Traveling by Train: The Complete Guide to Traveling Without Flying
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Published on 11/5/26
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Do Paris to Brussels by train for only €10 ? It’s now possible, thanks to this OUIGO Train Classique route! Not only will you pay significantly less than with Eurostar for a trip that’s longer but much cheaper, but you’ll also be able to depart more easily from an intermediate city (one of the three other cities served). Schedules, fares, travel time… We’ll tell you everything.
As of December 19, 2024, three round trips a day are offered in each direction early in the morning, at midday, and in the early evening:
And the good news is that the line also serves Saint-Quentin (Yvelines, France), Aulnoye-Aymeries (Hauts-de-France, France), and Mons (Wallonia, Belgium)!
This pink-and-blue Paris-Brussels line offers trips at unbeatable prices. In practice, prices start at 10 € and are capped at 59 € for a one-way adult ticket (with a flat rate of €8 for children under 12, and free for children under 4), but 70% of the trains available for booking offer €10 bills When sales begin!
The idea? To offer rock-bottom prices in exchange for a slightly longer travel time than on the Eurostar.
Photo: ©Alexis Calvignac - Inauguration of the new Paris-Brussels line
This new budget-friendly line offers a very reasonable travel time : only 3 hours to join Brussels on the OUIGO Classic Train (compared to 1 hour and 20 minutes on the Eurostar).
To get the best prices, you probably know the golden rule: anticipate ! Reservations have been open since December 5, 2024. Otherwise, as a general rule, sales open in phases, several months in advance.
The beautiful Belgian capital
Why not fly, since the trip only takes 1 to 1.5 hours?
In addition to the OUIGO Train Classique line, you can take the Eurostar high-speed train (reservation via SNCF Connect) — a slightly faster option (1 hour and 22 minutes) but much more expensive — which offers about 20 daily trips.
Another, more unique option: the European Sleeper’s Paris–Berlin overnight train, which stops at Aulnoye-Aymeries, Mons, and Brussels-Midi. It runs three times a week in each direction. From Paris, it departs in the late afternoon and arrives in Brussels in the evening. And if you feel like going further, you can stay on board all the way to Berlin!
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If you want to explore the Belgian capital for a weekend or longer, we recommend our Brussels Guide.
To extend your trip, we recommend that you These two 100% overnight train itineraries let you explore Europe in one week, starting from Brussels ! And from Brussels, European Sleeper also lets you travel to Prague or Milan by overnight train.
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Issue du monde de la communication et des médias, Sophie est Responsable éditoriale chez HOURRAIL ! depuis août 2024. Elle est notamment derrière le contenu éditorial du site ainsi que La Locomissive (de l'inspiration voyage bas carbone et des bons plans, un jeudi sur deux, gratuitement dans ta boîte mail !).
Convaincue que les changements d’habitude passent par la transformation de nos imaginaires, elle s’attache à montrer qu’il est possible de voyager autrement, de manière plus consciente, plus lente et plus joyeuse. Son objectif : rendre le slow travel accessible à toutes et tous, à travers des astuces, des décryptages et surtout, de nouveaux récits.
