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Did you book your train tickets at SNCB International, either online, through our app or via our contact centre? With MyTrain, you can find all your booking details, such as departure times or seat numbers, very easily.
The first leg of your journey will take you from London to Brussels (Midi/Zuid) by Eurostar. In just 1 hour 48 minutes, you will have left hectic London behind to arrive right in the heart of Europe, passing through the Channel Tunnel.
In Brussels (Midi/Zuid), step on board a Eurostar or ICE train to Cologne. The 9 daily trains provide a direct service in just 1:47. If there’s enough time to catch your connecting train in Cologne, you should consider stepping outside to admire the magnificent Cologne Cathedral.
Once you arrive at Köln Hbf (Cologne) station, change trains to get to Berlin. All you need to do is change platforms to catch a high-speed ICE train straight to the German capital.
The 17 daily ICE trains will take you directly into the centre of Berlin in around 4 hours 20 minutes. We recommend getting off at the central station (Berlin Hauptbahnhof), which is within easy reach of all the most popular tourist destinations in Berlin. Berlin Hbf also offers excellent connections to other German cities (Leipzig or Dresden, for example).
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 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.
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. 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.
