€17*
0:35
4 months in advance
Head to Lille from Brussels at high speed and without changes, in only 35 minutes. Eurostar or TGV® Brussels-France will whisk you off to Lille’s city centre, a true paradise for shopaholics and culture lovers.
In Brussels (Midi/Zuid), get aboard TGV Brussels-France or Eurostar and set off for Lille, the main city of northern France. The train will get you straight there from the Belgian capital in a little over 30 minutes.
After a relaxing trip on board the train, your journey will end at Lille’s international train station, Lille Europe. This station’s located in the Euralille shopping centre in the heart of the city. It’s served by numerous international trains, making it the ideal starting point for journeys to other French destinations, but also for travellers on their way to Great Britain.
Update 09/03, 8h30
Due to announced strike, fewer trains are operating on the Belgian rail network from Sunday 8 March (10 pm - CET) to Friday 11 March 2026 included.
An alternative train service has been drawn up based on available train staff. Day after day, all details on this alternative train service are available 24h in advance on www.belgiantrain.be.
Please take this alternative train service into account if you need to take a domestic connection in Belgium before or after an international train journey, or if you need to take our regional trains just across the border (Roosendaal, Maastricht, Aachen, Luxembourg, Lille or Maubeuge).
More details about international trains:
Eurostar:
Most Eurostar trains operate normally. Please check Eurostar's timetables.
ICE, TGV INOUI and OUIGO
All ICE, TGV INOUI and OUIGO trains to and from Belgium operate normally.
EuroCity (Brussels-Rotterdam)
From Monday 9 to Wednesday 11 March, 12 trains out of 16 will operate in each direction.
The following trains are cancelled:
From Monday 9 to Wednesday 11 March, 8 trains out of 16 circulent will operate from Belgium to the Netherlands and 9 trains out of 16 will operate from the Netherlands to Belgium.
However, please note that most of them will only operate between Brussels and Rotterdam.
The following trains are cancelled:
Besides, Eurocity Direct 9512 (departing from Amsterdam Zuid 06:03) will terminate in Antwerpen-Centraal instead of Brussels.
Validity of tickets for EuroCity & Eurocity Direct:
Nightjet
The Vienna-Brussels train departing on Sunday night 08/03 and on Tuesday night 10/03 will terminate in Cologne. The Brussels-Vienna train departing on Monday night 09/03 and on Wednesday night 11/03 will depart from Cologne. Between Brussels/Liège and Cologne, Nightjet passengers can use the ICE trains.
Please check this page regularly for further updates.