The Belgian Rail Road

International train connections, information and reservations.

Eurostar

The Eurostar train links London and Brussels in 1h51 minutes. Trains depart/arrive at the Brussels South Station (Bruxelles Midi/Brussel Zuid) and depart/arrive at the London St. Pancras International Terminal . Up to 9 daily departures. It also stops at Ashford/England. For the Eurostar train, you need to reserve your seat in advance, you can do it through: Rail Europe or the Belgian Rail Road or Eurostar.

Eurostar has launched ticket sales on a new, amended timetable that makes best use of the available capacity through the Channel tunnel.

There are now nine trains/weekday between London and Brussels, and 16 trains/weekday between London and Paris, compared with 10 and 17 trains/weekday respectively before the incident on 11 September. Tickets are available through all sales channels. The new timetable represents 93% of Eurostar seat capacity before the incident. It is expected to continue in force for some months – into the first half of 2009 - before Eurotunnel, the Channel tunnel operator, is able to restore full access to both tunnels under the sea.

Journey times are on average 20 minutes longer than normal, to take account of the partial closure of one of the two running tunnels. 

Thalys

The Thalys train links Paris and Brussels in 85 minutes. There are 25 Thalys trains departing daily in each direction between Paris and Brussels. Thalys roundtrip fares start at $96 (2nd class). Trains depart/arrive at the Brussels South Station (Bruxelles Midi/Brussel Zuid) and depart/arrive at the Paris North Station (Paris Nord) or at the Charles De Gaulle Airport. It also links Brussels to Koln and Amsterdam in 2h30 minutes.   The Thalys train stops also at the following Belgian train stations:  Liege-Guillemins, Antwerp-Berchem, Mons, Charleroi-South, Namur, Bruges and Ghent-St-Pieters. 

For the Thalys train, you need to reserve your tickets in advance: Rail Europe or the Belgian Rail Road or Thalys.

B-Rail

A dense train network connects all of Belgium. National and international passes are available at major train stations in Belgium. The B-rail website will give you timetables, price and online ticket for your train trip in Belgium.

Children's fare

12 years of age and under ride free during off peak travel (after 9:01 am). During peak travel children ride at a 50% discount off the normal ticket price.

Senior Citizens (over 65)

Seniors can purchase a roundtrip ticket for 4 Euro (Restrictions: weekdays before 9:00 am and weekends during public holidays).

Weekend Fares 50% off

Pass: Carte Train Reseau

Unlimited rides for one week for 75 Euros. This pass can not be shared.

Belgian Rail Pass

69 Euro for 10 trips inside Belgium (2nd class) . The pass can be shared by several passengers.

Go Pass

10 trips inside Belgium for 45 Euro available for youths under 26. The pass can be shared by several passengers .

B-Excursion

The "all-in-one" formula of the Belgian Rail System: trains, visits, attractions, connections - reductions on everything with just one purchase.