How to take a thrilling high speed rail journey from Amsterdam to London

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Amsterdam to London by train

There are now direct Eurostar trains from Amsterdam to London, but if the timings of those departures don't suit, the other option is to take a train to Bruxelles and connect there into one of the more frequent Eurostars from the Belgian capital to the UK.

Look up the journey on the ticket agents and this indirect journey will involve taking a high speed Thalys trains to Bruxelles and connecting into a Eurostar.

Though if you will be making this journey with a Eurail or InterRail pass and can't book a rail pass reservations on a direct train, you will save money if you take an Intercity train to Bruxelles instead of a Thalys.

The significant advantage of the direct trains are that they avoid what can be an awkward connection at Midi station in Bruxelles, where the timing of the arrival of the train from Amsterdam needs to be factored into the need to check in for the Eurostar departure.

Routes you can take to go from Amsterdam to London

When travelling between most cities by train there is only one logical option, though on other journeys there is a choice between different trains or alternative routes. If different options are available you can use the info to decide which is best for you.

Choose one of the following options:

Route Information

Option 1: taking the direct train
Travel Time (approx)

4hr 10min

Frequency

Daily

Travel Info

Monday to Friday = 4 x trains per day
Saturday = 2 x trains
Sunday = 3 x trains

Route Information

Via stations: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel Zuid

Option 2: Connect in Bruxelles and for a wider choice of departures
Travel Time (approx)

4hr 47min - 5hr 50min

Frequency

Daily

Travel Info

Change trains in: Bruxelles/Brussels
Current timetable:
Mon - Fri = 2 x connections per day
Saturday = 1 x connection
Sunday = 2 x connections

Usual timetable (pre-pandemic):
Mon - Fri = 5  x connections per day
Saturday = 4 x connections
Sunday = 5 x connections

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