Where and how to do the COVID-19 PCR test in Brussels?

Updated on December 23, 2022 by pierre

All about the COVID-19 PCR test in Brussels

Do you need to take a Covid test? Find here all the information about the PCR testing procedure in Brussels, test centers Covid-19 in Brussels. Also, you will find a summary of how you get tested for free in Brussels. If in doubt, check the official website (https://www.info-coronavirus.be/)The Brussels Test Centers operate by appointment only. We therefore explain where to make an appointment for a PCR test.

It is important to get tested if you have symptoms. On the site Brussels covid test, it is mentioned among other things that it is important to have yourself tested if  » (…) you have symptoms of acute onset, without any other obvious cause: At least one of the following major symptoms: – cough; shortness of breath/choking; chest pain; lack of smell or lack of taste; OR At least two of the following minor symptoms: – fever; muscle aches; fatigue; rhinitis; sore throat; headache; anorexia; watery diarrhea; acute confusion; sudden fall »

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Remember that in case of doubt, it is better to speak to your doctor, or call the number: 02 832 83 83 or resultbrussels@testcovid.be

How to do a free covid-19 test in Brussels ?

Good news, if you are short on budget or subject to frequent testing, know that in Brussels, the PCR test is reimbursed by INAMI (free). For the PRC test to be reimbursed, several conditions must be met.

• Being registered with a Belgian health insurance fund is an essential condition
• Have received an SMS with an activation code (CTPC)
  • Either if you have been contacted by a contact tracing investigator (on day 7 from day of high risk contact)
  • Either if you have received a reference letter for a COVID-19 test from your school.
  • Either if you come back from a red zone (to have you tested on the 1st and 7th day after your return to Belgium)
    • You will get an activation code for these two tests. You must remain in quarantine until you know the result of the second test.
  • Is a doctor has prescribed a test for you.

The covid test centers in Brussels:

Where to do a PCR test in Brussels?

• Pacheco (Brussels Centre)  : Boulevard Pacheco 42, 1000 Brussels.
• Merode  (roundabout located at the entrance to the Parc du Cinquantenaire): Avenue de Tervueren 1040 Etterbeek.
• Albert-Forest: Avenue Jupiter 201, 1190 Forest.
• Heysel: Avenue de Madrid 178, 1020 Brussels
• Sint-Jans-Molenbeek: Quai de l'industrie 31, 1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean.
• Schaarbeek: Crossing Stadium. Universal Suffrage Avenue, 1030 Schaerbeek.
• PCR test Gare du Midi in Brussels: Avenue Fonsny 47B, 1060 Saint-Gilles.
• Bracops-Anderlecht: Rue Doctor Huet 79, 1070 Anderlecht

How to make an appointment for a covid test in Brussels? Covid appointment!

If you have been identified as a high-risk contact, or have symptoms, you can make an appointment to be tested (without a doctor's prescription) via the platform Covid test

COVID PCR tests for traveling from Brussels

In case you wish to travel abroad, you will need to be in possession of a PCR test to your European travel certificate. 

In this case, the PCR test is not free. It will therefore not be reimbursed by your health insurance. In case of doubt, you can find on Belgian diplomacy website, the conditions that apply to your country of destination. You can get tested at one of the centers listed below. The test must be purchased and will cost around 41 euros per person.

Be aware that it will not be possible for you to travel with a negative PCR test reimbursed by the health insurance fund! You must therefore carry out your test in due form. Otherwise, you risk staying at Zaventem.

Please note:

• Paid tests can be carried out in all our test centers.
• Please inform yourself correctly about the travel tips by destination and on the validity period of his test. To find out more about the Belgian travel measures, click here.
• Payment only online. It is not possible to make payment on site.
• A TEST PURCHASED ONLINE IS NON-REFUNDABLE.

What are the centers of COVID test open on Sundays in Brussels?

If you have to get tested against covid on the weekend? Be aware that there are test centers which are open in Brussels on Sundays. Please always check the latest information on the official covid test website. When writing our article, the hours were as follows:

• Pacheco Sunday, 9:45 a.m.-17:30 p.m.
• Merode Sunday, 9:00 a.m.-17:00 p.m.
• Albert Sunday, 9:00 a.m.-17:00 p.m.
• Schaerbeek Sunday, 9:00 a.m.-17:00 p.m.
• Brussels-Midi Sunday, 9:30 a.m.-23:30 p.m.
• Braces: Sunday: 8:00 – 14:00

What are the Covid-19 tests for children in Brussels ?

First knowledge about the covid test for children: you must make an appointment in the name of the child! It cannot be under your name. You can book at all the centers mentioned above, except the Heysel Test Centre. The latter does not have the appropriate infrastructure to test children under 3 years old.

How to get PCR test results?

If you have performed a test, receiving the result is quite simple.

• Sent by SMS by the laboratory to your mobile phone
• On the site reseausantebruxellois.be ou https://masante.belgique.be/#/ (with digital ID)
• Via the general practitioner who prescribed the test for you and who you indicated on the test form
• Via the app coronalert

Free PCR tests for traveling via masante.be

Since the end of June 2021, masante.be can help you generate a code that will allow you to do a free PCR test. The code consists of 16 numbers & letters and will allow you to leave Belgium to go on vacation. Be careful, however, you must respect the conditions, such as not having been invited to be vaccinated. Since June 28, any Belgian resident can obtain 2 free PCR tests provided that:

• Being older than 6
• Have your main residence in Belgium on your identity card
• Not being asked to get vaccinated
• Have received their first dose of vaccine (according to the interval dates mentioned on the Masante.be website)