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All Eurostar services Brussels cancelled Wednesday 3 October

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Due to a national strike in Belgium due to take place on Wednesday 3rd October, no Eurostar service will operate to Brussels between 10pm on Tuesday night to 10pm Wednesday night

6 shuttles will operate as far as Lille.

Lille is 112km from Brussels and a 1½ hour drive.

There is a bus service from Lille Europe station to Brussels Airport taking 1 hour 40 minutes operated by Luxembourg company Sales-Lentz

Bookable online at www.flibco.com

And major car hire companies: Avis, Hertz and Europcar are represented at the station

How far in advance can I book Eurostar?

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I’ve just been asked this question and for flights, I know that the answer is up to one year but I’ve checked and rail bookings have a surprisingly short selling period:

For Eurostar journeys to mainline Paris, Lille and Brussels stations, you can book up to 4 months in advance, minus 2 days

This applies to both French Rail, the UK arm of French SNCF railways and Eurostar. For the genuine links to both companies and for booking tips please visit my Eurostar Page

How to discount Eurostar Fares to Amsterdam

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The through fares from London to Amsterdam are generally good value when compared with flight costs including all the additional charges of baggage, check-in, transport to the airport etc.

By “through-fare” we mean the price given if you search from London to Amsterdam and the reservation system includes the connection in Brussels. Rail Europe offer these fares – see our Eurostar Page heading above.

But we’ve just saved £116 by booking the cheapest fare London – Brussels – London with Rail Europe, costing £69 for the dates we required.

Then we booked this special offer which is valid for travel 15th July through to 19th August:

19 euro each way for travel from Brussels to any Dutch station. That’s approximately £31 return

To book this onward fare, visit the Belgium Rail site, below:

http://www.b-europe.com/Travel/Promotions/Holland

UPDATE 6th July 2012

The onward fares Brussels to Amsterdam are not valid on the high speed THALYS trains. The intercity trains have to be used which take just under 3 hours.

The through fare includes the THALYS train service.

Do also use our flights page as prices start from £99 return with Air France KLM and Cityjet

Eurostar Departure Board

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Monitor the only Eurostar Departure Board that we have found, here, but the site includes domestic services.

http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/ldbboard/dep/STP

Alternatively, you can register for alerts on a specific train if you enter a Eurostar booking reference at https://contactdetails.eurostar.com/ but only for bookings made directly on Eurostar.com

If you’re mobile, the best train app that features live arrival information is called “Train Tickets” by Cross Country trains. My experience of this app is that it is sometimes more up-to-date than station announcements!

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Eurostar Arrivals Board

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There are no online arrivals boards dedicated to Eurostar but this site provides live information on all trains arriving at St Pancras International station here.

http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/ldbboard/arr/STP

It includes domestic trains so you may need to scroll down. You cannot filter the display because it doesn’t recognise Paris / Brussels or Lille as being valid stations!

If you’re mobile, the best train app that features live arrival information is called “Train Tickets” by Cross Country trains. My experience of this app is that it is sometimes more up-to-date than station announcements!

I hope that this information is helpful and do come back.

If you need a hotel near the Eurostar Terminal in London, read my short article here

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Eurostar Arrivals & Departure Board

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I had to search long and hard to find a live Eurostar Arrivals and Departures Board.

The official St Pancras International arrivals and departures are available here but the system does not recognise Paris or Brussels! You’ll need to scan through ALL arriving trains and departures including domestic train services

Surprisingly, the best live Eurostar Arrivals and Departure information is only available as an app.

The “Cross Country Trains” app provides Eurostar information as well as live station information and timetables throughout the UK

If you require hotels near the Eurostar St Pancras International train station, please read my short article here

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