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Train from London to Antwerp

 
Photo © Mariane Van Meegeren

Overview

Route: London to Antwerp via Brussels
Journey time: From 2hrs 57mins
Journey highlights:

Relaxing with a croissant and coffee while slicing through the poplar-lined countryside of Northern France and arriving in Antwerp in time for lunch.

Return journey:
 

Detailed itinerary

Option 1: via Brussels

Sample itinerary: 1104 from London St Pancras to Brussels, to catch the 1428 to Antwerpen Centraal arrives 1515.
Price: from £69 return
 
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Leg 1: London St Pancras to Brussels Midi

First train 0620 (Mon-Fri), 0659 (Sat), 0857 (Sun).
Last train 1934 (every day).
Frequency of service: 8 trains a day.
Operator:

Eurostar

Journey time: from 1 hr 58 mins
Transfer A quick same-station change of platform at Brussels Midi station to catch the onward connection.

Change of platform

Transfer time: Allow 20 mins
 
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Leg 2: Brussels Midi to Antwerp

Brussels Midi is also called Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid or Brussels South Stn. Antwerp is also called Anvers.
Frequency of service: Hourly
Operator:

InterCity

Journey time: From 59 mins
Destination

Welkom in Antwerpen.

Where to go: Belgian’s second city is an effervescent fashion centre and is great for a weekend’s shopping break. Before heading into town, it’s worth admiring the late 19th century train station, one of the city’s main landmarks. On the Meir, there’s a wide range of shops and many more chi-chi boutiques on Schutterhofstraat and Nationalestraat, including the famous Antwerp fashion designers Dries Van Noten and Ann Demeulemeester. Head to Kloosterstraat for antiques and galleries and stroll along the river to the contemporary art museum, Muhka. The mansion where Rubens lived between 1610 and his death in 1640, at Wapper 9-11 (museum.antwerpen.be/rubenshuis) has 10 of the artist's works and gives an absorbing insight into Flemish fine living in the 17th century.

 
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Your route to Antwerp

The lines on the map are for illustrative purposes only - they don't show the exact route taken by the train.

 

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