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 55m£103–185Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Alken to Brussels-Nordtrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to London Victoriabus N380 / ...
11h 16m£40–72Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Alken to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Londoncar
4h 59m£170–195Train 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
5h 13m£82–288Drive, 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£63–131Train, 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
6h 8m£139–396Train, 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 14m£162–422Train, line 45 bus, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Alken to Genktrain
- Take the bus from Genk Station perron 4 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
8h 14m£65–243
Alken to London by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alken to London is to train and bus which costs £35 - £75 and takes 11h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Alken to London is to train which takes 3h 55m and costs £100 - £190.
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 55m.
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 55m and costs £100 - £190.
It takes approximately 3h 55m 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 12:26 AM in Alken and 11:26 PM 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 55m.
- 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, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–350
- 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 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–180
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Alken to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–25
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Alken to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–24
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Alken to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–16
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Alken to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–25
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Alken to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–25
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Alken to Genk
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- 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
- £90–160
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- 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
- £9–20
- 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
- £13–20
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- £13–20
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
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +32 70 22 02 00
- Website
- De Lijn
Bus from Genk Station perron 4 to Maastricht Station perron D
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 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
- £8–50
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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