To the Memorial Van Damme with STIB-MIVB
On Thursday 4 and Saturday 5 September 2026
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Sports enthusiasts, here we go again! The Memorial Van Damme is kicked off. Like every year, the prestigious athletics competition takes place in the King Baudouin Stadium, this time on Friday 4 and Saturday 5 September. Avoid a false start and get there with STIB-MIVB!
Don't waste any time at the vending machines: Simply use your bank card, smartphone or smartwatch to pay for your journey. This way, you travel cheaper than with a paper ticket and you don't miss any world records during the Memorial Van Damme.
From your stop to the finish line: metro 6 takes you to the Memorial Van Damme
Hop on our metros! From 6.00 pm, on Friday and on Saturday, extra metro's run on line 6 to bring you to the stadium in record time and take you home safely.
For stand 1 or 2, get off at Houba-Brugmann, for stand 3 at Heysel/Heizel and for stand 4 at Roi Baudouin/Koning Boudewijn.
Both on Friday and Saturday, certain accesses and stations are closed for the smooth running of the event.
From 6:00 pm
- Access 2 in Roi Baudouin/Koning Boudewijn station leading to avenue des Amandiers/Amandelbomenlaan is closed
- Accesses 1 and 5 in Heysel/Heizel station leading to avenue Impératrice Charlotte/Keizerin Charlottelaan are closed
From 8:00 pm
- Roi Baudouin/Koning Boudewijn station is completely closed
From 10:00 pm
- Access 1 in Houba-Brugmann station leading to avenue Houba de Strooper/Houba de Strooperlaan is closed
A tram journey away from a world record
Tram 9 serves the Stade/Stadion stop. From 5.00 pm until midnight, the tram stops at Stade/Stadion and doesn't serve the Roi Baudouin/Koning Boudewijn stop.
The tram 35 (Esplanade), tram 7 and 62 (Heysel/Heizel) and tram 51 and 93 (Stade/Stadion) terminuses are near the stadium.
The only hurdle? Choosing between the vast offer of tram lines.
Sprint to the bus stop, not to the car park
Do you want to reach the King Baudouin Stadium with bus 83? You can get off at the De Lijn Panorama stop. From 5.00 pm, the bus is diverted between the Tircher and Esplanade stops via chaussée Romaine/Romeinsesteenweg and doesn't serve the stops between De Heyn and Palais 12/Paleis 12.
Enjoy the event! We'll cover the journey and you, the applause!
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