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Brussels → Berlin

Berlin → Brussels ⇄
1 a dayfastest 10h39European SleeperNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 18:06 → 06:01+1
    European Sleeper 453 Night train
    Brussel-Zuid → Berlin Gesundbrunnen · via Antwerp, Rotterdam, The Hague, Amsterdam
    11h557 stops
    Runs: Mon, Wed, Fri (some weeks)European Sleeper ↗
  • 19:22 → 06:01+1
    European Sleeper 453 Night train
    Brussel-Zuid → Berlin Gesundbrunnen · via Antwerp, Rotterdam, The Hague, Amsterdam
    10h398 stops
    Runs: Only Mon 28 Sep, Wed 30 Sepopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 19:22 → 06:18+1
    European Sleeper 453 Night train
    Brussel-Zuid → Berlin Hbf · via Antwerp, Rotterdam, The Hague, Amsterdam
    10h569 stops
    Runs: Only Mon 28 Sep, Wed 30 Sepopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 20:36 → 10:10+1
    European Sleeper 475 Night train
    Brussel-Zuid → Berlin Gesundbrunnen · via Liège, Hamburg
    13h342 stops
    Runs: Only Tue 20 Oct, Thu 22 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 21:37 → 10:10+1
    European Sleeper 475 Night train
    Brussel-Zuid → Berlin Gesundbrunnen · via Liège, Hamburg
    12h332 stops
    Runs: Only Sun 4 Oct, Sun 11 Oct, Sun 18 Oct, Sun 25 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 21:45 → 10:10+1
    European Sleeper 475 Night train
    Brussel-Zuid → Berlin Gesundbrunnen · via Liège, Hamburg
    12h252 stops
    Runs: Tue, ThuEuropean 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 19:22, arrive 06:01

The plane is -7h08 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct11h07
  • To Brussel-Zuid1 min
  • Before departure10 min
  • European Sleeper 45310h39
  • From Berlin Gesundbrunnen17 min
Plane · nonstop BRU–BER4h15
  • To Brussels (BRU)20 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.