Netherlands by Train

Netherlands: To travel in the Netherlands by train is very comfortable and easy. Please use the following booking links to buy your tickets online. There you find as well exact schedules and ticket prices for the frequent available train connections.

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Netherlands - Austria

Travel by train from the Netherlands to Austria. With a train connection during the day, you usually have to change trains in Frankfurt am Main.

Much more comfortable is the journey with the direct "ÖBB nightjet" night train from Amsterdam, Utrecht and Arnhem to Linz and Vienna. Train tickets for this night train are available from 29 EUR.

Find the exact train schedule and ticket prices via the booking links provided here.

Netherlands - Belgium

The Thalys high-speed-train is the fastest train connection between the Netherlands and Belgium. The Thalys train runs on the route from Amsterdam via Rotterdam and Antwerp to Brussels.

Slightly slower but cheaper are the hourly InterCity trains from Amsterdam via The Hague, Rotterdam and Antwerp to Brussels.

Besides these long-distance trains, there are also regional trains from Roosendaal to Antwerp and from Maastricht to Liège.

You can buy tickets from 14 EUR. Find the exact train timetable with ticket prices on the given booking links.

Netherlands - Czech Republic

Travel from the Netherlands to Czech on one of two main railway lines.

1. From your departure station in the Netherlands by direct train to Berlin (Germany). And from Berlin you continue by another direct train to Czech.

2. From your departure station in the Netherlands by ICE train to Frankfurt am Main (Germany). There you change to another ICE train to Nuremberg. From Nuremberg you continue by Intercity bus to Prague.

There are saver fare tickets ("Sparpreis Europa") available from German railways "Deutsche Bahn" starting from 39 EUR. You can book the whole trip in one ticket.

Find exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.

Netherlands - Germany

To buy train tickets from the Netherlands to Germany, compare the booking links we give. Prices are usually the same, but sometimes vary slightly.

Depending on where you start in the Netherlands (and where you want to travel to in Germany), you can either use the route from Amsterdam via Utrecht to Cologne and Frankfurt by direct ICE train. Or from Amsterdam by direct IC train right to the East, to Berlin.

The Europe Special fare ("Sparpreis Europa") of Deutsche Bahn is available from 29/39 Euro. As earlier you book, as cheaper the tickets are.

Netherlands - France

To travel from the Netherlands to France by train, use as fastest option the direct Thalys high-speed trains on the route Amsterdam, Schiphol and Rotterdam to Lille and Paris.

Usually you can book the journey from your departure station in the Netherlands to your destination station in France in one step via the given booking links. There you find as well the train schedules and the exact ticket prices.

If you avoid peak travel times, you will find attractive saver fares from 35 EUR.

If it is not possible to book your journey in one step, first book a train ticket from your departure station in the Netherlands to Lille or Paris. And a second ticket to your final destination in France.

Netherlands - United Kingdom

To travel from the Netherlands to the UK by train, the fastest option is to include the direct Eurostar train from Amsterdam to London (ticket price from 50 EUR, travel time is four hours). Buy your ticket via the booking links provided. There you can also find timetables and ticket prices. Book early in advance to get saver-price tickets.

To Amsterdam and from London, you may need to buy additional tickets if the booking of your entire itinerary is not possible in one step.

You can also include the ferry of Stenaline on the route from Hoek van Holland to Harwich (ticket price from 49 EUR, journey time is seven hours). Stenaline also offers tickets called "Rail&Sail" including the train ticket from and to the ferry.