Our daily trains run direct from London to Amsterdam via Rotterdam. It takes just 3 hours 52 minutes to get to Amsterdam Centraal, and only 3 hours 13 minutes to get to Rotterdam Centraal.
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In February 2018, Eurostar announced the start of its long-planned service from London to Amsterdam, with an initial two trains per day from April of that year running between St Pancras and Amsterdam Centraal.
The London-Amsterdam Eurostar will pause for nearly a year in 2024. If you've been umming and ahhing over a trip to Amsterdam, now might be the time to bite the bullet. That's because in 2024 the oh-so-convenient Eurostar service from London to the Dutch capital will be stopping for up to 11 months.
The great capital cities of London, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam are the main Eurostar destinations, with trains going seven days a week, every day except 25 December to and from St. Pancras International (known to many as Kings Cross), Gare du Nord, Brussels Midi and Amsterdam Centraal stations respectively.
It depends which trains and what times you are looking at - Eurostar is very expensive in times of high demand because the cheap tickets get snapped up but can be relatively affordable if you choose less popular times.
Well, they're not called high-speed trains for nothing. They can reach a top speed of 300 kilometres per hour (that's 186 miles per hour) on high-speed lines in the UK, France, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Check-in for Eurostar journeys opens an hour and 15 minutes before departure. We recommend that you arrive at least 90 minutes prior to your train leaving so you can have a stress-free check-in.
London to Amsterdam by train + ferryThis is the cheapest & most leisurely way to go, with combined train+ferry fares from as little as £29 one-way from central London to central Amsterdam or any station in the Netherlands.
Over the last two years, I've traveled between London and Paris three times. On nearly all of those journeys, I opted to take the Eurostar – for good reason. Unless you book well in advance, the cost of traveling to Paris on the Eurostar is more expensive than flying.
Make it midweekSavvy travellers know that the cheapest Eurostar tickets are usually for trains on Tuesday and Wednesday. It isn't only the fare that's a bargain, the hotels are too.
Make it midweek. Savvy travellers know that the cheapest Eurostar tickets are usually for trains on Tuesday and Wednesday. It isn't only the fare that's a bargain, the hotels are too.
Can I take food on board? Absolutely. You can bring your own food on European and London routes. And unlike in the sky, we won't restrict you with stifling rules on liquids.
Eurostar's return fares are cheaper than two one-ways, so always book a round trip as around trip rather than two one-ways. This is different from most European train train fares, where a return is simply twice the one-way fare so you can book one way at a time without penalty.