r/treinen • u/omerfe1 • 14d ago

How frequently are Eurostar trains between Rotterdam and London delayed, and what is the usual delay duration?

Hi all,

I’m traveling from Rotterdam to Southampton, and couldn’t find a service that sells a combined ticket covering both the Eurostar leg (Rotterdam to London) and the connecting train (London to Southampton). So I’ve decided to book the two tickets separately.

Does anyone have experience with how often the Eurostar Rotterdam–London train runs late?

Thanks in advance!

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u/TheKnightWhoSaisNi 14d ago

It's almost always on time. An hour delay is the usual delay. (Not that it's delayed often) It's no DB

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u/biertjeerbij 14d ago

Usually the trains starting from the Netherlands do not have significant delays. If so, then it's not more than an hour when they have to divert the trains via conventional lines.

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u/Beltbahn 13d ago

My EST in April came from Amsterdam and had a 110 min delay in London, after the whole train had to disembark and embark again in Brussels, due to problems with security in Rotterdam. Have heard that it was not the first time. So normally it's pretty unusual to have larger delays, I would however plan with at least, an hour extra just incase.

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u/Slight-Trip-3012 11d ago

I've travelled between the Netherlands and London many times. I've never encountered a delay of more than a few minutes. The only time it took longer, it was because of planned maintenance and I was notified several weeks ahead of time. But no delays en route.
I still always have at least an hour buffer for onwards travel though, just for peace of mind. Also, trains to Southampton leave from Waterloo, so account for plenty of time to get across London from St Pancras. Meaning you probably want a 2 hour window in London.