Bus Handbook
Buses at ISB
You will find in these few pages general information on how the ISB Bus Services works, the areas covered
Our Drivers Enrolment and Payment Buses, Routes and Covered Areas
Kattenberg 19, B-1170
Brussels, Belgium
+32 2 661 42 11
buses@isb.be
OUR BUS DRIVERS
ISB collaborates with two external bus companies specialising in school transport
ENROLMENT AND PAYMENT
BUS ELIGIBILITY
Children may ride the school bus alone once they enter Kindergarten.
Students in Pre-Kindergarten may ride the morning and/or afternoon bus under the below conditions:
They have an older sibling travelling with them. Prior approval from the ECC Head is required.
BUS FEES
The annual bus fee can be found here, in the Bus fees section
Service Fee (EUR) Managed by Seat Reserved Service
Fullyear (2ways) 3140 BusOffice Yes Reimbursementforearly departurefromISB
Fullyear (1way) 2385 BusOffice Yes Reimbursementforearly departurefromISB
One Month(2 ways) 500 BusOffice Yes Monthstarted,monthdue One Month (1way) 400 BusOffice Yes Monthstarted,monthdue
Occasion altrip 10 Parentsvia BatOnRoute safeapp No Subjectto availability
Amaximumof10consecutivedaysis allowed;beyondthat,theOneMonth feeapplies
*Thisdoesnotapplytoregularbus users
The Bus service is offered either as a round trip or a one-way trip, mornings and/or afternoons A tailor-made registration is also possible The Bus service Fees for each option are different
Please note: Registrations completed any time before January are considered full-year subscriptions, regardless of the actual registration date
BatOnRouteBUSES, ROUTES AND COVERED AREAS
BatOnRoute BUS TRACKING
BatOnRoute ISB Bus Service Software
ISB has always been concerned about the safety of our students on the school buses, therefore we implemented the BatOnRoute solution. An application specialized in school transportation management, that provides additional security and very useful real-time information on the bus route, both for the School and for the Parents
BUS ROUTES
The development of bus routes for over 850 students is complex. Routes for the new school year are emailed to parents and available on BatOnRoute a few days before the first school day.
The Bus Office can establish new routes, modify bus stops, or shift stops to optimise routes and balance student numbers throughout the year Traffic regulations and road works affect routes, preventing changes upon individual requests
Efforts are made to keep journeys under one hour, with students living furthest being picked up first and dropped off last For security reasons, bus routes and stops are not publicly available; parents access their child's route via the BatOnRoute app
BUS STOPS
We aim to provide bus stops near your home, but this is not always possible. Some streets prohibit bus access
If multiple families live on the same street, we will designate a single stop to avoid multiple stops along that road which would lengthen the journey. A minimum distance of 300 meters must be observed between two stops on the same street, unless justifiable based on the specific traffic conditions or students with special needs.
COVERED AREAS
The bus service operates within a certain geographical zone that may be limited to partial coverage of the following communes: Rhodes-St-Genese, Bruxelles, Ixelles, Saint-Gilles, Uccle, Auderghem, Watermael-Boitsfort, Etterbeek, Woluwe-St-Lambert, Woluwe-St-Pierre, Brainel’Alleud, Braine-le-Château, Waterloo, Hoeilaart, Overijse, Rixensart, Rosières, Wavre, Kortenberg, Kraainem, Sterrebeek, Tervuren and Wezembeek-Oppem, Leefdaal, Ohain, Genval.
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LATE BUSES
ISB offers 3 free shuttles available from Monday to Thursday when school is in session Late buses have designated stops to assist students involved in after-school activities in their evening commute home Late buses are available for students from Grade 5 to Grade 12
Late buses covered areas
Watermael-Boitsfort, Bruxelles, Ixelles, Saint-Gilles, Uccle.
Watermael-Boitsfort, Auderghem, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Kraainem, Woluwe-SaintLambert.
Hoeilaart, Overijse, Tervuren.
Additional information
No late buses on Fridays
Serves major routes to key transport hubs.
Does not provide home stops
There are no bus monitors on late buses
