morrisobrien
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How does one get around booking the 1104hrs departure from London St. Pancras to Amsterdam but wishing to disembark at Brussels-Midi?
Many thanks.
Many thanks.
At the moment bookings are released about 2 months before departure. This is supposedly to prioritise Amsterdam/Rotterdam passengers.How does one get around booking the 1104hrs departure from London St. Pancras to Amsterdam but wishing to disembark at Brussels-Midi?
Many thanks.
Just get off at Brussels. I did this last December. No one to check and no one interested in preventing it (I had a Rotterdam ticket as it was cheaper than to Brussels). In fact I am pretty sure the train crew all or maybe nearly all all got off at Brussels too as there was a crew change for the onward part of the journey I suspect. There are no gatelines at Midi - you juts exit down in to the circulating area below the platforms.How does one get around booking the 1104hrs departure from London St. Pancras to Amsterdam but wishing to disembark at Brussels-Midi?
Many thanks.
At the moment bookings are released about 2 months before departure. This is supposedly to prioritise Amsterdam/Rotterdam passengers.
It is also possible (until the end of October) to buy a DB London Special (or whatever it is now called) and finish short at Brussels.
Or indeed to book to Rotterdam and do the same (I understand the through platform is blocked off, but ES don't check tickets on arrival).
That is correct, the driver as well as on-board crew change at Brussels. London - Brussels is worked by Eurostar (EIL) staff while Brussels - Amsterdam is worked by NS International crew.In fact I am pretty sure the train crew all or maybe nearly all all got off at Brussels too as there was a crew change for the onward part of the journey I suspect.
So I suppose I book to Amsterdam,and get off at Brussels, because as previously stated, the Eurostar booking system does not give me the option for the 1104hrs departure to book to Brussels.Seems all very weird.You can 'stop short' at Brussels without anyone bothering. The ticket gates in the Netherlands aren't used for revenue pr
Yes, I think so. I essentially did that last December on the 17.15 ish St P departure. But when I booked that I was offered a ticket to Brussels on the Eurostar site. It was only when I noticed by chance that this train departure at the time I needed to travel was going onwards to Amsterdam that I wondered how much it cost to get to Amsterdam. Out of curiosity, I ran a speculative booking, and realised it was cheaper than the far I was being offered to Brussels at that point. So I then looked up the Rotterdam price (it was the same as the Amsterdam price being offered) and booked that.So I suppose I book to Amsterdam,and get off at Brussels, because as previously stated, the Eurostar booking system does not give me the option for the 1104hrs departure to book to Brussels.Seems all very weird.
Found the answer.....you just have to book near to your departure date.How does one get around booking the 1104hrs departure from London St. Pancras to Amsterdam but wishing to disembark at Brussels-Midi?
Many thanks.