Consider business class if you need to get work done. You'll also have exclusive access to a lounge in Brussels where you can check your e-mail before you board the train to London and the check-in is cut down to just 15 minutes.
Be pampered in Leisure Select. Enjoy wining and dining at your seat, while you charge your mobile and chat up your neighbor. Save a bit on this fare by booking non-flexible tickets.
Choose the standard fare for your short trip. Train travel from Brussels to London is just more than two hours, so even with the longer check-in the crowded seats are bearable.
Reserve a return trip even if you are only going one-way. There is no leisure class one-way travel, so book a leisure round-trip for less than the starting fares for business class one-way.
Purchase your tickets online and arrange to pick them up at the station in Belgium. The cheapest fares can be found on the Eurostar Web site. See the resources section for a link to the Eurostar Web site. Or you can book train travel from Belgium to London, by calling Rail Europe at (888) 382-RAIL or by visiting the link below.
Book a fully-flexible fare if you might detour from your trip. These fares are exchangeable and refundable up to two months prior up to and after departure.
Save money by booking a non-flexible ticket. This is especially useful if you don't plan on using the return ticket regardless of restrictions.
Be sure all one-way travel is within 24 hours. You may travel on Eurostar within Belgium to Brussels, with as many layovers as you wish, as long as travel to London is completed within 24 hours.
Allow at least an hour to change trains in Brussels. There is a tedious 30-minute Eurostar check-in.
Meet one of the 12 trains that depart Brussels. When traveling from Bruges, Antwerp or other Belgian cities, you'll just need to check the timetables to make sure you arrive before your reserved train. Luckily, you have plenty of choices.
