With ÖBB Nightjet’s overnight trains you'll travel in all comfort between Austria and Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Italy.
The direct Nightjet sleeper train to Vienna departs three times a week from Brussels and Liège directly. You can depart from Belgium to Austria on Monday, Wednesday and Friday night and return to Belgium on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday night. Book your Nightjet tickets on our website.
Do you wonder how a journey with Nightjet is like? In our blog article you will find all kinds of practical information and fun facts about the night train!
Update 07/03, 15h00
Due to announced strike, fewer trains will be operating on the Belgian rail network from Sunday 8 March (10 pm - CET) to Friday 11 March 2026 included.
An alternative train service will be drawn up based on available train staff. All details on this alternative train service will be available 24h in advance 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).
More details about international trains:
Eurostar:
Most Eurostar trains operate normally. Please check Eurostar's timetables.
ICE, TGV INOUI and OUIGO
All ICE, TGV INOUI and OUIGO trains to and from Belgium operate normally.
EuroCity (Brussels-Rotterdam)
On Monday 9 and Tuesday 10 March, 12 trains out of 16 will operate in each direction.
The following trains are cancelled:
On Monday 9 and Tuesday 10 March, 8 trains out of 16 circulent will operate from Belgium to the Netherlands and 9 trains out of 16 will operate from the Netherlands to Belgium.
However, please note that most of them will only operate between Brussels and Rotterdam.
The following trains are cancelled:
Besides, Eurocity Direct 9512 (departing from Amsterdam Zuid 06:03) will terminate in Antwerpen-Centraal instead of Brussels.
Validity of tickets for EuroCity & Eurocity Direct:
Nightjet
The Vienna-Brussels train departing on Sunday night 08/03 will terminate in Cologne. The Brussels-Vienna train departing on Monday night 09/03 will depart from Cologne. Between Brussels/Liège and Cologne, Nightjet passengers can use the ICE trains.
Please check this page regularly for further updates.
The Nightjet night train operated by ÖBB connects Austria with many European cities: