The easiest way to get to Antwerp? By train! Get off at Antwerpen-Centraal, one of the most beautiful train stations in the world. From the station to the Historic Centre, it is only a 20-minute walk via the famous shopping street Meir or 10 minutes by tram.
Antwerp lies in the heart of Western Europe. Take the train from Amsterdam, Paris or London and you will be in the centre of the city in next to no time. There is also a fast connection to Antwerp from airports such as Brussels Airport, Schiphol or Charles-de-Gaulle. Listed below are the quickest and most direct train connections to Antwerpen-Centraal. See www.b-europe.com for more options.
From Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Directly or
- 1 change (Brussel-Noord)
- Travel time: 0h30 - 1h00
From the Netherlands
The places below have a direct connection to Antwerpen-Centraal. Antwerp is also easy to get to by train from other Dutch cities, but you have to change trains at least once.
Amsterdam
- Amsterdam Centraal (Eurostar) or Amsterdam Zuid (Eurocity Direct)
- Travel time: 1h20 (Eurostar), 1h23 (Eurocity Direct)
- Note: The Eurocity Direct departs from Lelystad and stops at Almere Buiten and Almere Centrum before arriving at Amsterdam-Zuid.
Schiphol Airport
Travel time: 1h03 (Eurostar), 1h15 (Eurocity Direct)
Rotterdam
Travel time: 0h32 (Eurostar), 0h45 (Eurocity Direct), 1h07 (EuroCity)
Breda
Travel time: 0h34 (EuroCity)
From France
Lille
- 1 change (Brussel-Zuid)
- Travel time: 1h30 - 2h00
Paris
- Directly or
- 1 change (Brussel-Zuid)
- Travel time: 2h00 - 3h00
Charles-de-Gaulle Airport
- 1 change (Brussel-Zuid)
- Travel time: 2h30 - 3h00
Reims
- 1 change (Brussel-Zuid)
- Travel time: 3h00 - 4h00
Lyon
- 1 change (Brussel-Zuid or Paris Gare de Lyon & Paris Nord)
- Travel time: 4h40 - 5h40
From Germany
Aachen
- 1 change (Brussel-Zuid or Brussel-Noord))
- Travel time: 1h45 - 2h20
Cologne
- 1 change (Brussel-Zuid or Brussel-Noord))
- Travel time: 2h25 - 3h00
Frankfurt
- 1 change (Brussel-Noord)
- Travel time: 3h40 - 4h00
Hamburg
- 2 changes (Köln Hbf & Brussel-Noord or Osnabrück Hbf & Amsterdam Centraal)
- Travel time: 6h30 - 7h30
Munich
- 2 changes (Frankfurt Hbf & Brussel-Noord)
- Travel time: 7h00 - 7h30
Berlin
- 1 change (Amsterdam Centraal) or
- 2 changes (Deventer & Breda or Frankfurt Hbf & Brussel-Noord)
- Travel time: 7h00 - 8h00
From London (St Pancras)
- 1 change (Brussel-Zuid)
- Travel time: 3h15 - 3h45
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