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Also known as the "Red Train", Thalys links Paris to Brussels, Cologne, and Amsterdam in high speed comfort at 320 k’s. There are 25 Thalys trains per day that take you from Paris to Brussels in under 1 hr 25 min.
| Brussels - Amsterdam | 2 hrs 44 mins | up to 8 round trips per day |
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| Brussels - Cologne | 1 hr 45 mins | up to 6 round trips per day |
| Brussels - Duisburg | 2 hours 34min | 6 round trips per day |
| Brussels - Dusseldorf | 2 hours 20min | 7 round trips per day |
| Paris - Amsterdam | 3 hrs 15 mins | up to 8 round trips per day |
| Paris - Bruxelles | 1 hr 25 mins | up to 26 round trips per day |
| Paris - Duisburg | 4 hours 1 min | 1 round trip per day |
| Paris - Dusseldorf | 3 hrs 47 mins | 1 round trip per day |
| Paris - Rotterdam | 2 hrs 36 mins | up to 7 round trips per day |
| Paris - Koeln | 3 hrs 15 mins | up to 6 round trips per day |
Passholder Fares explained:
There are 2 types of Passholder fares available for the Thalys. They are defined below:
- Passholder 1 fares are valid for passengers carrying Eurail Global Pass, Eurail Select Pass (including France, Benelux or Germany, depending on the route), Benelux-France (not valid for Thalys destinations in Germany). For Eurail Benelux Pass fares valid only on the sectors between Belgium and the Netherlands: Germany-Benelux (Brussels-Amsterdam/Cologne only).
- Passholder 2: Pass covering partially the Thalys sector France Rail Pass, Eurail Passes including: Benelux-France / France-Germany / France-Italy / France-Spain / France-Switzerland / Benelux.
- German Rail Pass is not valid on Thalys routes to Germany.
Rules
- Thalys can be reserved 90 days prior to the train departure date.
- Reservations are compulsory.
- Eurail Passholders are welcome, however a seat reservation fee is payable.
