Belgium by campervan: costs and prices
Practical costs in Belgium: currency, cards, cash, fuel, groceries and budgeting for a campervan trip. What to know before you go.
Published 18 September 2026Last checked 19 September 2026
Currency
Euro
EUR. Cards everywhere. Bancontact is the local scheme
Language
Dutch, French, German
Dutch in Flanders, French in Wallonia, both in Brussels
Driving
Right
Motorway 120 km/h, 90 km/h over 3.5 tonnes
Power
230V, type E
The socket has an earth pin. Check your hookup lead
Tap water
Safe to drink
Ask for kraantjeswater or eau du robinet
Emergency
112
Police 101. Doctor on call 1733
Money
Money
Belgium is a card country and you can tap for a coffee almost anywhere. The domestic scheme is Bancontact, and foreign Visa and Mastercard work alongside it in any shop of any size. Cash still matters in a weekly market, a village frituur and at some unattended barriers, so carrying 40 to 60 euros covers a week comfortably. Cash machines are common in towns and scarce in the Ardennes.
Practical prices for camper travel
- Diesel, 1 litre
- €2.468
- Campsite or camper area, 1 night
- €34.67
- Inexpensive restaurant meal
- €20
- White bread, 500 g
- €2.25
- Bottled water, 1.5 litres
- €0.97
Reported price checked in September 2026
ACSI 2026 high-season average for two adults, two children, a pitch, electricity and tourist tax
Crowdsourced national average checked in September 2026
Crowdsourced national average checked in September 2026
Crowdsourced national average checked in September 2026
Paying for things
- Bancontact is the Belgian card scheme and it is what the terminal expects. Foreign Visa and Mastercard are accepted alongside it almost everywhere.
- Cash still matters at markets, chip shops, small bakeries and some barrier machines. A camper barrier that wants a card will usually take Maestro, Visa or Mastercard, but not always.
Tipping
- Not expected. Service and tax are in the printed price.
- Rounding up is the norm. A bill of 37 euros becomes 40.
The most expensive thing you can do in Belgium is drive into a low emission zone unregistered. Brussels fines an unregistered foreign plate 150 euros even when the vehicle itself is clean enough, and 350 euros when it is not. Ghent fines 185 euros, once per day. Antwerp starts at 150 and escalates to 350 for a third offence in twelve months. The registration itself is free.