Atomium Brussels Belgium

Atomium Brussels

The Atomium represents a single unit of iron crystal magnified 165 billion times. There are 9 spheres representing atoms which are connected by tubes with escalators and lifts. Each sphere is about the size of a large apartment (18m diameter).

 

Atomium ticket reservation

To reserve your place use the reservation module. After entering your information you will receive an email with tickets. You can then print them or just show them from a smartphone or tablet.

Our tickets reservation service is managed by the company "Tiqets". They designed a well working system and we have great trust in our cooperation. The best thing is that with this service you will go immediately inside avoiding the waiting line because the reservation is already taken care of.

If you have any questions, the customer service is available seven days a week.

Atomium tickets prices

Atomium opening hours

Every day of the week: 10:00 - 18:00

Exceptions:
December 24th: 10:00 - 16:00
December 25th: 12:00 - 18:00
December 31st: 10:00 - 16:00
January      1st: 12:00 - 18:00

Times between 12:00 - 14:00 and 16:00 - 18:00 tend to be less crowded and therefore it is better to visit The Atomium at those times.

What is inside of Atomium Brussels

Inside Brussels Atomium Interior Stairs

Not all Atomium spheres can be visited. The three outer spheres that are below the top one cannot be. The rest of the spheres contain various attractions and can be accessed.

Inside you can see a permanent exhibition about the world's fair 1958 and the Atomium building. Also a temporary exhibition that is changed about once a year and for the year 2017 it is about a luxury commercial flight of the 20th century.

In the top sphere there is a restaurant with panoramic view. Using the telescopes that are in the top sphere you can see all the way to the city of Antwerps. Even see its cathedral and port. This Atomium restaurant is reachable by an elevator from the bottom of the structure.

The other four spheres open to the public are reachable by escalators only, which could be difficult for people with reduced mobility.

There is also a place reserved for events, and a kids sphere for school events. However these are not part of a regular tourist visit.

History of Atomium

It was designed by a Belgian engineer André Waterkeyn and built in 1958 for the Brussels World's Fair. The Atomium Bruxelles is the only structure left standing after the event ended. World's fair (or World Expo) is an international event which began as a technology exhibition and later progressed towards national propagation. Next one will be in Japan in 2025.

From 2004 to 2007 the atomium was under reconstruction and was covered with shiny stainless steel instead of faded aluminium that was there since 1958.

Heysel Area

Other attractions that require a lot of space including the Mini-Europe theme park, the Kinepolis cinema complext (28 screens and IMAX) and a water park with slides and pools are all in the area. Just down the road is also the Chinese Pavilion and Japanese Tower which makes the Heysel area a complete daytrip in itself.

How to get to Atomium

Atomium Brussels location is in an area north of the city centre called Heysel. It is the last stop on line 6 of the metro. Or on tram line 7. From the metro or tram the Atomium is a short walk. You can’t miss it, it’s gigantic! :-)

Address:
The Atomium
Eeuwfeestlaan / Boulevard de Centenaire
B-1020 Brussel (Laken)
Metro stop: Heysel

Brussels Atomium on map