Why go
- City in Hainaut Province, Wallonia, Belgium.
- Served by Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL).
History
Charleroi is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is the largest city in both Hainaut and Wallonia. The city is situated in the valley of the Sambre, in the south-west of Belgium, not far from the border with France. By 1 January 2008, the total population of Charleroi was 201,593. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of 1,462 square kilometres (564 sq mi) with a total population of 522,522 by 1 January 2008, ranking it as the 5th most populous in Belgium after Brussels, Antwerp, Liège, and Ghent. The inhabitants are called Carolorégiens or simply Carolos.
Where to stay
Av. des Eglantines 23, 6110 Montigny-le-Tilleul, Belgium · facebook.com
Av. des Eglantines 19, 6110 Montigny-le-Tilleul, Belgium · villageva.be
Rue Aux Scrabilles 2, 6061 Charleroi, Belgium · planity.com
Bd Pierre Mayence 76, 6000 Charleroi, Belgium · 76tour.be
Rue des Hamendes 42, 6060 Charleroi, Belgium · spa.be.ivof.com
Chau. de Gilly 206, 6043 Charleroi, Belgium · charleroi-hotelsouth.be
Province BE, Rue du Taillis 20, 6180 Courcelles, Belgium · facebook.com
Rue Louis Blériot 4, 6041 Charleroi, Belgium · all.accor.com
Rue Des Verreries 44, 6040 Charleroi, Belgium · chateaulambert.be
Chau. de Courcelles 115, 6041 Charleroi, Belgium · hotelcharleroiairport.be
Rue de Montigny 93, 6000 Charleroi, Belgium · hotel.center.be.ivof.com
Rue de Gilly 816, 6200 Châtelet, Belgium · bellabeautywellness.be
Rue Maximilien Wattelar 121, 6040 Charleroi, Belgium · chambres-hotes.fr
Rue Jules Coppée 83, 6040 Charleroi, Belgium · bonimenteur.com.es
Rue Arthur Regniers 3, 6000 Charleroi, Belgium · apparthotel-rozafa.be
Rue de la Cayauderie 67, 6000 Charleroi, Belgium · le-caillou-blanc.bestehotels.top
Rue Santos-Dumont 39, 6041 Charleroi, Belgium · balladins.com
Rue Masure 18, 6040 Charleroi, Belgium · rue-masure.com.es
N5, 6042 Charleroi, Belgium
Av. du Centenaire 4, 6061 Charleroi, Belgium
Rue de Villers 1, 6010 Charleroi, Belgium
Rue du Rosaire 10, 6041 Charleroi, Belgium
Indoor
Restaurants & places to go
Ice Cream, Waffle, Cocktail, Coffee, Sandwich, Fast Food · Bienvenue pour une glace, une crêpe, une gaufre, une petite restauration, une bière, un cocktail ou…
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Coffee shop · Dessert Shop · Breakfast & Brunch Restaurant · yunacoffee.be
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:30-00:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, vegetarian options, step-free access, air conditioning · 175 Rue des… · stores.burgerking.be
Regional, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-21:30 · 10 Rue Tahon · lunchgarden.be
Pizza, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-Th 11:30-21:30; Fr-Sa 11:30-22:00 · 10 Rue Tahon · restaurants.pizzahut.be
Sandwich, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 05:30-19:00; Sa 06:00-18:30; Su 07:00-13:30 Features: takeaway, vegetarian options · panos.be
Italian, Italian Pizza, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su, Tu-Th 12:00-14:00, 18:00-21:30; Fr 12:00-14:00, 18:00-22:00; Sa 18:00-22:00 · 34 Rue Robesse, 6041 · trentaquattro.be
Chicken, Fast Food · Features: takeaway, halal · hfcrestaurants.com
Friture, Fast Food · Opening hours: Tu-Su 17:30-22:00 · 2 Rue Albert Bernard, 6280 · facebook.com
Couscous, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo 12:00-14:15,18:00-22:00; Tu-We off; Th-Sa 12:00-14:15,18:00-22:00; Su 12:00-14:15 Features: takeaway · 162 Avenue… · resto.be
Greek, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Su 12:00-14:30,18:00-22:00 · 295 Avenue Eugène Mascaux, Marcinelle, 6001 · lerhodini2007.wixsite.com
Cake, Coffee Shop, Tea, Cafe · Opening hours: Tu-We 12:00-18:00; Th-Fr 12:00-20:00; Sa 11:00-19:00 · livreouverre.odoo.com
Indian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-14:30,18:00-22:30 · 3 Rue Robesse, Gosselies, 6041 · portedesindes.com
Sushi, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:45-22:00 Features: takeaway, delivery · 55 Boulevard Joseph Tirou, Charleroi, 6000 · sushishop.be
Thai, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-23:00 Features: takeaway, delivery · 79 Boulevard Joseph Tirou, Charleroi, 6000 · thai.cafe
Asian, Chicken, Fish, French, Friture, Grill, Ice Cream, Restaurant · Opening hours: Th-Tu 18:00-21:30 · 78b Rue de Villers, 6280
Italian Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: We-Su 17:00-21:30 · 50 Rue du Village, 6010
Poke, Fast Food · Poke fast food · restaurants.pokawa.com
Barbecue, Japanese, Sushi, Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Mo 12:00-14:30, 18:00-22:30
Grill, Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 18:30-22:00; Su 12:00-14:30, 18:30-21:30 · 6 Place Communale, 6120
Chinese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 17:30-21:00 Features: takeaway
French, Italian, Restaurant · Features: vegetarian options · 1 Avenue Marius Meurée, Marcinelle, 6001 · laruchebrasserie.com
Terroir, Restaurant · Terroir restaurant · 2 Grand-Place, Ham-sur-Heure, 6120 · resto.com
Traditionnelle, Restaurant · Traditionnelle restaurant · 1 Grand-Place, Ham-sur-Heure, 6120 · lham.be
Mexican, Restaurant · Mexican restaurant · 7 Rue des Trois Rois, Charleroi, 6000 · lostacos.be
Kebab, Fast Food · Kebab fast food · 28 Avenue Eugène Mascaux, Marcinelle, 6001 · snack-kh.myelems.com
Healthy, Sandwich, Salad, Pie, Fast Food · Features: takeaway, vegetarian options
Frozen Yogurt, Ice Cream · Features: takeaway
Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-02:00 · 10 Avenue Eugène Mascaux, Marcinelle, 6001 · cafe-44-34.webself.net
Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-23:00 Features: delivery · 11 Rue des Hiercheuses, Marcinelle, 6001 · goldensnack.be
Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Fr 12:00-14:00, Tu-Sa 19:00-24:00 · 12 Place Communale, Gouy-lez-Piéton, 6181 · lemontagourmet.be
Bistro, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Tu 10:00-21:00; Fr-Su 10:00-23:00 · 151 Avenue Eugène Mascaux, Marcinelle, 6001
Belgian, Fries, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 17:00-22:00; We 11:30-14:00,17:00-22:00; Fr 17:00-22:30 Features: takeaway · 175 Rue de Leernes, Goutroux, 6030
Korean, Restaurant · Korean restaurant · welldeco.be
PâTes, Restaurant · Features: takeaway
Grec, Restaurant · Grec restaurant · 15 Avenue de l'Europe, Charleroi, 6000
Fries, Restaurant · Fries restaurant · 2 Rue Jules Boulvin, Roux, 6044
Syrian, Restaurant · Syrian restaurant
Ice Cream · ice cream · gelatissimo.be
Corsican, Restaurant · Features: takeaway · 34 Rue Albert Ier, Landelies, 6111
Juice, Fast Food · Features: takeaway
African, Restaurant · African restaurant · 35 Rue d'Oignies, Aiseau, 6250
Mediterranean, Restaurant · Mediterranean restaurant
Cuisine Du Monde, Restaurant · Cuisine Du Monde restaurant
Japanese, Restaurant · Japanese restaurant · 107A Route de Charleroi, Anderlues, 6150
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Airports
Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) 4.9 km to the centre
Charleroi, WHT, BE — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 3 airlines (Ryanair, Wizz Air, Pegasus Airlines) · direct flights to 83 destinations incl. Budapest, Agadir, Alghero, Alicante, Almeria… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Serves Brussels/Bruxelles (44 km) — the low-cost way in
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 3 airlines, 83 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 75 routes: Agadir, Alghero, Alicante, Almeria, Ancona, Arrecife, Barcelona, Bari, Bergamo, Bergerac, Biarritz-bayonne, Bologna, Bordeaux, Bratislava, Brindisi, Budapest, Cagliari, Carcassonne, Chania, Comiso, Dublin, Edinburgh, El Aroui, Faro, Fes, Figari, Fuerteventura, Genoa, Gerona, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Kerkyra/corfu, Krakow, La Rochelle, Lamezia, Madrid, Malaga, Manchester, Marrakech, Marseille … +35 more
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 8 routes: Belgrade, Bucharest, Budapest, Cluj-napoca, Ljubljana, Skopje, Sofia, Warsaw
- Pegasus Airlines PC (A320, 737-800) · 1 route: Istanbul
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Buzet Aerodrome 14 km to the centre
Pont-à-Celles, WHT, BE
Baisy-Thy Ultralight Airfield 16 km to the centre
Genappe, WBR, BE
Namur-Suarlée Airfield 25 km to the centre
Namur, WNA, BE
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL); 3 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: CRL has direct flights to 83 destinations on 3 airlines (incl. Budapest, Agadir, Alghero, Alicante, Almeria…).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Charleroi, Belgium. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Public transit · Schedules & GTFS data
Bus · Schedules & GTFS data (official feed)
Trains & rail
National rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
Broker · Any aircraft via operators worldwide · Global charter broker with 30+ offices; private jets, group charters and cargo.
FBO, charter, management · Managed fleet · FBO network and management across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Charter, management · Large-cabin & VIP airliners · Geneva-based operator known for large-cabin and VIP airliner charters.
Charter, management, FBO, MRO · Managed fleet worldwide · General Dynamics company: charter, completions and FBOs in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the US.