Eurostar to launch direct Amsterdam to London route

[John Ashworth]

Eurostar to launch direct Amsterdam to London route in October

Eurostar is to launch its eagerly awaited direct Amsterdam to London service on 26 October, it announced on Monday.

The high-speed rail service had been due to start at the end of April but was delayed following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.

The cross-Channel rail operator launched the London to Amsterdam route in April 2018, but until now the return leg of the journey meant a change in Brussels to allow for passport controls and security screening, adding about an hour to the journey time...

[John Ashworth]

You'll soon be able to take a train from the Netherlands direct to London

The high-speed option will depart Amsterdam and Rotterdam for the UK capital with a travel time of four hours...