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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.
Updated 27/02, 9h50 am
Due to announced strike in Belgium, the rail service on the Belgian rail network will be limited from Friday 21 February (10 pm) to Sunday 2 March 2025 included.
An alternative train service will be put in place depending on the available staff. The detailed schedule for every day will be available on www.sncb.be the day before.
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.
For most international trains (Eurostar, TGV INOUI, ICE, OUIGO etc...), no consequences have been announced so far except:
We advise to check this page regularly for further updates.
If you have a ticket for the EuroCity or Eurocity Direct train for travel between Belgium and the Netherlands from 22/02 to 02/03, please note that:
Similarly, if you have an ICE ticket for a journey between Belgium and Germany during this period, please note that if your ICE is cancelled, tickets are exceptionally valid on any SNCB or Deutsche Bahn train to your destination at a later moment. If you prefer not to travel because of the cancellation of your ICE or because of a predictable delay of more than 60 minutes on arrival, you can apply for a full refund.
