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Antwerp → Berlin

Berlin → Antwerp ⇄
6 a weekfastest 9h59European SleeperNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 18:54 → 06:01+1
    European Sleeper 453 Night train
    Anvers-Central → Berlin Gesundbrunnen · via Rotterdam, The Hague, Amsterdam, Utrecht
    11h076 stops
    Runs: Mon, Wed, Fri (some weeks)European Sleeper ↗
  • 19:01 → 05:18+1
    European Sleeper 453 Night train
    Anvers-Central → Berlin Hbf · via Rotterdam, The Hague, Amsterdam, Utrecht
    10h176 stops
    Runs: Mon, Wed, Fri (some weeks)European Sleeper ↗
  • 20:01 → 06:18+1
    European Sleeper 453 Night train
    Anvers-Central → Berlin Hbf · via Rotterdam, The Hague, Amsterdam
    10h176 stops
    Runs: Only Mon 28 Sep, Wed 30 Sepopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 20:02 → 06:01+1
    European Sleeper 453 Night train
    Anvers-Central → Berlin Gesundbrunnen · via Rotterdam, The Hague, Amsterdam
    9h597 stops
    Runs: Only Mon 28 Sep, Wed 30 Sepopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (de_delfi, de_rv, esleeper, nl_ovapi) for 28 Sep – 25 Oct 2026; timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. How we build this.

Door to door vs flying

Overnight: leave 20:02, arrive 06:01

The plane is -6h18 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct10h27
  • To Anvers-Central1 min
  • Before departure10 min
  • European Sleeper 4539h59
  • From Berlin Gesundbrunnen17 min
Plane · nonstop BRU–BER4h45
  • To Brussels (BRU)50 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight BRU–BER1h35
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From BER30 min

From city centre to city centre unless you pick otherwise. Getting to stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Airport: check-in & security 1h30 before, 20 min to get out after landing. Flight time is typical for the distance. Nonstop airlines: Brussels Airlines.