dirtdigr

We will be traveling from Amsterdam to Bruges in August. I want to book my train and Thalys seems the fastest, but in booking I enter the departure from Amsterdam Centraal then use the ABS(all Belgian stations as directed)as my arrival. I enter Bruges in the box and it keeps coming up error. In the drop down box, the options are Brugge-Sint Pieter or many Brussels but no Midi, or Soud, as it's known. Can anyone advise, please? I don' t want to screw up since they are non-refundable.

sf7307

I don't know the answer - I just wonder if you're aware that the regular trains take less than an hour more than the Thalys and are half the price (we're making the same trip in mid-June).

spaarne

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Has anyone ever booked a Thalys ticket?
Posted by: dirtdigr on Jun 5, 13 at 11:25am
We will be traveling from Amsterdam to Bruges in August. I want to book my train and Thalys seems the fastest, but in booking I enter the departure from Amsterdam Centraal then use the ABS(all Belgian stations as directed)as my arrival. I enter Bruges in the box and it keeps coming up error. In the drop down box, the options are Brugge-Sint Pieter or many Brussels but no Midi, or Soud, as it's known. Can anyone advise, please?</i>

I suggest that you spell the cities and stations right. Also use the Netherlands site http://tinyurl.com/b59adz9. For an illustrated introduction to European trains see http://tinyurl.com/eym5b.

dirtdigr

Thanks and did you book your's or are you purchasing at the station?

Tulips

The Thalys site only gives Brugge-Sint Pieter as an option, not the main Brugge station. I don't know why that is.
It also says, when you try to book this, that there are 2 changes of train. You should be able to get on a direct train to Brugge from Antwerpen-Centraal.

Maybe just book the Thalys to Antwerp, and book a separate ticket for Antwerp-Brugge (through www.nmbs.be)?

If your connection leaves enough time, have a look around the station in Antwerp - it's beautiful.

Tulips

The Antwerp-Brugge train is just a regular local one - no need to book in advance. I think there's one direct train per hour.

sf7307

We're going to purchase ours at the station.

Tulips

Don't wait with buying your Thalys ticket - it gets more expensive, buy it as soon as possible.
For the local train, it doesn't matter, these are not expensive.

tailsock

you better book that Thalys ticket now... you can score a much cheaper fare. the ride from Antwerp to Bruges you can book at the station. there are plenty