Key destinations and journey times
|
Brussels to Cologne |
2 hours 22 minutes |
|
Brussels to Amsterdam (via Schipol, Rotterdam and the Hague) |
2 hours 41 minutes |
|
Brussels to Paris |
1 hour 25 minutes |
|
Paris to Amsterdam (via Brussels) |
4 hours 11 minutes |
Other destinations include Aachen, Schiphol (airport), Rotterdam, and Charles De Gaulle.
Belgian destinations - Please note that Thalys fares to Belgian stations are not bookable in Elgar as local services are more frequent. Eurostar tickets to Brussels are now valid on local services to all Belgian destinations at no extra cost, however, these are not valid on Thalys services.
Amsterdam route - Please note that all trains displayed on Elgar are Thalys services, however, there are also local services operating on this route. Whilst Thalys tickets will be accepted on local services (for example where connections are missed and the local service is the next quickest), open tickets to Dutch stations are not accepted on Thalys services.
German route - There are additional ICE trains and local services to Aachen, Cologne and Frankfurt. Please book ICE to Aachen and Frankfurt through Beyond Eurostar on 01233 617500, and for Cologne on ICE see Cologne on High Speed ICE.
Station Codes
|
Destination |
3 letter code |
5 letter code |
|---|---|---|
|
Aachen |
AAC |
DEBDY |
|
Amsterdam |
AMS |
NLAMA |
|
Brussels |
BXS |
BEBMI |
|
Cologne |
KOL |
DEKOH |
|
Liege |
LIE |
BELGG |
|
Paris |
PBN |
FRPNO |
|
Roissy - Charles de Gaulle |
CDG |
FRMLW |
|
Rotterdam |
ROT |
NLRTA |
|
Schipol |
SCP |
NLSPH |
Please use normal encode and decode entries to check codes:
|
Encode Station |
@KC/AMSTERDAM |
|
Decode Station (3 or 5 Letters) |
@KD/NLAMA |
