Get to Berlin from London with Eurostar and ICEGet to Berlin from London

From the bustling British capital to the equally exciting capital of Germany: get from London to Berlin by train.

This journey, on board Eurostar and ICE trains, requires 2 changes, one in Brussels and one in Cologne.

Get to Brussels from London by EurostarTo Brussels from London

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.

From Brussels to Cologne

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.

From Cologne to Berlin

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).

London St Pancras International train station

Euston Road
N1C 4QP London
Great Britain

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Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid train station

47B Avenue Fonsny
1060 Brussels
Belgium

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Köln Hbf train station

Bahnhofsvorplatz
50667 Cologne
Germany

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Berlin Hbf train station

1 Europaplatz
10557 Berlin
Germany

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Travel update

19 May (from 10 pm) and 20 May: strike in Belgium

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: