City to city
Brussels to Berlin by train
Bruxelles Midi → Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Fastest
- ≈ 7h 35m
- Typical
- ≈ 8h 05m
- Direct trains
- No
- Fewest changes
- 1
- Operators
- DB Fernverkehr AG, DB Regio AG Mitte Region Hessen, FlixTrain-de, Eurostar
Trains link Brussels (Bruxelles Midi) and Berlin (Berlin Hauptbahnhof) in about 7h 35m at best, with at least 1 change along the way.
How long does the train from Brussels to Berlin take?
The fastest trains cover Brussels to Berlin in about 7h 35m; a typical journey takes around 8h 05m.
Is there a direct train from Brussels to Berlin?
Usually not; expect at least 1 change on this journey.
Is the train or a flight faster from Brussels to Berlin?
A typical flight works out roughly 4h 05m quicker door to door (about 4h 20m against 8h 25m by train, once airport time is counted) — but the train emits about 3× less CO₂e, even on conservative official emission factors.
- Train, door to door
- ≈ 8h 25m
- Flight, door to door
- ≈ 4h 20m (est.)
- CO₂e per passenger
- ~28 kg train · ~88 kg plane
Flight time and emissions are transparent estimates, not airline schedules — method, factors and all 109 compared pairs on Train vs plane in Europe.
Legendary routes through Brussels or Berlin
- ICE Sprinter Berlin → Munich
- ICE Hamburg → Berlin
- European Sleeper Brussels → Prague
- ICE Berlin → Cologne
Sleepers too: night trains from Berlin.
More trains from Brussels
- Brussels → Ghent ≈ 28 min · direct
- Brussels → Lille ≈ 33 min · direct
- Brussels → Antwerp ≈ 34 min · direct
- Brussels → Bruges ≈ 53 min · direct
- Brussels → Rotterdam ≈ 1h 09m · direct
- Brussels → Paris ≈ 1h 22m · direct
More train routes in Germany · Belgium · Netherlands.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.