Eurostar Any Belgian Station

[Capybara]

No, just proof of age if asked (not likely).

Thanks.

 

[Mawkie]

Eurostar has quietly snuck into their FAQs:
This, of course, follows the removal of the free Brussels transfers late last year.

Interestingly, the staff booking site doesn't appear to have the same restriction. I had a check for 1st July 2025 and didn't get a warning (although I did when I checked the public site). Do we know if this is an oversight on the staff booking site?

Photo shows staff booking site showing Any Belgian Station as available)


(Photo shows Eurostar public site warning that tickets are only valid to Brussels.)

 

[Chriso]

I found the free Brussels transfer on Eurostar a nice touch. Due to lack of ticket checks within zone Brussels I doubt many people doing this for years will even realise it’s finished

I really look forward to Eurostar getting competition

 

[Birkonian]

I doubt if anyone will ever realise.

 

[ChristopherJ]

I have two words for the removal of the Any Belgian Station add on.

Brexit Benefits.

 

[RT4038]

I have two words for the removal of the Any Belgian Station add on.

Brexit Benefits.

Not sure why Brexit would be anything to do with it - presumably the Belgian Railways no longer see any commercial advantage in offering the flat price facility, and E* do not want to get involved in a more complicated ticketing structure to individual Belgian stations. It is easy enough to buy a separate ticket on the SNCB website, and that way both companies get the revenue that they want.

 

[DovaModaal]

It is easy enough to buy a separate ticket on the SNCB website

It will not be necessary to go to a separate website, as Eurostar added the information on their web site that they will sell tickets to the Belgian stations. I hope that this will be an official through-ticket:

Going forward, the 'Any Belgian Station' ticket will be replaced by a point-to-point product.
With this replacement point-to-point solution, passengers will be able to book their Eurostar and their SNCB train in one go, directly selecting their origin or destination in Belgium on Eurostar.com. They would then directly receive their SNCB ticket to connect in Brussels, Liège or Antwerp.
This product aims to offer clearer and more transparent travel options for our customers, while extending the scope as the product will also cover Eurostar continental routes.

https://help.eurostar.com/faq/uk-en/question/How-does-an-Any-Belgian-Station-ticket-work