There are 8 ways to get from Alken to London by train (Eurostar), train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Alken to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
3h 56m£123–209Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Alken to Brussels-Nordtrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to London Victoriabus N870 / ...
12h 4m£44–67Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Alken to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Londoncar
4h 59m£171–197Train to Brussels Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Alken to Louvaintrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BRU - LHR
4h 58m£84–238Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Alken to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Londoncar
6h 1m£81–157Train, train to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, fly to London City Airport
- Take the train from Alken to Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to London City Airport (LCY)plane RTM - LCY
5h 59m£154–361Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to London City Airport
- Take the train from Alken to Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to London City Airport (LCY)plane AMS - LCY
7h 5m£177–407Train, bus, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Hasselt to Bilzentrain
- Take the bus from Bilzen Station perron 6 to Maastricht Station perron Dbus
- Take the train from Maastricht to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EIN - STN
7h 33m£66–223
Alken to London by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Alken to London is to train and bus which costs £40 - £70 and takes 12h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Alken to London is to train which takes 3h 56m and costs £120 - £210.
No, there is no direct train from Alken to London. However, there are services departing from Alken and arriving at London St Pancras Intl via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 56m.
The distance between Alken and London is 285 miles.
The best way to get from Alken to London without a car is to train which takes 3h 56m and costs £120 - £210.
It takes approximately 3h 56m to get from Alken to London, including transfers.
Alken to London train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Alken station.
London is 1h behind Alken. It is currently 12:02 PM in Alken and 11:02 AM in London.
Alken to London train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Bruxelles-Midi station.
Book your Alken to London train tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Alken, Belgium and London, England?
You can take a train from Alken to London St Pancras Intl via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 3h 56m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–230
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–160
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Alken to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Alken to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Alken to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Alken to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Alken to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Hasselt to Bilzen
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Maastricht to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Maastricht to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- £13–19
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +32 70 22 02 00
- Website
- De Lijn
Bus from Bilzen Station perron 6 to Maastricht Station perron D
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- De Lijn
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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