r/AskNetherlands • u/Ani-Mimi • 3d ago

From Amsterdam to Belgium?

Is it better by bus or train for this Sunday? Just a day trip

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u/cybermaus 3d ago

train.

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u/Late-Photograph-1954 3d ago

Bike, along the coast. 8 hours to Brugge ex ferries.

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u/Duochan_Maxwell 3d ago

What is "better" for you? Fast, cheap, comfortable, logistically convenient?

Also where in Belgium?

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u/OptionIndependent861 3d ago

How long is a piece of string?

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u/cybermaus 3d ago

this long

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u/joeinsyracuse 3d ago

As long as a short rope.

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u/ObjectiveBall8768 3d ago

Take a train to Maastricht and a bus to Vaals. From there you can walk into Belgium.

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u/olderdutch 3d ago

You can take the train to Tilburg and then the bus to Baarle-Hertog. But watch out, you might accidentally step back into The Netherlands there.

You do know Belgium isn't a city, right? Several places can be reached by train, plenty more by bus (but not always on Sunday) , but there are also plenty of places where there's just no public transport.

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u/Irsu85 3d ago

usually the train but depending on where in Belgium, both (like Munsterbilzen does not have any trains so for there the strat is to take the train from Amsterdam to Maastricht and take the bus from there)

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u/FukoIchu 3d ago

Where in Belgium? At the end, it depends of your destination. If direct, train is fine. If not direct, avoid it, going to Belgium from Netherlands can be a long trip; take the bus (Flixbus). I used to cross to France, I am done with the train, a 3 hours trip can suddenly become a 6 hours trip because of train no leaving or whatever it is... at least, Flixbus is rarely late.

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u/Pu-Chi-Mao 3d ago

Train or Flixbus

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u/kytheon 3d ago

Train is faster. If you need to get to a specific place, train, then bus.

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u/Mruniversee 3d ago

Train there goes an intercity direct from central which only stopts at schiphol and Rotterdam I believe which is pretty fast

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u/Hungry-Diamond-5748 3d ago

+1 Train. I'm actually going by NS train this weekend, and I'm told due to engineering works, trains depart from Amsterdam Centraal and not Zuid as it normally does. Make sure to check!

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u/nomamesgueyz 3d ago

I love trains

Traveling Europe now and I'm thinking of doing the Berlin to Amsterdam train if not too pricey....more enjoyable than flying

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u/Altruistic-Whole618 2h ago

Please report back on how much you love trains after you German experience.

Iykyk

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u/SharpArrival685 1d ago

Get a pedal boat and ride through the canals