There are a number of train types in Belgium ready to transport you. The Belgium network is operated by NMBS/SNCB, the Belgian National Railway Company. Use the Eurail train timetable to check times for trains in Belgium.

Regional and intercity trains in Belgium 

InterCity trains (IC)

• Run between larger cities like Brussels, Antwerp and Liège.

• International travel to The Hague/Rotterdam (Netherlands), Luxembourg City, and Lille Flandres (France).

• No reservation required.

CityRail trains

• Run in the area around Brussels.

• No reservation required.

Brussels Airport supplement trains

• Run from Brussels Airport to cities like Antwerp, Ghent, and Brussels.

• A supplement required, see here for more information.
  

   

International high-speed trains in Belgium

Eurostar (ES)

• High speed trains to Great Britain, France, the Netherlands, and Germany on the routes:
  • Brussels – Lille – London
  • Brussels – Paris
  • Amsterdam – Rotterdam – Antwerp – Brussels – Paris
  • Amsterdam – Rotterdam – Antwerp – Brussels – Disneyland Paris
  • Dortmund – Düsseldorf – Cologne – Liège – Brussels – Paris
• Reservations are compulsory for these trains, which can get fully booked. We recommend making your reservations as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Read more about special booking conditions on our dedicated Eurostar page.
• Services to Amsterdam, Dortmund, and (Disneyland) Paris are operated by red-coloured former Thalys trains.

ICE

• Brussels – Cologne – Frankfurt am Main
• Reservations are compulsory from June 1st until September 1st

TGV

• TGV trains run from Brussels to multiple French destinations:
  • Lille, Marne la Vallée Chessy (Disneyland), Strasbourg, Rennes, Nantes, Lyon, Marseille, and Montpellier.
• Reservations are compulsory.
  

Other international trains in Belgium

ÖBB Nightjet

• Brussels – Munich – Salzburg – Vienna
• Brussels – Erfurt – Halle – Berlin
• Reservations are compulsory

International IC

• Brussels – Namur – Luxembourg
• Brussels – Antwerp – Rotterdam – Amsterdam
• Antwerp – Gent – Kortrijk – Lille
• Liège – Luxembourg
• No reservation

European Sleeper

• Brussels – Antwerp – Rotterdam – Amsterdam – Berlin – Dresden – Prague
• To Dresden and Prague from 25th March
  
• Runs three times a week
• Reservations are compulsory