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The first leg of your journey will take you from London to Brussels (Midi/Zuid) by Eurostar. In just 1 hour 48 minutes, you will have left hectic London behind to arrive right in the heart of Europe, passing through the Channel Tunnel.
In Brussels (Midi/Zuid), step on board a Eurostar or ICE train to Cologne. The 9 daily trains provide a direct service in just 1:47. If there’s enough time to catch your connecting train in Cologne, you should consider stepping outside to admire the magnificent Cologne Cathedral.
Once you arrive at Köln Hbf (Cologne) station, change trains to get to Berlin. All you need to do is change platforms to catch a high-speed ICE train straight to the German capital.
The 17 daily ICE trains will take you directly into the centre of Berlin in around 4 hours 20 minutes. We recommend getting off at the central station (Berlin Hauptbahnhof), which is within easy reach of all the most popular tourist destinations in Berlin. Berlin Hbf also offers excellent connections to other German cities (Leipzig or Dresden, for example).
Update 24/11, 9:20am
Due to a national strike, the rail service on the Belgian rail network will be limited from Sunday 23 November (10 pm - CET) to Wednesday 26 November 2025 included.
An alternative train service has been drawn up based on available train staff. All details on this alternative train service are available on www.belgiantrain.be.
Please take this alternative train service into account if you need to take a domestic connection in Belgium before or after an international train journey, or if you need to take our regional trains just across the border (Roosendaal, Maastricht, Aachen, Luxembourg, Lille or Maubeuge).
Information about international trains:
Eurostar
Most Eurostar trains are operating. However, they are being diverted from their normal itinerary between Brussels and Amsterdam, which results in longer journey times and adapted schedules. Check Eurostar's adapted timetables.
EuroCity (Brussels-Rotterdam) :
Monday 24/11 : 11 trains out of 16 are operating in each direction. However, they are being diverted via Roosendaal (not calling at Breda), which results in longer journey times and adapted schedules.
The following trains are cancelled:
Tuesday 25/11 : 9 trains out of 16 will operate in each direction. However, they will be diverted via Roosendaal (not calling at Breda), which will result in longer journey times and adapted schedules.
The following trains are cancelled:
Wednesday 25/11 : 9 trains out of 16 will operate in each direction. However, they will be diverted via Roosendaal (not calling at Breda), which will result in longer journey times and adapted schedules.
The following trains are cancelled:
If you have a ticket for the EuroCity valid on 24, 25 or 26 November, please note that:
Eurocity Direct (Brussels-Amsterdam)
Monday 24/11 , Tuesday 25/11 and Wednesday 26/11: 6 trains out of 16 are operating in each direction. However, they are being diverted via Roosendaal, which results in longer journey times and adapted schedules.
The following trains are cancelled:
If you have a ticket for the Eurocity Direct valid on 24, 25 or 26 November, please note that:
ICE
All ICE trains connecting Brussels, Cologne and Frankfurt will operate. However, they will diverted from their usual itinerary and will depart 20 minutes earlier from Brussels and Liège.
TGV INOUI
Alle TGV INOUI trains from and to Brussels will operate normally except:
Monday 24/11
Tuesday 25/11 and Wednesday 26/11
Thursday 27/11
OUIGO Brussels-Paris
All scheduled OUIGO trains will operate normally. Some trains had been cancelled earlier dur to engineering works.
Please check this page regularly for further updates.
