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What is green travel?
Flight-free from the UK to Europe
Foot passenger ferries to Europe
UK to Ireland
Map of UK Ferry
Routes to Europe
Scotland to Europe
North of England
to Europe
Wales to Europe
Southwest England
to Europe
UK to Italy
UK to Spain
UK to France
Sleeper trains in UK
Train travel to Europe:
Eurostar Route Map
Under 5 hours
by train from
London:
Amsterdam
Brussels
Cologne
Ghent
Lille
Paris
Arrive same day by train from London:
Antwerp
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Interlaken
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Munich
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Nice
Toulouse
Turin
Valence
Zürich
Snow Trains to
French Alps
Require overnight stopover from London:
Copenhagen
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Naples
Rome
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West Sweden
Train + Ferry:
How to travel by train from London to Brussels, Belgium
Travel by train from London to Brussels in just over two hours by taking the Eurostar from London St Pancras direct to Brussels Midi station.
Standing awestruck in the Grand Place, strolling among graceful Art Nouveau buildings, imagining Tintin chasing round the Comic Strip Centre or politicians debating in the European Parliament. These are perhaps the stereotypical preconceptions of many visitors to the Belgian capital, yet while Brussels may not immediately associated with leafy open spaces, cycles routes or clean air, perhaps it should, it 's a wonderful city to visit.
Flight-free travel from London to Brussels:
Journey Time: from 2 hrs 16 mins
Sample timetable: Depart London 3.04pm, arrive Brussels 6.05pm
Carbon emissions: 5.8kg (flight would be 59.7kg)*
Tickets provided by Trainline, which allows you to buy tickets for multiple train operators in multiple European countries. It does charge a small booking fee, but offers several useful facilities, such as a free email alert service to let you know as soon as bookings open for your chosen route so you can snap up the cheapest tickets when they become available.
How to book train tickets as part of a package with accommodation
If you want someone to book the whole journey for you or combine it with staying in hotels en route, get in touch with the travel agent Byway through its page for booking enquiries.
On Board Eurostar
For ticket types (Standard, Plus and Premier) and information on what it's like on board,
see our Guide to Eurostar
What's the journey like?
It's a direct Eurostar train from London St Pancras International Railway Station to Brussels Midi station. It’s about 30 mins from London to the Channel Tunnel, then, after about 20 minutes in the tunnel, you emerge for the quick onward journey through the beautiful countryside of northern France and on to Brussels. This direct service is a fast and efficient way to travel from London to Brussels, arriving in the centre of Brussels in under 2 hours.
On Arrival in Brussels
Bienvenue à Bruxelles | Welkom in Brussel. From Brussels Midi station, it’s about a 25-minute walk to the city centre. You can also take a tram to the city centre from just outside the station on Rue Couverte, and there are two bike hire stands outside the station that are part of the city’s bike hire scheme known as ‘Villo’, where you can use a bike to explore the city for a day for just €1. There is also a handy app ‘AllBikesNow’ for iPhone and Android, see villo.be/en/home
Hotels close to Brussels Gare du Midi 🚉
As their names imply, both Appart'City Confort Bruxelles Centre Gare du Midi and Park Inn by Radisson Brussels Centre Midi are just a few minutes walk from Gare du Midi (where you'll arrive on Eurostar). Rooms from about €100 per night.
Green Traveller's Top Pick 💚
Aloft Brussels Schuman is the latest brand to join the Starwood Hotels group fold. Aimed squarely at a younger, socially connected, urban audience. This 147-room branch in the centre of Brussels features rooms with oversized showerheads, free wifi and kingsize beds, a bar that’s home to both a resident DJ and a pool table, a 24-hour “grab and go” cafe and an in-house gym. It’s Green Key certified, with electricity supplied from renewable sources and rooms cleaned with biodegradable products.
Eco-certified hotels in Brussels ✔️
If you're looking for other sustainable green hotels in Brussels, then these have been certified by an accredited ecolabel:
Hotel Made In Louise is a 15-min walk from The European Parliament (and just 5 mins walk from the Louise Metro Station, which is three stops from Gare du Midi).
Stanhope Hotel by Thon Hotels is an upmarket boutique hotel where you can have breakfast on a courtyard terrace. Nearest metro is Trone.
Getting around Brussels
Since the mid-1990s the greater Brussels region has been developing cycle networks, investing in its parks and forests and encouraging the formation of “green continuities” such as the Promenade Verte, a 63km-long pathway for hikers and cyclists that circles the city. It also a network of 'sustainable neighbourhoods' across the city and has carried out an environmentally sensitive redevelopment of the Heysel Plateau, the first time the site has been updated since the 1958 World’s Fair, for which its famous Atomium monument was built. A demand from Brussels’s citizens for more eco-minded facilities has seen a blossoming of sophisticated organic restaurants, ethical shops and other low-carbon businesses over recent years, making its greener side more obvious.
Green Traveller's Guide to Brussels
For information on where to stay in Brussels, as well as restaurants and things to see and do, see our Green Traveller's Guide to Brussels
