London to Berlin by sleeper train
Here is a sample travel plan:
Travel from London to Brussels by Eurostar, leaving London Waterloo at 18:11 on any weekday (arriving Brussels 21:37) or 18:43 on Saturdays or 18:47 on Sundays (arriving Brussels 22:10). Travel from Brussels to Berlin by sleeper train, leaving Brussels at 23:41 and arriving at Hannover 05:57, Berlin (Hauptbahnhof) at 08:11 and Berlin (Ostbahnhof) at 08:21 next morning.
The Brussels to Berlin overnight train is one of the German Railway's excellent modernised sleeper trains. It has brand new sleeping cars (1, 2 and 3 berth deluxe rooms with private shower and toilet, 1, 2 and 3 berth standard rooms with washbasin and shower at the end of the corridor), modern air-conditioned couchettes (choose between a bed in a 4 or 6 berth compartment), ordinary seats, which are not recommended and a bistro restaurant car. Inclusive fares are charged covering travel plus sleeping accommodation. The sleeping car fare includes a light breakfast in the restaurant car.
Berlin to London (by sleeper train):
Travel back from Berlin to Brussels by sleeper train, leaving Berlin Ostbahnhof at 21:18, Berlin Hauptbahnhof at 21:27, Hannover at 23:39 and arriving Brussels 06:09. Again there are ordinary seats, which are not recommended, couchettes (4 bunk or 6 bunk) and brand new sleeping cars (1, 2 or 3 berth standard rooms with washbasin or deluxe rooms with private shower & toilet), and a bistro restaurant car. Breakfast is included in the fare for sleeper passengers.
Travel from Brussels to London by Eurostar. Monday to Friday, Eurostar leaves Brussels at 07:01 arriving London Waterloo at 08:26. On Saturdays, Eurostar leaves Brussels at 07:25 arriving London at 08:55. On Sundays, a Eurostar leaves Brussels at 07:56 arriving in London at 09:31.
Deutsche Bahn offer a inclusive deal using the Eurostar from London to Berlin and then on to your final destination on their top of the range sleeper train, starting at £159 return including a basic couchette. Approximate fares per person are shown below (for deluxe sleeper fares, please ask Deutsche Bahn):
***TIMETABLE AND FARES***
To get the best priced fares, call Deutsche Bahn's UK office on 0870 2 43 53 63 (lines open 09:00-17:00 Monday-Friday). You can also book with www.europeanrail.com on 020 7387 0444.
London to Hannover & Berlin by day
Reaching Northern Germany from London in one day is easy - travel to Brussels on Eurostar, then a high speed Thalys train to Cologne and then use Germany's excellent high speed InterCity Express (ICE) to reach Hannover and Berlin. ICE is the pride of the German Railways and includes a bar and restaurant serving full meals. A reasonable treat with breakfast costing around #5 and a two course meal with wine or beer around #18.
***TIMETABLE AND FARES***
You can check train times at http://bahn.hafas.de.
To get the best priced fares, call Deutsche Bahn's UK office on 0870 2 43 53 63 (lines open 09:00-17:00 Monday-Friday). You can also book with www.europeanrail.com on 020 7387 0444.
London to Cologne (Köln)
As mentioned previously, travel from London to Brussels on Eurostar in just 2 hours 20 minutes. Then board the high speed Thalys train to Cologne. You may also be able to travel on the German ICE high speed trains which run to Cologne in around 2 1/2 hours. Thalys is a consortium of the French, Belgian, Dutch and German railways formed to run the high-speed trains between Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam & Cologne. As with Eurostar, you must reserve your seat.
***TIMETABLE london to cologne***
You can check train times at http://bahn.hafas.de.
TIMETABLE Cologne TO London
***Sample fares:***
Special inclusive fare from London to Cologne: London to Cologne starts at £68 return. Book in advance to get the cheapest fares. One-way fares cost more than a return, so for one-way trips buy a return and throw away the return half.
To get the best priced fares, call Deutsche Bahn's UK office on 0870 2 43 53 63 (lines open 09:00-17:00 Monday-Friday). You can also book with www.europeanrail.com on 020 7387 0444. Eurostar tickets - online at www.eurostar.com
Book your tickets for London to Cologne at www.eurostar.com. 'Cologne' is shown as 'Koln' on the Eurostar website. Fares start at around £68 return, tickets can be sent to any UK address or they can be picked up on departure from London Waterloo station. This is a good way of getting cheap tickets if you are booking from outside Europe. For one-way trips, check for cheap return fares as these can be cheaper than the official one-way fare.
Alternatively, try looking at www.voyages-sncf.com if you don't find a cheap fare with Eurostar.com - the 'English' button is a UK flag at bottom left. First, try entering 'London' and 'Cologne' and your dates of travel, selecting 'Great Britain' for the tickets to be posted to any UK address. 'Koeln Hbf (DE)' is the destination you want. At this stage, you will probably see the same fares as on eurostar.com. A good way of getting cheap fares is to treat your trip as two separate journeys, from London to Brussels and then Brussels to Cologne. Sometimes, there are cheap fares available for each section when there are no cheap London-Cologne through fares available. Note that when using www.voyages-sncf.com, you will be able to book Thalys trains but not the German ICE trains between Brussels and Cologne (it is a French website).
To get the best priced fares, call Deutsche Bahn's UK office on 0870 2 43 53 63 (lines open 09:00-17:00 Monday-Friday). You can also book with www.europeanrail.com on 020 7387 0444.
London to Bonn, Koblenz, Mainz
The best way to travel to these destinations is to take the high-speed Eurostar trains to Brussels, taking just 2 hours 20 minutes, and then the high-speed Thalys trains (and the occasional German ICE high-speed train) take just 2½ hours to reach Cologne. The trains from Cologne to Bonn, Koblenz and Mainz use the traditional scenic rail route along the Rhine Valley.
Train times:
Simply use the London-Cologne timetable above to find train times to Cologne, then use http://bahn.hafas.de to find connecting train times along the Rhine Valley from Cologne to Bonn, Koblenz and Mainz.
***Sample fares:***
To get the best priced fares, call Deutsche Bahn's UK office on 0870 2 43 53 63 (lines open 09:00-17:00 Monday-Friday). You can also book with www.europeanrail.com on 020 7387 0444.
Alternatively, you can try booking this journey online at www.voyages-sncf.com - the 'English' button is a UK flag at bottom left.
A good way of getting cheap fares is to treat your trip as separate journeys, from London to Brussels and then Brussels to Cologne. Sometimes, there are cheap fares available for each section when there are no cheap London-Cologne through fares available. When this is booked, click 'add another ticket' and use the system to book a Cologne-Koblenz/Mainz journey to connect. Note that when using www.voyages-sncf.com, you will be able to book Thalys trains but not the German ICE trains between Brussels and Cologne (it is a French website).
London to Frankfurt
Travelling to Frankfurt you can either go via Brussels or Paris. The more direct route is via Brussels and has the faster day time journeys but the via Paris route offers day and sleeper services which some really cheap fares possible. London to Brussels is just 2 hours 20 minutes on Eurostar. Take the Thalys trains (and sometimes the German ICE high speed trains) in just 2 1/2 hours to get to Cologne. ICE trains can do the COlogne to Frankfurt trip on the high speed lines in just 1 hour. Sometimes though, the more leisurely and scenic route, which travels along the Rhine Valley is worth the extra hour (2 hours in total). Online simply add 'via Koblenz' to get the Rhine Valley journey.
TIMETABLE London - Frankfurt (via Brussels)
To get the best priced fares, call Deutsche Bahn's UK office on 0870 2 43 53 63 (lines open 09:00-17:00 Monday-Friday). You can also book with www.europeanrail.com on 020 7387 0444.
Here is a sample travel plan:
London to Berlin (by sleeper train):
Travel from London to Brussels by Eurostar, leaving London Waterloo at 18:11 on any weekday (arriving Brussels 21:37) or 18:43 on Saturdays or 18:47 on Sundays (arriving Brussels 22:10). Travel from Brussels to Berlin by sleeper train, leaving Brussels at 23:41 and arriving at Hannover 05:57, Berlin (Hauptbahnhof) at 08:11 and Berlin (Ostbahnhof) at 08:21 next morning.
The Brussels to Berlin overnight train is one of the German Railway's excellent modernised sleeper trains. It has brand new sleeping cars (1, 2 and 3 berth deluxe rooms with private shower and toilet, 1, 2 and 3 berth standard rooms with washbasin and shower at the end of the corridor), modern air-conditioned couchettes (choose between a bed in a 4 or 6 berth compartment), ordinary seats, which are not recommended and a bistro restaurant car. Inclusive fares are charged covering travel plus sleeping accommodation. The sleeping car fare includes a light breakfast in the restaurant car.
Berlin to London (by sleeper train):
Travel back from Berlin to Brussels by sleeper train, leaving Berlin Ostbahnhof at 21:18, Berlin Hauptbahnhof at 21:27, Hannover at 23:39 and arriving Brussels 06:09. Again there are ordinary seats, which are not recommended, couchettes (4 bunk or 6 bunk) and brand new sleeping cars (1, 2 or 3 berth standard rooms with washbasin or deluxe rooms with private shower & toilet), and a bistro restaurant car. Breakfast is included in the fare for sleeper passengers.
Travel from Brussels to London by Eurostar. Monday to Friday, Eurostar leaves Brussels at 07:01 arriving London Waterloo at 08:26. On Saturdays, Eurostar leaves Brussels at 07:25 arriving London at 08:55. On Sundays, a Eurostar leaves Brussels at 07:56 arriving in London at 09:31.
Deutsche Bahn offer a inclusive deal using the Eurostar from London to Berlin and then on to your final destination on their top of the range sleeper train, starting at £159 return including a basic couchette. Approximate fares per person are shown below (for deluxe sleeper fares, please ask Deutsche Bahn):
***TIMETABLE AND FARES***
To get the best priced fares, call Deutsche Bahn's UK office on 0870 2 43 53 63 (lines open 09:00-17:00 Monday-Friday). You can also book with www.europeanrail.com on 020 7387 0444.
London to Hannover & Berlin by day
Reaching Northern Germany from London in one day is easy - travel to Brussels on Eurostar, then a high speed Thalys train to Cologne and then use Germany's excellent high speed InterCity Express (ICE) to reach Hannover and Berlin. ICE is the pride of the German Railways and includes a bar and restaurant serving full meals. A reasonable treat with breakfast costing around #5 and a two course meal with wine or beer around #18.
***TIMETABLE AND FARES***
You can check train times at http://bahn.hafas.de.
To get the best priced fares, call Deutsche Bahn's UK office on 0870 2 43 53 63 (lines open 09:00-17:00 Monday-Friday). You can also book with www.europeanrail.com on 020 7387 0444.
London to Cologne (Köln)
As mentioned previously, travel from London to Brussels on Eurostar in just 2 hours 20 minutes. Then board the high speed Thalys train to Cologne. You may also be able to travel on the German ICE high speed trains which run to Cologne in around 2 1/2 hours. Thalys is a consortium of the French, Belgian, Dutch and German railways formed to run the high-speed trains between Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam & Cologne. As with Eurostar, you must reserve your seat.
***TIMETABLE london to cologne***
You can check train times at http://bahn.hafas.de.
TIMETABLE Cologne TO London
***Sample fares:***
Special inclusive fare from London to Cologne: London to Cologne starts at £68 return. Book in advance to get the cheapest fares. One-way fares cost more than a return, so for one-way trips buy a return and throw away the return half.
To get the best priced fares, call Deutsche Bahn's UK office on 0870 2 43 53 63 (lines open 09:00-17:00 Monday-Friday). You can also book with www.europeanrail.com on 020 7387 0444. Eurostar tickets - online at www.eurostar.com
Book your tickets for London to Cologne at www.eurostar.com. 'Cologne' is shown as 'Koln' on the Eurostar website. Fares start at around £68 return, tickets can be sent to any UK address or they can be picked up on departure from London Waterloo station. This is a good way of getting cheap tickets if you are booking from outside Europe. For one-way trips, check for cheap return fares as these can be cheaper than the official one-way fare.
Alternatively, try looking at www.voyages-sncf.com if you don't find a cheap fare with Eurostar.com - the 'English' button is a UK flag at bottom left. First, try entering 'London' and 'Cologne' and your dates of travel, selecting 'Great Britain' for the tickets to be posted to any UK address. 'Koeln Hbf (DE)' is the destination you want. At this stage, you will probably see the same fares as on eurostar.com. A good way of getting cheap fares is to treat your trip as two separate journeys, from London to Brussels and then Brussels to Cologne. Sometimes, there are cheap fares available for each section when there are no cheap London-Cologne through fares available. Note that when using www.voyages-sncf.com, you will be able to book Thalys trains but not the German ICE trains between Brussels and Cologne (it is a French website).
To get the best priced fares, call Deutsche Bahn's UK office on 0870 2 43 53 63 (lines open 09:00-17:00 Monday-Friday). You can also book with www.europeanrail.com on 020 7387 0444.
London to Bonn, Koblenz, Mainz
The best way to travel to these destinations is to take the high-speed Eurostar trains to Brussels, taking just 2 hours 20 minutes, and then the high-speed Thalys trains (and the occasional German ICE high-speed train) take just 2½ hours to reach Cologne. The trains from Cologne to Bonn, Koblenz and Mainz use the traditional scenic rail route along the Rhine Valley.
Train times:
Simply use the London-Cologne timetable above to find train times to Cologne, then use http://bahn.hafas.de to find connecting train times along the Rhine Valley from Cologne to Bonn, Koblenz and Mainz.
***Sample fares:***
To get the best priced fares, call Deutsche Bahn's UK office on 0870 2 43 53 63 (lines open 09:00-17:00 Monday-Friday). You can also book with www.europeanrail.com on 020 7387 0444.
Alternatively, you can try booking this journey online at www.voyages-sncf.com - the 'English' button is a UK flag at bottom left.
A good way of getting cheap fares is to treat your trip as separate journeys, from London to Brussels and then Brussels to Cologne. Sometimes, there are cheap fares available for each section when there are no cheap London-Cologne through fares available. When this is booked, click 'add another ticket' and use the system to book a Cologne-Koblenz/Mainz journey to connect. Note that when using www.voyages-sncf.com, you will be able to book Thalys trains but not the German ICE trains between Brussels and Cologne (it is a French website).
London to Frankfurt
Travelling to Frankfurt you can either go via Brussels or Paris. The more direct route is via Brussels and has the faster day time journeys but the via Paris route offers day and sleeper services which some really cheap fares possible. London to Brussels is just 2 hours 20 minutes on Eurostar. Take the Thalys trains (and sometimes the German ICE high speed trains) in just 2 1/2 hours to get to Cologne. ICE trains can do the COlogne to Frankfurt trip on the high speed lines in just 1 hour. Sometimes though, the more leisurely and scenic route, which travels along the Rhine Valley is worth the extra hour (2 hours in total). Online simply add 'via Koblenz' to get the Rhine Valley journey.
TIMETABLE London - Frankfurt (via Brussels)
To get the best priced fares, call Deutsche Bahn's UK office on 0870 2 43 53 63 (lines open 09:00-17:00 Monday-Friday). You can also book with www.europeanrail.com on 020 7387 0444.
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