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Getting from Amsterdam to Lille is easy! On this train journey, you just need to change trains once, at Brussels (Midi/Zuid) station, after your arrival there from Amsterdam.
This journey of over 300 km from Netherlands to France takes just over 2:37 on high-speed trains. And as an added bonus, you’ll arrive in the city centre!
The first leg of your journey will take you from the central station in Amsterdam to Brussels (Midi/Zuid) station. This service runs several times a day with high-speed Eurostar or InterCity trains.
At Brussels (Midi/Zuid) station, board the Eurostar or TGV INOUI trains to Lille. All you have to do is change platforms after your arrival from Amsterdam. Very easy!
There are around 8 direct trains from Brussels to Lille on weekdays. They’ll take you to Lille Europe train station in around 35 minutes. One of 2 major railway stations in the city, Lille Europe is an international hub for Eurostar and TGV INOUI, so if your journey’s taking you further into France, this is the ideal starting point to do so.
Update 28/3, 4h 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 this alternative service into account if you travel 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.
No consequences have been announced for international trains (Eurostar, TGV INOUI, ICE, OUIGO etc...), except for:
Eurocity Direct (Brussels-Amsterdam): half of the trains operating. Cancelled trains from Monday 24 to Monday 31 March inclusive:
EuroCity (Brussels-Rotterdam): 10 out of 16 trains operating in each direction. Cancelled trains from Monday 24 to Monday 31 March incluisive:
Special information about tickets for the EuroCity or Eurocity Direct train for travel between Belgium and the Netherlands from 22/03 to 31/03:
TGV INOUI: cancelled trains on Monday 31/3 and Tuesday 1/4:
Nightjet: the train from Vienna and Berlin of Tuesday 25/3, Thursday 27/3 and Sunday 30/3 will terminate in Cologne. The train to Vienna and Berlin of Wednesday 26/3, Friday 28/3 and Monday 31/3 will depart from Cologne. Between Cologne and Brussels/Liège, passengers can use ICE trains.
We advise to check this page regularly for further updates.
