Rennes, living the good Breton life

Ready to discover Rennes? Travel daily and directly to the French city with SNCB International and TGV Brussels-France. On Saturdays, go to the market at Place des Lices or visit the Parliament of Brittany.

Travel update

24 - 31 March: strikes in Belgium

Update 27/3, 3h30 pm

Due to two consecutive strikes in Belgium, the rail service on the Belgian rail network will be limited from Sunday 23 March (10 pm) to Sunday 30 March 2025 included. And on Monday 31 March, a national strike will affect various domains in Belgium, including rail traffic.

An alternative train service will be put in place depending on the available staff. The detailed schedule for every day will be available 48h ahead on www.belgiantrain.be.

Please take alternative service into account if you are travelling on our cross-border local trains to/from Lille, Maubeuge, Luxembourg, Roosendaal, Maastricht or Aachen or if you need to take a local connection in Belgium before or after your international journey.

Monday 24 March to Sunday 30 March

No consequences have been announced for international trains (Eurostar, TGV INOUI, ICE, OUIGO etc...) so far, except for:

Eurocity Direct (Brussels-Amsterdam): half of the trains operating. Notice, however, that they will terminate in Rotterdam until Thursday 27 March due to planned engineering works in the Netherlands. Cancelled trains from Monday 24 to Sunday 30 March:

9523: Brussels-Midi/Zuid 06:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 08:56
9527: Brussels-Midi/Zuid 07:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 09:56
9531: Brussels-Midi/Zuid 08:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 10:56
9551: Brussels-Midi/Zuid 13:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 15:56
9555: Brussels-Midi/Zuid 14:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 16:56
9559: Brussels-Midi/Zuid 15:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 17:56
9563: Brussels-Midi/Zuid 16:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 18:56
9567: Brussels-Midi/Zuid 17:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 19:56
9528: Amsterdam Zuid 10:03 - Brussels-Midi/Zuid 12.11
9532: Amsterdam Zuid 11:03 - Brussels-Midi/Zuid 13.11
9536: Amsterdam Zuid 12:03 - Brussels-Midi/Zuid 14.11
9540: Amsterdam Zuid 13:03 - Brussels-Midi/Zuid 15.11
9544: Amsterdam Zuid 14:03 - Brussels-Midi/Zuid 16.11
9564: Amsterdam Zuid 19:03 - Brussels-Midi/Zuid 21.11
9568: Amsterdam Zuid 20:03 - Brussels-Midi/Zuid 22.11
9572: Amsterdam Zuid 21:03 - Brussels-Midi/Zuid 23.11

EuroCity (Brussels-Rotterdam): 10 out of 16 trains operating in each direction. Cancelled trains from Monday 24 to Sunday 30 March:

9227: Brussels-Midi/Zuid 09:44 - Rotterdam CS 11:50
9235: Brussels-Midi/Zuid 11:44 - Rotterdam CS 13:50
9243: Brussels-Midi/Zuid 13:44 - Rotterdam CS 15:50
9255: Brussels-Midi/Zuid 16:44 - Rotterdam CS 18:50
9263: Brussels-Midi/Zuid 18:44 - Rotterdam CS 20:50
9271: Brussels-Midi/Zuid 20:44 - Rotterdam CS 22:50
9216: Rotterdam CS 08:09 - Brussels-Midi/Zuid 10:17
9220: Rotterdam CS 09:09 - Brussels-Midi/Zuid 11:17
9240: Rotterdam CS 14:09 - Brussels-Midi/Zuid 16:17
9248: Rotterdam CS 16:09 - Brussels-Midi/Zuid 18:17
9256: Rotterdam CS 18:09 - Brussels-Midi/Zuid 20:17
9268: Rotterdam CS 21:09 - Brussels-Midi/Zuid 23:17

Special information about tickets for the EuroCity or Eurocity Direct train for travel between Belgium and the Netherlands from 22/03 to 31/03:

During the period of the strike, the validity of Saver tickets is not restricted to the train and time mentioned on the ticket.
Your ticket is valid from Saturday 22/02 to Tuesday 01/04, allowing you to anticipate or postpone your journey if necessary.
Tickets for the EuroCity and Eurocity Direct are exceptionally valid on local trains via Roosendaal.
If you prefer not to travel, your ticket is fully refundable.

Nightjet: the train from Vienna and Berlin of Tuesday 25/3 will terminate in Cologne. The train to Vienna and Berlin of Wednesday 26/3 will depart from Cologne. Between Cologne and Brussels/Liège, passengers can use ICE trains.

We advise to check this page regularly for further updates.