Eurostar announces launch date for €46 London to Amsterdam rail service

The new return service starts on October 26 and will take four hours and nine minutes to get to the Netherlands’ capital

Passengers will also be able to go from Rotterdam, located south of Amsterdam, back to St Pancras International in London in three hours 29 minutes.

Rail passengers will be able to travel directly from London to Amsterdam from the end of October, Eurostar has announced.

The new return service commences on October 26 and will enable people to travel to the Netherlands’ capital in four hours and nine minutes, with tickets costing at least £40 (€46) each way.