Marseille to Bruxelles / Brussels by train

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From Marseille-Saint-Charles to Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel Zuid

Tickets

Book early and save: Yes

Online bookings open: 3 months ahead of the travel date

When making an online booking, check that you’re looking at booking info for the direct trains.

Use the ‘earlier trains’ and ‘later trains’ buttons to search for the cheapest ticket prices.

Trains departing at different times can be cheaper than others leaving on the same day, so you may need to look through the day's departures to find the cheapest fares.

Where to book
Ticket Provider Approximate Cost
B-Europe from €59

B-Europe Guide

B-Europe is the website provided by Belgium's national railway operator for the sale of international rail journeys from and to Belgium.
Therefore tickets can be booked for the following international train services to/from Belgium

  • Eurostar
  • IC trains to France, Luxembourg and The Netherlands
  • ICE trains to Germany
  • Thalys trains to Germany, The Netherlands and Paris
  • TGV trains to destination in France other than Paris
    B-Europe offers a 'Best Fares' policy for journey by these trains.

It also sells international end-to-end journeys solely by train, with connections outside of Belgium, if you will be heading to popular destinations in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Italy.

Users of Eurail and InterRail passes can also book seat reservations on the Eurostar and Thalys services without paying booking fees.

Oui.SNCF from €59

Oui.SNCF Guide

SNCF is the national rail operator in France and not so long ago it recently simplified both the range of tickets and the term and conditions of using them.
Therefore the cheapest tickets also become more flexible too.

Other improvements included a simple integration of travelling with bicycles and rail pass users being able to book reservations for national journeys, without paying booking fees.

Though a legacy of when SNCF sold international tickets under the Rail Europe branding is that OuiSNCF is available in multiple translations with the offerings on the site then tailored to international visitors to France.
However, some of the site's features, including the integration of mobility assistance into the booking path, are only available on the French language version.

Something else to look out for is that simplest way of travelling with tickets is to use the SNCF 'My Travel' phone app, so it's therefore often a good idea to book on the OuiSNCF mobile service.

Trainline from €59

Trainline Guide

On this journey

Journey Features

High Speed

Good to Know

Final Destination: Marseille or Nice

All trains also call at: Aeroport CDG; Marne La Valléé; Lyon; Avignon TGV

Most trains also call at: Aix-en-Provence TGV

Avoid having to cross Paris from the Gare Du Nord to the Gare De Lyon by taking these direct trains.

This is one of the longest European train journeys on which you will be travelling by high speed line for most of the trip.

Final Destination: Marseille or Nice

All trains also call at: Aeroport CDG; Marne La Valléé; Lyon; Avignon TGV

Most trains also call at: Aix-en-Provence TGV

Avoid having to cross Paris from the Gare Du Nord to the Gare De Lyon by taking these direct trains.

This is one of the longest European train journeys on which you will be travelling by high speed line for most of the trip.

From Marseille-Saint-Charles to Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel Zuid

Tickets

Book early and save: Yes

Online bookings open: 3 months ahead of the travel date

When making an online booking, check that you’re looking at booking info for the direct trains - if you particularly want to avoid the transfer across Paris.

Though those journey options via Paris - which involve;

(1) Taking a TGV from Marseille to Paris Gare de Lyon 
(2) Making the transfer from the Gare De Lyon to the Gare Du Nord
(3) Taking a Thalys train from Paris to Bruxelles,

can be cheaper than taking these direct trains - so un-tick those 'direct train' options if you also want to check the alternative journey options and compare them with these direct trains.

Our step by step guide to booking tickets on the PC version of B-Europe.com is available HERE

Our step by step guide to booking tickets on the PC version of Oui.SNCF is available HERE

Seats will automatically be assigned when booking tickets for this journey, but rail pass users will need to be pay a reservation fee prior to boarding.

Where to book
Ticket Provider Approximate Cost
B-Europe *

B-Europe Guide

B-Europe is the website provided by Belgium's national railway operator for the sale of international rail journeys from and to Belgium.
Therefore tickets can be booked for the following international train services to/from Belgium

  • Eurostar
  • IC trains to France, Luxembourg and The Netherlands
  • ICE trains to Germany
  • Thalys trains to Germany, The Netherlands and Paris
  • TGV trains to destination in France other than Paris
    B-Europe offers a 'Best Fares' policy for journey by these trains.

It also sells international end-to-end journeys solely by train, with connections outside of Belgium, if you will be heading to popular destinations in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Italy.

Users of Eurail and InterRail passes can also book seat reservations on the Eurostar and Thalys services without paying booking fees.

Oui.SNCF *

Oui.SNCF Guide

SNCF is the national rail operator in France and not so long ago it recently simplified both the range of tickets and the term and conditions of using them.
Therefore the cheapest tickets also become more flexible too.

Other improvements included a simple integration of travelling with bicycles and rail pass users being able to book reservations for national journeys, without paying booking fees.

Though a legacy of when SNCF sold international tickets under the Rail Europe branding is that OuiSNCF is available in multiple translations with the offerings on the site then tailored to international visitors to France.
However, some of the site's features, including the integration of mobility assistance into the booking path, are only available on the French language version.

Something else to look out for is that simplest way of travelling with tickets is to use the SNCF 'My Travel' phone app, so it's therefore often a good idea to book on the OuiSNCF mobile service.

Trainline *

Trainline Guide

On this journey

Journey Features

High Speed

Good to Know

Final Destination: Bruxelles-Midi/Zuid

All trains also call at: Aeroport CDG; Marne La Valléé; Lille-Europe

You can avoid having to cross Paris from the Gare De Lyon to the Gare Du Nord by taking these direct trains from Marseille to Bruxelles.

This is one of the longest European train journeys on which you will be travelling by high speed line for most of the trip.

Finding Your Train/Seat:

The train heading to Bruxelles/Brussels will usually be joined to another train for the journey between Marseille and Lille.

The part of the train heading to Bruxelles/Brussels will have its own train number, but it will be leaving at the same time and from the same voie/platform/track as the train heading to Lille.

If you only see the details for the train heading to Lille heading on the departure screens, that information will also apply to the train heading to Bruxelles/Brussels.

Your assigned seat(s) will be in the part of the train heading to Bruxelles/Brussels.

Final Destination: Bruxelles-Midi/Zuid

All trains also call at: Aeroport CDG; Marne La Valléé; Lille-Europe

You can avoid having to cross Paris from the Gare De Lyon to the Gare Du Nord by taking these direct trains from Marseille to Bruxelles.

This is one of the longest European train journeys on which you will be travelling by high speed line for most of the trip.

Finding Your Train/Seat:

The train heading to Bruxelles/Brussels will usually be joined to another train for the journey between Marseille and Lille.

The part of the train heading to Bruxelles/Brussels will have its own train number, but it will be leaving at the same time and from the same voie/platform/track as the train heading to Lille.

If you only see the details for the train heading to Lille heading on the departure screens, that information will also apply to the train heading to Bruxelles/Brussels.

Your assigned seat(s) will be in the part of the train heading to Bruxelles/Brussels.

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