Please register in advance for a COVID-19 test. Without registration, your waiting time at the Test Centre can increase, as can the time it takes to receive results.
At Brussels Airport you can have a COVID-19 PCR test taken. The COVID-19 Test Centre, operated by Ecolog, is located just outside the airport terminal on Departure level for departing passengers and on Arrival level for passengers arriving in Belgium.
See below how the test centre works for departing passengers.
You are welcome to have a test taken at the COVID-19 Test Centre at Brussels Airport as long as you do not show any COVID-19 symptoms.
An online registration is strongly recommended, otherwise there may be a queue. You can register online for a COVID-19 test through the platform of operator Ecolog.
To register, you will need:
After registration you will receive an email with a QR code which you have to present to the Test Centre.
At the test centre itself, you must also be able to present your passport or identity card. Please keep in mind that wearing a face mask is mandatory at the airport premises.
If you don’t have the possibility to register online, you can also register on site. Please take into account that there may be a queue.
For arriving passengers who live in Belgium and have been tested on day 1 or day 7 after arrival in Belgium, the test result will be available 24 to 72 hours after the test is taken.
For departing passengers, a distinction is made between the rapid test and the standard test.
In the case of a rapid test, receipt of the result depends on when the test was taken:
Be sure to take this into account if you want to fly the same day.
In the case of a standard test, you will receive the result within 24 hours.
Operator Ecolog will send you the results of your COVID-19 test by e-mail if you have registered online for the test, by post if you have registered on site. This means that you can just go home and wait for the result or continue your stay.
The certificate can be issued in the following languages: English, Dutch, French and German.
If you are a departing passenger and need a test to be able to travel, you will pay:
If you are an arriving passenger who needs to conduct a test on day 1 or day 7 after returning from a red zone, and if you have received an activation code from the government:
You can pay by various means of payment, either at registration or on site. We recommend paying in advance as much as possible to avoid queues.
At Brussels Airport you can wait for results in a pleasant and useful way.
If you do not show any symptoms of COVID-19, you are of course welcome to wait for your results at the airport. A few tips? In the terminal you can enjoy a delicious hot coffee at Starbucks. At the Regus Meeting Centre you can catch up on some work or hold a meeting. That's also possible at Sheraton, where you can even rest for a few hours or take a shower.
Discover our offers here to enjoy your time ate the airport while waiting.
If you show symptoms, you are expressly asked not to come to the airport, nor to the Test Centre. Please contact your doctor. The symptoms corresponding to COVID-19 are fever, coughing, breathing difficulties, loss of taste and smell, fatigue, ...
The Test Centre is open 7/7, including Sundays and public holidays, from 3.30am to midnight. If you would like to take a test, we recommend making an appointment online.
For departing passengers, the facility is located at departure level just outside the terminal.
For arriving passengers, our partner Ecolog offers 3 options:
In the event of a positive test, we ask you to leave the airport premises immediately and respect a self-quarantine. Also contact your doctor.
In the event of a positive test result, operator Ecolog will also notify the necessary authorities, even if you are not a Belgian national. The contact tracing process is initiated in the same way as in other laboratories.
Operator Ecolog performs a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test. A sample is taken from the nose with a cotton swab (according to Sciensano's instructions, the Federal Scientific Institute of Public Health in Belgium).
The molecular test gives an indication of the presence of the COVID-19 virus only at the time of testing.
You may not eat, drink, smoke or brush your teeth 15 minutes prior to the test.
Ecolog collaborates with an ISO 15189 accredited lab, which makes the results internationally valid.
Operator Ecolog processes the data and test results and shares them with Sciensano, the Federal Scientific Institute of Public Health in Belgium, to support contact tracing.
Brussels Airport Company has no access to the personal data, nor to the test results.
The COVID-19 Test Centre is operated by Ecolog in partnership with Van Poucke-Eurofins.
Ecolog is a leading global provider of integrated service solutions and Van Poucke-Eurofins is specialised in laboratory research. The laboratory is accredited by BELAC, the Belgian Accreditation body and recognised by Sciensano, the Federal Scientific Institute of Public Health in Belgium.
Ecolog can be reached on: