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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: 26/01, 1pm
Due to announced strike, fewer trains are operating on the Belgian rail network from Sunday 25 January (10 pm - CET) to Friday 30 January 2026 included.
An alternative train service has been drawn up based on available train staff. Day after day, the details of this alternative train service are available 24h in advance on www.belgiantrain.be.
Please take this alternative train service into account if you need to take a domestic connection in Belgium before or after an international train journey, or if you need to take our regional trains just across the border (Roosendaal, Maastricht, Aachen, Luxembourg, Lille or Maubeuge).
About international trains:
Eurostar:
Eurostar trains operate normally. Check Eurostar's timetables.
ICE (Brussels-Cologne-Francfort)
EuroCity (Brussels-Rotterdam)
Monday 26/01, Tuesday 27/01, Wednesday 28/01 and Thursday 29/01: 12 trains out of 16 will operate in each direction. The following trains are cancelled:
Monday 26/01, Tuesday 27/01, Wednesday 28/01 and Thursday 29/01: 8 trains out of 16 circulent will operate from Belgium to the Netherlands (most of them will terminate in Rotterdam, however). 9 trains out of 16 will operate from the Netherlands to Belgium (most of them departing from Rotterdam). The following trains are cancelled:
Besides, Eurocity Direct 9512 (departing from Amsterdam Zuid 06:03) will terminate in Antwerpen-Centraal instead of Brussels.
Validity of tickets for EuroCity and Eurocity Direct:
TGV INOUI
All TGV INOUI trains to and from Brussels are operating, except for:
Monday 26/01
Tuesday 27/01, Wednesday 28/01 an Thursday 29/01.
OUIGO Brussels-Paris
Nightjet
Please check this page regularly for further updates.
