London to Cologne & Frankfurt by train

Perfect timing.  I'm doing this exact trip in September...had been hunting for something similar a few weeks ago, and decided to take a look again. :)

Thank you Mark. This will really save our bacon as we travel to Berlin for Christmas this year.

Thanks for this Mark.  I'm planning a trip in mid-October to Berlin and this is very helpful.  As an aside I like the scene at 3:17 on where the gentleman is racing to get to his train, looking rather flustered, only to be held up by someone who obviously has plenty of time on their hands.   I've been in both situations!

Grerat video !!

Nice video!Thumbs up!

Two small comments on the ICE3 (BR 403 and 406): only window seats have power outlets and there are always three compartments in first class (1 x 4 seats, 2 x 6 seats)

Nice vid, thanks!

Went last week and it was closed! Eurostar was 1/2 hour late so we missed our connection anyway!

Very good view

Great video. Looking forward to my trip from St. Pancras to Koln via Brussels, with 20 minute layover. Also took your suggestion and booked the new train service from Koln to Berlin - three times cheaper and four hours quicker! Many thanks.

Great stuff. Still audio clicking in some of this piece...

What if I am a HongKong Chinese, taking this train, how much does it costs? thanks

I took this trip a few months back and Brussels Midi had closed the short cut for connections with no real notice to the passengers. It was a bit of a trot but I made it to my connection. Do you know if this is permanently closed? Cheers.

so so helpful, thank you! I will try to use this shortcut tomorrow as I will need to rush to get the Flixbus from Brussel Noord. Does the shortcut only take me to the platforms for other long distance trains or also Belgian trains for Brussel Noord? Thank you!

What is average speed????

Hey Mark, thanks for the video. I'm completely ignorant of train travel in Europe (American) except for some things I saw on your website. I'm planning on traveling from London to Oslo this summer (before medical school starts :)). Will I be able to stop at cities along the way using this mode of transportation or will that be really expensive? I assume I'll have to buy a new ticket each time, right? If so, is there an affordable mode of transportation that'll allow me to spend a few days in a couple of cities before arriving in Oslo?

ICE /Intercity express😉

Made this trip at Easter. Had to wait eight hours in Brussels as one of the ICE trains was cancelled. My advice would be to take the Thalys option, or keep your options open.

As usual, good clear photography with no jerky camera movements, well edited so that you don't get 5 minutes watching a train crawl into the platform, and sensible captions to explain everything. Is there no table service to seats in 1st class ICE?

Do you know if this short cut is still in use? We are arriving 9.13pm and our connection to Antwerp is at 9.19pm. worried we won't make it.