What's the current status of direct London-Amsterdam Eurostar trains?
In May 2017, there were various press reports that Eurostar would run direct trains from London to Amsterdam by the end of the year; for example, see the London Evening Standard. What is the current status of those plans? Eurostar bookings are open for January 2018, but when I search for London to Amsterdam, any date I try yields Sorry, there are no trains coming back on your chosen date at the moment. Please try again later. It does recognise Amsterdam as a destination though, unlike other Dutch stations not planned to be serviced by Eurostar.
What is the latest status on the starting date for direct Eurostar trains between London and Amsterdam?
Best Answer
It's definitely not on track for 2017. The most recent predictions indicate no earlier than Easter of 2018. From the Independent
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Answer 2
Direct trains (in the sense "remain in the same train") in the London -> Amsterdam direction have been operating since April 2018.
However, until now, in the reverse direction (Amsterdam -> London), users had to take a Thalys from Amsterdam to Brussels, undergo security screening and passport control there, and then board an Eurostar train to London.
This will change in April 2020 with the introduction of checks directly in Amsterdam, and one-train journey from Amsterdam to London. Direct travel from Rotterdam to London will be introduced in May 2020.
See https://travel.stackexchange.com/a/152224/30703 for details.
Answer 3
Several Dutch sources claim it will start from December 2017 as well.
- Before Christmas: https://www.ad.nl/economie/naar-hartje-londen-in-slechts-drie-uur~a8311739/
- Before Christmas: http://www.treinreiziger.nl/eurostar-bij-lancering-1-trein-per-dag-naar-londen/
- Half December: https://www.parool.nl/amsterdam/amsterdam-cs-krijgt-eigen-terminal-voor-trein-naar-londen~a4496377/
- The end of this year: https://www.businessinsider.nl/nieuwe-eurostar-trein-uit-londen-geeft-veel-gedoe-op-amsterdam-cs-en-schiphol/
- The end of this year: https://fd.nl/ondernemen/1203397/eind-dit-jaar-eerste-hogesnelheidstrein-amsterdam-londen
Now, these articles are also from May 2017, and seem to be based on a quote by Eurostar CEO Nicolas Petrovic, so presumably a bit too optimistic. His plans are to start with two daily trips, and add a third around Easter 2018.
On the other hand, a 'company source' says 'regular' (as opposed to test driving?) service won't start until Easter: http://railnews.mobi/news/2017/05/25-eurostar-plans-easter-launch-to.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
I haven't been able to find any more recent information, but if they were really starting in December, they would probably have started advertising already.
Answer 4
Co-incidentally The Guardian / Mark Smith (The Man in Seat 61) recently published on 9th October 2017:
Eurostar plans to start direct trains from London to Amsterdam Centraal next year, reducing the journey time to 3hr 55min. In the meantime, it’s easy to reach the Netherlands by train with a change in Brussels, in around 4hr 40min from £99 return booking with Eurostar or b-europe.com.
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