€44*
2:37
3 months in advance
Getting from Amsterdam to Lille is easy! On this train journey, you just need to change trains once, at Brussels (Midi/Zuid) station, after your arrival there from Amsterdam.
This journey of over 300 km from Netherlands to France takes just over 2:37 on high-speed trains. And as an added bonus, you’ll arrive in the city centre!
The first leg of your journey will take you from the central station in Amsterdam to Brussels (Midi/Zuid) station. This service runs several times a day with high-speed Eurostar or InterCity trains.
At Brussels (Midi/Zuid) station, board the Eurostar or TGV INOUI trains to Lille. All you have to do is change platforms after your arrival from Amsterdam. Very easy!
There are around 8 direct trains from Brussels to Lille on weekdays. They’ll take you to Lille Europe train station in around 35 minutes. One of 2 major railway stations in the city, Lille Europe is an international hub for Eurostar and TGV INOUI, so if your journey’s taking you further into France, this is the ideal starting point to do so.
Update 19/5, 7h25 am
Due to a strike, the rail service on the Belgian rail network will be limited from Monday 19 May (10 pm) to Tuesday 20 May 2025 included.
An alternative train service will be drawn up based on available train staff. Take this alternative train service into account if you need to take a domestic connection in Belgium before or after your international train journey, or if you need to take our regional trains shortly across the border (Roosendaal, Maastricht, Aachen, Luxembourg, Lille or Maubeuge). More details on this alternative train service are available on www.belgiantrain.be.
All TGV INOUI, OUIGO and ICE trains operate normally. Likewise, most Eurostar trains will operate normally (except for 2 trains in both directions between Brussels and Paris).
However, several EuroCity and Eurocity Direct trains that connect Belgium and The Netherlands are cancelled on Tuesday 20/05.
EuroCity: 12 trains out of 16 will operate in each direction. Cancelled trains:
Eurocity Direct: half of the trains operating. Cancelled trains:
We advise to check this page regularly for further updates.
Due to engineering works on the dutch rail network, the EuroCity trains (Brussel-Rotterdam) will only operate between Brussels and Roosendaal on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 May 2025. Eurocity Direct (Brussel-Amsterdam) trains will not be operating. Eurostar trains will not operate between Brussels and the Netherlands either.
From Roosendaal, passenger can use NS trains to their final destination.