Brussels to Antwerp by train
Bruxelles Midi → Antwerpen-Centraal
Trains link Brussels (Bruxelles Midi) and Antwerp (Antwerpen-Centraal) in about 34 min at best, with no changes needed. The corridor is part of the Intercity (45 km, typically 35 min), one of 1562 routes plotted in the World Train Map atlas.
- Fastest
- ≈ 34 min
- Typical
- ≈ 47 min
- Direct trains
- Yes
- Fewest changes
- 0
- Operators
- Eurostar, NMBS/SNCB
How long does the train from Brussels to Antwerp take?
The fastest trains cover Brussels to Antwerp in about 34 min; a typical journey takes around 47 min.
Is there a direct train from Brussels to Antwerp?
Yes: direct trains run between Bruxelles Midi and Antwerpen-Centraal.
This corridor in the atlas
- Intercity Traces the route of continental Europe’s first passenger railway of 1835 and ends under the vast domed railway cathedral of Antwerpen-Centraal.
Legendary routes through Brussels or Antwerp
- European Sleeper Brussels → Prague
- Intercity Brussels → Ostend
- Intercity Brussels → Liège
- Intercity Brussels → Luxembourg
More trains from Brussels
- Brussels → Ghent ≈ 28 min · direct
- Brussels → Lille ≈ 33 min · direct
- Brussels → Bruges ≈ 53 min · direct
- Brussels → Rotterdam ≈ 1h 09m · direct
- Brussels → Paris ≈ 1h 22m · direct
- Brussels → Amsterdam ≈ 1h 57m · direct
More train routes in Belgium · Netherlands · Germany.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.