Visit Amsterdam and be surprised by the artistic heritage, the extensive network of canals and the narrow façade houses of the bustling capital of the Netherlands.
Both Eurostar and Eurocity Direct take you to Amsterdam at high speed, but arrive at different stations. With Eurostar, you get off at Amsterdam Centraal, located in the city centre. EuroCity Direct, however, serves Amsterdam Zuid station in the booming Zuidas business area.
Due to a strike in Belgium, the rail service on the Belgian rail network will be limited from Monday 14 April (10 pm) to Tuesday 15 April 2025 included.
An alternative train service will be drawn up based on available train staff. Take this alternative train service into account if you need to take a domestic connection in Belgium before or after your international train journey, or if you need to take our regional trains shortly across the border (Roosendaal, Maastricht, Aachen, Luxembourg, Lille or Maubeuge). More details on this alternative train service will be available 48h in advance on www.belgiantrain.be.
For the time being, we still don't know the possible impact of this strike on international trains (EuroCity, Eurocity Direct, TGV INOUI, Eurostar, OUIGO, ICE etc.). We advise to check this page regularly for further updates.
Due to planned engineering works on the Belgian rail network, rail traffic between Brussels and Antwerp will be adapted on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 April 2025, with consequences for the EuroCity (Brussels-Rotterdam) and Eurocity Direct (Brussels-Amsterdam).
Due to planned engineering works on the dutch rail network, the EuroCity (Brussels-Rotterdam) and Eurocity Direct (Brussels-Amsterdam) services will be restricted as follows from Thursday 17 April to Monday 21 April:
Thursday 17 April from 6 pm
Friday 18 to Sunday 20 April included
Monday 21 April until 12am
Due to King's Day festivities in Amsterdam, the Eurocity Direct (Brussels-Amsterdam) will only operate between Brussels and Rotterdam on Saturday 26 April.
Passengers to Schiphol-Airport and Amsterdam can change trains in Breda or Rotterdam and use NS trains (Dutch Railways) to their final destination with their current ticket.