There are 11 ways to get from London to Maastricht by train, bus, bus and ferry, car, car train, car ferry or plane
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Recommended option
Train • 4h 53m
119€ - 439€
Cheapest option
Bus and ferry, bus • 10h 47m
18€ - 26€
9 alternative options
Train, bus • 5h 27m
114€ - 358€
Bus, train • 10h 56m
21€ - 32€
Drive, Eurotunnel • 4h 56m
200€ - 230€
Drive, car ferry • 6h 28m
124€ - 225€
Fly London Stansted to Eindhoven, train • 5h 48m
61€ - 219€
Fly London Heathrow to Dusseldorf, train • 6h 18m
80€ - 311€
Fly London Heathrow to Cologne Bonn, train • 6h 7m
72€ - 496€
Fly London City to Amsterdam Schiphol, train • 6h 27m
94€ - 720€
Fly London Heathrow to Brussels, train • 6h 14m
57€ - 338€
London to Maastricht by train
The train journey time between London and Maastricht is around 6h 33m and covers a distance of around 504 km. The fastest train normally takes 4h 9m. Operated by Eurostar, Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express and others, the London to Maastricht train service departs from London St Pancras Eurostar and arrives in Maastricht. Typically six trains run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
London to Maastricht train schedules
Trains departing Sunday, May 16, 2021
Trains departing Monday, May 17, 2021
Trains departing Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Trains departing Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Trains departing Thursday, May 20, 2021
Trains departing Friday, May 21, 2021
Eurostar
Eurostar
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Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB)
Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB)
Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB)
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International entry into Netherlands from United Kingdom
- Entry is partially open for citizens and permanent residents of United Kingdom
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Conditions of entry into Netherlands from United Kingdom
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, but conditions apply when entering Netherlands from United Kingdom.
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- Face masks are mandatory
- There is a social distancing requirement of 1.5 metres
- Observe COVID-19 safety rules
- Further restrictions may be implemented at short notice
- Nationwide control measures in place
The national COVID-19 helpline number in Maastricht is 1351.
Wearing a face mask on public transport in Maastricht is mandatory.
The social distance requirement in Maastricht is 1.5 metres.
Make yourself known to an official member of staff and/or call the national coronavirus helpline number on 1351.
No, but conditions apply when returning to United Kingdom from Netherlands.
See options for return travel.
Last updated: 9 May 2021
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Maastricht is to bus and ferry and bus which costs £15 - £23 and takes 10h 47m.
The quickest way to get from London to Maastricht is to train which costs £100 - £380 and takes 4h 53m.
No, there is no direct bus from London to Maastricht. However, there are services departing from London and arriving at Maastricht Frontensingel/Maagdendries via Gare Du Midi, Sint-Pieters-Woluwe Montgomery and Maasmechelen Centrum. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from London to Maastricht. However, there are services departing from London St Pancras Eurostar and arriving at Maastricht via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Liege-Guillemins. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 53m.
The distance between London and Maastricht is 412 km.
The best way to get from London to Maastricht without a car is to train which takes 4h 53m and costs £100 - £380.
It takes approximately 4h 53m to get from London to Maastricht, including transfers.
London to Maastricht bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from London station.
London to Maastricht train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from London St Pancras Eurostar station.
The quickest flight from London Stansted Airport to Eindhoven Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 5m.
- Distance: 411.9 km
- Duration: 4h 53m
What companies run services between London, England and Maastricht, Netherlands?
You can take a train from London King's Cross to Maastricht via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Liege-Guillemins in around 4h 53m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- 40€ - 180€
Flights from London City to Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- 50€ - 220€
Flights from London Heathrow to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- 40€ - 850€
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 50€ - 410€
Flights from London Heathrow to Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 55€ - 130€
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 45€ - 210€
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City to Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- 70€ - 320€
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- 100€ - 250€
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- 30€ - 350€
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Eurostar to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- 100€ - 350€
- Website
- Eurostar
- Business Premier
- 300€ - 350€
- Standard
- 100€ - 130€
- Standard Premier
- 150€ - 190€
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- Phone
- +32 2 528 28 28
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Liège-Guillemins / Luik-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- 10€ - 15€
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Book at
- Belgium Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- 10€ - 15€
- 1st Class
- 16€ - 24€
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Hasselt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 9€ - 14€
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Book at
- Belgium Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- 9€ - 14€
- 1st Class
- 15€ - 22€
Train from Louvain / Leuven to Liège-Guillemins / Luik-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- 8€ - 12€
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Book at
- Belgium Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- 8€ - 12€
- 1st Class
- 12€ - 18€
German rail company Deutsche Bahn is known for its efficient and comfortable service. It offers many different types of rail transportation, including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare (bookings usually open 6 months in advance for domestic tickets).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 25€ - 35€
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- 20€ - 29€
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
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- Phone
- +32 70 66 77 88
- Website
- thalys.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 45€ - 90€
- Website
- Thalys
- Standard
- 45€ - 65€
- Comfort
- 60€ - 80€
- Premium
- 65€ - 90€
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 40€ - 80€
- Website
- Thalys
- Standard
- 40€ - 60€
- Comfort
- 55€ - 70€
- Premium
- 55€ - 80€
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- eurotunnel.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- 153€
- Website
- Eurotunnel
Dutch Railways (NS) is the main passenger railway operator in the Netherlands. Founded in 1938, NS connects all major cities in the Netherlands, and offers night trains, international trains, Intercity direct, and trains to and from the airport. NS International is the international subsidiary of NS; their services include high-speed trains such as Thalys, ICE International, Eurostar and TGV, to major European hubs including Paris, London, Brussels, Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt and Lille.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 13€ - 35€
- Website
- Dutch Railways (NS)
- Book at
- Netherlands Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- 13€ - 19€
- 1st Class
- 22€ - 35€
Train from Schiphol Airport to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- 8€ - 19€
- Website
- Dutch Railways (NS)
- Book at
- Netherlands Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- 8€ - 12€
- 1st Class
- 14€ - 19€
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 19€ - 45€
- Website
- Dutch Railways (NS)
- Book at
- Netherlands Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- 19€ - 27€
- 1st Class
- 30€ - 45€
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Herzogenrath, Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- 17€ - 21€
- Website
- National Express Rail
- Phone
- 0800 223 5546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Abellio
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail
Deutsche Bahn’s regional network is made up of IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional-Express), RB (Regionalbahn) and S-Bahn trains. Ticket prices are fixed and there’s no seat reservations – just turn up, buy a ticket and jump on the next train. All regional trains depart regularly and connect to local and long-distance services.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 11€ - 17€
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 8€ - 12€
- Website
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
- Phone
- 0800 223 5546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Abellio NRW
- Phone
- +49 209 1584-0
- info@vrr.de
- Website
- vrr.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 2€
- Website
- VRR
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.com
Train from Cologne central station to Aachen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- 6€ - 8€
- Website
- Flixtrain
- Phone
- +31 900 2022022
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Aachen Hbf to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 9€ - 11€
- Website
- arriva.nl
- Phone
- 070 220 200
- delijn
- Website
- delijn.be
Bus from Hasselt Station perron 10 to Maastricht Station perron D
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- 1€ - 3€
- Website
- De Lijn
- m-ticket
- 2€
- single ticket
- 3€
Bus from Sint-Pieters-Woluwe Montgomery to Maasmechelen Centrum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- 1€ - 3€
- Website
- De Lijn
- m-ticket
- 2€
- single ticket
- 3€
- Phone
- 02/989 0000
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus and ferry from London to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- 12€ - 18€
- Schedules at
- union-ivkoni.com
- Phone
- +420 542 42 42 42
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London, Victoria Green Line Station to Brussels, Gare du Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- 11€ - 16€
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +45 33 42 30 10
- incoming@dfdsseaways.dk
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Dover to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- 75€ - 150€
- Website
- dfds.co.uk
- Standard Car - Economy
- 75€ - 150€
- Standard Car - Flexi
- 130€ - 170€
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London to Maastricht bus services, operated by De Lijn, arrive at Maasmechelen Centrum station.
Maastricht is 1h ahead of London. It is currently 3:57 AM in London and 4:57 AM in Maastricht.
London to Maastricht train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Liège-Guillemins / Luik-Guillemins station.
Ryanair offers flights from London Stansted Airport to Eindhoven Airport.
Book your London to Maastricht train tickets online with Omio.
There are 606+ hotels available in Maastricht. Prices start at 75€ per night.
The best way to get from London to London Stansted Airport is to train which takes 49 min and costs £15 - £27.