Eurostar Amsterdam > London security at Brussels

[diffarc]

I’m going to be doing a trip on Eurostar from Amsterdam to London in December, when the security check will still be at Brussels.

How does this work in practice? Is it a blue Eurostar train to Brussels which you get off, go through immigration then get back on? Or is it a red Eurostar train to Brussels and blue Eurostar train to London?

 

[hexagon789]

I’m going to be doing a trip on Eurostar from Amsterdam to London in December, when the security check will still be at Brussels.

How does this work in practice? Is it a blue Eurostar train to Brussels which you get off, go through immigration then get back on? Or is it a red Eurostar train to Brussels and blue Eurostar train to London?

'Blue' Eurostar Amsterdam-Brussels, you disembark in Brussels, do the security/immigration checks in the Brussels Eurostar terminal and then board a 'Blue' Eurostar to London.

(I'm not sure if the same set waits at Brussels for the checks or if you board a new set though.)

 

[mad_rich]

It's a connecting itinerary. Just like anybody coming from Cologne or Rotterdam, you arrive by 'normal' train, then head downstairs for the Eurostar check-in.

I believe when they've done this in the past it tends to be a different train - they don't want a train blocking the platform while everybody traipses down to the check in hall. But from your point of view, it's the same either way. You have to bring all of your belongings with you anyway.

 

[StephenHunter]

It's a connecting itinerary. Just like anybody coming from Cologne or Rotterdam, you arrive by 'normal' train, then head downstairs for the Eurostar check-in.

I believe when they've done this in the past it tends to be a different train - they don't want a train blocking the platform while everybody traipses down to the check in hall. But from your point of view, it's the same either way. You have to bring all of your belongings with you anyway.

The through Eurostar trains in both directions use a different platform to the Brussels starters; there's a partition between them that can be opened or closed as required.

 

[Bemined]

Amsterdam-Brussels can be blue or red. Most trains from Amsterdam continue to Paris, only a few trains terminate at Brussels. But in all cases you have the change and make your way to the security check before getting in another train for the trip to London. Last time I took the Eurostar to Paris it was about 20 minutes delayed but at Brussels they announced that they would keep the terminal open a bit longer for passengers that had to change to London.