Hi All,
I am looking to buy Eurostar tickets from Paris to Amsterdam for November. I realised that for service ER9321 departing Pars at 9:40am, has different journey duration depending on the month.
Before November, it takes 3 hours and 26min. For November, it takes 4 hours and 26min. Looking at the timetable, it appears it takes 1 hour and 28mins to go from Rotterdam to Schipol, which would generally only take 28 minutes.
Is this a typo or am I missing something?
Thanks
Highly doubtful it is a typo. Perhaps some specific scheduling issue with that time slot with other trains that arrive Rotterdam that time. Can you take an earlier or later train? They run just about every hour.
As far as I can see,looking at the current timetable, the 3 hour trains, incl your ref, marked fast, are direct.
The 4 hour trains involve a change in Brussels.
It may be a schedule change - for example, there are no 3 hour trains in July.
There are never any 3 hour trains, but lots of 3 hour and ~25 minute trains, including in July. The 9:24 train in November is a bit odd, especially considering you can do it in 3 hours and 42 minutes by changing at Rotterdam to the ECD to Schiphol and then changing to a local train to Amsterdam Centraal.
Here are the specifics you need:
In November 2026, engineering works are planned on the HSL-Zuid between Rotterdam and Schiphol, with closures of the HSL (high-speed line) at specific moments meaning no train services will be possible. This will result in longer journey times and revised timetables.
The Eurostar will be diverted via the standard rail network, which will significantly increase journey times.
The answer is indeed engineering on the HSL. And because the trains need to fit within the Dutch train schedule (which repeats every hour) the extra travel time is exactly one hour...
Quite probably the train will spend some time standing in Rotterdam.
Really sorry about my previous comment. I don’t mean to come across as harsh. I travel a lot myself, and when I have questions, I’d like to get the right information without my query on a travel forum turning into a casual chat.
I must also admit that my comments are sometimes misunderstood, and this is probably my own fault, as I am not a native English speaker and can only rely on the school-learned knowledge of this beautiful language ... not to mention the fact that I am probably several decades younger than most of the other participants.
