Day trip Paris to Brussels
We will be staying in Arr 1 at the Tuileries and want to take the train to Brussels for the day. Where is the closest train station?
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The trains going to Belgium all leave from Gare du Nord.
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As Stardust said, Paris Nord. The Thalys takes you to Brussels Midi (Zuid in Flemish/Dutch). It's a bit pricey, buy Thalys whisks you across northern France in about an hour and a half.
I did such a day trip while in Paris last year. With about 8 hours in Brussels I visited most of the major tourist spots, and was back in time for dinner in Paris. |
Hi K,
THALYS is 75E each way and takes 1:25 hr. However, if you go via Lille, it takes about 40 min longer, but is only 44E each way. You can buy tickets for both routes at www.voyages-sncf.com. ((I)) |
You can get a Smilys fare for E49 (E24.50 each way, roundtrip required) at either www.sncf.com or www.thalys.com.
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I visited Brussels and enjoyed it more than I thought; I saw most of what I wanted to see in 2-3 days. However, I much prefer Paris and might recommend you just spend all your time there.
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It's an easy trip and an enjoyable way to spend a day. Here are some notes I made on it five years ago, although I doubt that things have changed much:
http://tinyurl.com/f96m7 Definitely look for the SMILYS discount fare that TimS cites. |
Thanks for the advise regarding our Brussels daytrip. We're making our plans tonight and I'm getting excited now. A day in Brussels - I ca't imagine. Two weeks to go! Hopefully there won't a hurricane at home while we're gone.
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