Eurostar Starts London-Amsterdam Train Route

Eurostar’s new service from London to Amsterdam made its maiden voyage on 5 April – despite the French rail industry doing everything they could to ruin the party with their strike. The service departed from St. Pancras at 8:31 am and arrived in Amsterdam three hours and 41 minutes later.

Moving forward, there are two services a day starting today, one in the morning (8:31 am) and one in the afternoon (5:31 pm). Although the journey is direct to Amsterdam, the journey back is much longer and requires a stopover.

The train will stop at Brussels on its return and will take four hours and 46 minutes. The purpose of the stop is for the passport checks mandated by the British and Dutch governments.

This should change in 2019 when the aforementioned governments agree that checks will take place in the Netherlands prior to its departure. Ticket prices for this new route start at £35; Business Premier ticket prices start from £260.

Source: Travel Daily Media