Eurostar (tel: 0870 518 6186, in the UK; website: www.eurostar.com) runs from London to Brussels Midi in 1 hour 51 minutes. From here your Eurostar ticket allows a free connection to anywhere in Belgium. Fast frequent services take around 40 minutes from Brussels to Antwerp Centraal.
The Belgian train operator is NMBS (tel: 025 28 28 28; website: www.b-rail.be). The express Thalys service (website: www.thalys.com), which runs between Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam, stops at the Antwerpen-Berchem station, 4km (2.5 miles) from the centre of town.
The Belgian train operator is NMBS (tel: 025 28 28 28; website: www.b-rail.be). The express Thalys service (website: www.thalys.com), which runs between Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam, stops at the Antwerpen-Berchem station, 4km (2.5 miles) from the centre of town.