Travel and transport agencies Wallonie

Charleroi airport is the second largest airport in the country (after Brussels National) and is located in Gosselies, at the junction of the E42 (Paris/Lille-Namur-Liège) and E420 (Reims-Charleroi-Brussels) motorways. It hosts several low-cost airlines including Ryanair (including flights to Marseille, Bordeaux, Montpellier, Pau, Carcassonne, La Rochelle, Perpignan, Bergerac, Figari, Nîmes). Bus line A connects the airport to Charleroi-Sud station. A bus + train ticket (bulk ticket) to any Belgian station is sold at the airport.

Trains to all major cities in Belgium. Three trains per hour in the week and two per hour on weekends for Brussels (about 1 hour; 14,10 €); two to three trains per hour, two per hour on weekends for Leuven (35 to 55 minutes; 10,30 €); two trains per hour, one to two per hour at weekends for Namur (45 minutes; 8,50 €); one train per hour and week-end for Tongeren (35 minutes; 4,40 €); one train per hour and week-end for Maastricht (30 minutes; 5 €); two to three trains per hour in the week and two per hour at weekends for Verviers (25 minutes; 4 €)…

Also trains for Germany and Thalys for Paris (via Brussels) 8 times a day. The journey lasts 2 hours or 3 hours depending on trains (rates: from 46 € one month before departure to € 88 on the day before departure). Some trains stop in Lille.

This international airport is located in Belgium, near the city of Charleroi. It is the country's second-biggest airport in terms of traffic, after Brussels-National. There are regular flights to the Balkans, in particular to Skopje in Northern Macedonia with Wizz Air. Charleroi airport itself has regular connections with the French airports of Béziers, Biarritz, Bordeaux, Brive, Lyon, Nîmes, Perpignan, Tarbes and Toulouse.

In Maillen, in the town of Houssières, there's a charming restaurant called "Les Houssières". Managed by Nicolas, Géraldine and Eric, the restaurant is located in an 18th-century farmhouse fitted out in classic style. The setting is enchanting and offers a warm, intimate atmosphere, ideal for a meal with friends or a tête à tête.

On the Sambre and the Meuse, as far as Wépion, Annevoie or Profondeville, the boats of Namur Croisières and those of Croisières Namur travel the river and its tributary to allow you to visit the Walloon capital in a different way: Mosan villas, citadel, lock crossings. Groups, events or individuals (predefined schedules): 200 passengers board near the Enjambée. The boats have several terraces and a bar. In bad weather, the interior is heated. See the websites of both companies for schedules, routes and conditions.