Eurostar’s Antwerp Stop Will Be One-Way from London

UK–BELGIUM: Eurostar will add Antwerp-Centraal to selected London–Amsterdam trains from 14 December, creating four direct London-to-Antwerp journeys a day while passengers heading to London must still change in Brussels.

For passengers leaving London, the new stop removes the Brussels transfer that is currently required to reach Antwerp. Eurostar’s London–Antwerp route page now advertises direct trains from December 2026, with the direct journey taking about 2 hours 40 minutes.

The launch is deliberately asymmetrical. Antwerp-Centraal does not have the UK-bound border, customs and security facilities needed to process passengers before a London departure, so the reverse journey will continue to use Brussels-Midi.

Four Daily Trains Will Run Direct to Antwerp

The announced launch pattern uses four London–Amsterdam trains, giving Antwerp four direct arrivals from London each day. The reported timetable for the new stop is:

The times are local. The direct stop therefore gives London-origin passengers a choice of morning, midday and evening departures without changing trains in Brussels.

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UK-Bound Passengers Still Need Brussels Controls

The border-processing requirement explains why the same train path cannot simply be used as a direct Antwerp-to-London service. The UK Home Office describes Eurostar’s Belgian juxtaposed controls at Brussels-Midi, where passengers bound for Britain can be checked before departure.

Eurostar’s current Antwerp-to-London instructions tell passengers to take an SNCB train to Brussels-Midi, enter the Channel terminal, pass security with their luggage, have their travel documents checked and then board the Eurostar to London.

From 14 December, Antwerp will therefore become a direct Eurostar destination from London, but not a direct boarding point for London-bound passengers. The service change removes one transfer in the outbound direction while leaving the UK-bound border-processing step in Brussels.