connection. Verify the journey before booking this two-base plan.
  • City visits and restaurants are adapted from the linked retained community-guide material, not newly verified opening hours, live menus or first-hand visits. Suggested times are editable planning blocks. Check closures, reservations, accessibility and dietary needs.
  • Cover photo shows the first city. Original source and photo credits remain attached. Adapted community route selections retain CC BY-SA 4.0 attribution; source research dates remain in the individual stop and dining notes.
5 local dining picks added to this itineraryDining sources

These picks have positive travel-guide coverage or a named professional recommendation; they are not live customer ratings. Suggested times are not reservations. Confirm service days, dietary needs and prices. Other days remain open for your own food discoveries.

  • Day 1 · Mykonos — Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 2 · Le Pré Salé — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 4 · Rooden Hoed — Seafood. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 5 · Bourla — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 6 · China Star — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗

Sources checked 2026-10-30. Community-guide dining data is adapted from Wikivoyage contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; source pages link to contributor histories.

Brussels & Antwerp itinerary: 10 days at a glance

Review the original daily plan before editing below. Times and durations are suggested planning blocks; dining stops are not reservations. Your personal edits appear in the editor and downloads.

Day 1: Brussels: Grand-Place & Manneken Pis

  • · Grand-Place · 120 min
  • · Manneken Pis · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Mykonos (Traditional) · 75 min

Day 2: Brussels: Cinquantenaire Park & Atomium

  • · Cinquantenaire Park · 120 min
  • · Atomium · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Le Pré Salé (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 3: Brussels → Antwerp: travel and check-in

  • · Relocate: Brussels → Antwerp · 600 min

Day 4: Antwerp: Plantin Moretus Museum & Cathedral of Our Lady

  • · Plantin Moretus Museum · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Cathedral of Our Lady · 30 min
  • · Cathedral of Our Lady · 90 min
  • · Dinner: Rooden Hoed (Seafood) · 75 min

Day 5: Antwerp: Mineralogical Museum & Antwerp Zoo

  • · Mineralogical Museum · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Antwerp Zoo · 30 min
  • · Antwerp Zoo · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Bourla (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 6: Antwerp: Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten & FotoMuseum

  • · Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten · 120 min
  • · Transfer to FotoMuseum · 30 min
  • · FotoMuseum · 120 min
  • · Dinner: China Star (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 7: Antwerp: Middelheim Park and Middelheim Museum & Vlaams Tram- en Autobusmuseum

  • · Middelheim Park and Middelheim Museum · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Vlaams Tram- en Autobusmuseum · 30 min
  • · Vlaams Tram- en Autobusmuseum · 120 min

Day 8: Antwerp: Museum aan de Stroom (MAS) & Red Star Line Museum

  • · Museum aan de Stroom (MAS) · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Red Star Line Museum · 30 min
  • · Red Star Line Museum · 120 min

Day 9: Antwerp: Museum De Reede & Vleeshuis

  • · Museum De Reede · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Vleeshuis · 30 min
  • · Vleeshuis · 75 min

Day 10: Antwerp: Palace of Justice & Bouwmeester synagogue

  • · Palace of Justice · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Bouwmeester synagogue · 30 min
  • · Bouwmeester synagogue · 90 min

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Day 1
  • 10:00120m
    Brussels

    Suggested visit block; confirm opening hours, admission and transfer time. Map pin unavailable; locate the entrance before navigating. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Brussels (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 14:00120m
    Brussels

    Suggested visit block; confirm opening hours, admission and transfer time. Map pin unavailable; locate the entrance before navigating. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Brussels (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    J.F. Debeckerstraat 160

    Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. Route distance is unknown; check travel time and the entrance. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Brussels/Woluwe (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5396040; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 2
  • 10:00120m
    Brussels

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  • 14:00120m
    Brussels

    Suggested visit block; confirm opening hours, admission and transfer time. Map pin unavailable; locate the entrance before navigating. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Brussels (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Rue de Flandre-Vlaamsesteenweg 20

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. Route distance is unknown; check travel time and the entrance. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Brussels/Pentagon (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5396037; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 3
  • 08:00600m
    Brussels → Antwerp

    Dedicated relocation day from Brussels to Antwerp; no transport is booked. The city centres are approximately 41 km apart in a straight line, not a measured road or rail route. Choose and book a suitable flight, train, bus or ferry; confirm operating days, total door-to-door time, luggage rules and arrival before making reservations. This full-day block is reserved time, not a timetable. Move the following day if your journey needs longer.

Day 4
  • 09:30120m
    Vrijdagmarkt 22

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  • 12:0030m
    Antwerp

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.26 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0090m
    Antwerp

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  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Oude Koornmarkt 25

    Seafood. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. About 0 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Antwerp (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5388954; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 5
  • 09:30120m
    Frans de l’Arbrelaan 12

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  • 12:0030m
    Antwerp

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (2.93 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Antwerp

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  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Graanmarkt 7

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. About 1.1 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Antwerp (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5388954; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 6
  • 09:30120m
    Leopold de Waelplaats

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  • 12:0030m
    Antwerp

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.5 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Waalsekaai 47

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  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Van Wesenbekestraat 31

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: 11:30-21:30; closed Thursdays and Saturdays. Recheck with the restaurant. About 2.6 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Antwerp (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5388954; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 7
  • 09:30120m
    Middelheimlaan, Wilrijk

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  • 12:0030m
    Antwerp

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (2.73 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Diksmuidelaan 42

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Day 8
  • 09:30120m
    Hanzestedenplaats 1

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  • 12:0030m
    Antwerp

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.46 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Montevideostraat 3

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Day 9
  • 09:30120m
    Ernest Van Dijckkaai 7

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  • 12:0030m
    Antwerp

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.14 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Antwerp

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Day 10
  • 09:30120m
    Antwerp

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  • 12:0030m
    Antwerp

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.79 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0090m
    Bouwmeestersstraat 7

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