Amsterdam-Brussels-Bonn-Amsterdam

Flo
Traveller
10724 comments

Hi and welcome to rail.cc!

I recommend the following trains/connections:

From Amsterdam to Brussels use the hourly Intercity Brussels services [ux]https://rail.cc/en/eurail-train-reservation/intercity-brussels/53[/ux]. They depart every hour at xx:52 minutes from Amsterdam Centraal and take about 3h 15 minutes. No reservation required - just hop on the train. In Brussels they stop at Nord, Central and Midi stations: [ux]https://rail.cc/en/brussels/station/c[/ux]
On the same route the high speed train Thalys operates as well, however I dont recommend it as it is only slightly faster but requires a reservation: [ux]https://rail.cc/en/eurail-train-reservation/thalys/41[/ux]
Read more about this route: [ux]https://rail.cc/blog/amsterdam-brussels-train/[/ux]

From Brussels to Bonn a change of trains is required in Cologne/Köln. I recommend to travel with the ICE trains of DB (German Railways). They run about every two hours from Brussels. In Cologne, change to any regional or express train to Bonn. No reservation required.
Again, Thalys trains also operate between Brussels and Cologne but would require a reservation.

From Bonn to Amsterdam you again have to change trains in Cologne. Take any train to Cologne from where ICE high speed trains run about every two hours to Amsterdam. No reservation required.

Support our work and buy your official Eurail pass through our partner link: [ux]https://rail.shop/eurail/[/ux] - thank you! :)

Flo

Traveller2017
Traveller
1 comments

Thanks for the suggestions. Your answer confirmed some of our initial thinking. We like the flexibility of traveling by the intercity trains. We already bought our Eurail passes and are looking forward to our trip this June. Thanks again.