Visit Amsterdam and be surprised by the artistic heritage, the extensive network of canals and the narrow façade houses of the bustling capital of the Netherlands.
Both Eurostar and Eurocity Direct take you to Amsterdam at high speed, but arrive at different stations. With Eurostar, you get off at Amsterdam Centraal, located in the city centre. EuroCity Direct, however, serves Amsterdam Zuid station in the booming Zuidas business area.
Due to a nationwide strike in the Netherlands, no trains will be running to, from or within the Netherlands on Wednesday 9 September 2026.
Special arrangements for tickets for travel on 9 September between Belgium and the Netherlands:
Due to planned engineering works, the Eurocity Direct (Brussels-Amsterdam) will exceptionally terminate at Amsterdam Central station instead of Amsterdam Zuid on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September 2026. Only the latest 4 evening trains will arrive at Amsterdam Zuid.
In the opposite direction (to Brussels), the 4 earliest morning services of Eurocity Direct will depart from Amsterdam Zuid. The next trains will depart from Amsterdam Central.
Moreover, it will be diverted from their usual itinerary between Rotterdam and Amsterdam and will therefore not serve Schiphol Airport. Between Rotterdam and Schiphol Airport, passengers can use domestic trains operated by NS.
The timetables shown by our journey planner take these changes into account.
Due to planned engineering works, the Eurocity Direct (Brussels-Amsterdam) will exceptionally terminate at Amsterdam Central station instead of Amsterdam Zuid, and will therefore not continue to Almere and Lelystad on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September 2026.
In the opposite direction, the Eurocity Direct to Brussels will depart from Amsterdam Central as well.
Moreover, it will be diverted from their usual itinerary between Rotterdam and Amsterdam and will therefore not serve Schiphol Airport. Between Rotterdam and Schiphol Airport, passengers can use domestic trains operated by NS.
The timetables shown by our journey planner take these changes into account.
Due to planned engineering works on the Dutch rail network, the EuroCity and Eurocity Direct trains will be diverted via Roosendaal on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 October 2026, resulting in the following itinerary restrictions:
EuroCity (Brussels-Rotterdam)
Between Roosendaal / Breda and Rotterdam, EuroCity passengers can use domestic trains operated by NS.
Eurocity Direct (Brussels-Amsterdam)
Between Rotterdam and Schiphol Airport / Amsterdam, Eurocity Direct passengers can use domestic trains operated by NS.
The timetables shown in our journey planner already include these changes.
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