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.
Restaurants & places to go
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Airports
✈ 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.
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
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
Trains & rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.