TRIP FROM PARIS TO BRUSSELS

So my Paris trip was done and my 2nd stop was Brussels I dint know that traveling from 1 country to another was so easy.

Ill show how I easily manage to travel by myself from Paris to Brussels.

There are 3 ways to travel from Paris to Brussels

  • Air
  • Road
  • Rail

The most cheaper way to travel in Europe during summer season is by Rail
Euro rails are the most convenient and cheaper way to travel.
You don’t need to search for any agent or tour company to book for your rail tickets you can do it by yourself.

The SNCF (national society of French rail roads) offer their app on a Play Store where you can easily booked the train , bus or private vehicle with a driver to travel any where inside the Europeans region.

Following steps you need to take care while booking your tickets

Don’t get confused while choosing your station there are 3 - 4 station in Paris so select very carefully.

Enter your both destination carefully

There are 3 station in Paris so please enter your station name which is nearby to you.

I was staying closed to Paris nord so I decided to take a train from Paris nord to Brussels midi.

To get the best rate to avoid high price tickets you need to book your tickets in advance at least 50 days before you will get the best deal.

Benefits of travelling by railway
No immigration
No long Que

Only when you reached to your platform your tickets are been checked with your identity ( passport) and you are free to go. They also come inside the train for ticket checking.

Luggage storage is train is so spacious you have to store your luggage outside your seating area. They have made a space for luggage storage make sure you tie your luggage with the chain and lock we heard people saying luggage gets stolen from the train.

They also have one whole coach for pantry in the train where you can have a quick bite or beer or grab a coffee. They also have very nice seating area where you can enjoy outside view on running train.

After 2.5 hours we reached to Brussels central.

I opened my google maps to search my hotel,It was 10 mins walking from the station.

Hotel orts.
https://www.google.com/travel/hotels/s/BFdvt

5 mins walk to Grand place

10 mins walk to Manneken Pis

10mins walk to Brussels railway station

10 mins walk to bus stop.

There are very few sight seeing in Brussels

The Grand Place

Morning view

Night view

There are many free walking tours where local tour guide take you with them after your free tour is over you can give them a tip as in thank you.

We took an orange umbrella free walking tour where they told us the history about the the grand place and Manneken Pis also they took us to the most famous Belgium waffle cafe where they were 105 different kind of waffles and variety of Belgium hand made chocolates.

Are you a beer fan than Belgium is your real place they have 1500 brands and 700 different taste in beers I tried one it was very sour.

What mostly I saw in Brussels there are many small bar on the road side where people love to sit and enjoy their drink.

I found Brussels very quite and peaceful.

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Glad to read that you enjoyed your time in Brussels @Pratik_89 . And traveling by train between major European cities is indeed quite convenient as it can all be handled from your phone.

What will be your next destination?

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Hi @JanVanHaver thank you for being of my story… Yes totally agree with you I had total acess of my trip from my phone I dint needed anything els.

My next stop is surprised for you all so please stay tuned soon I’ll be sharing a post of my next destination :grinning: :grinning:

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Namaskar…

** @Pratik_89 **

Very nicely written & post with photos…

Thankyou for sharing, your enjoyed moments with us…

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Thank you @Shrut19 di :grinning:

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Very nice post @Pratik_89

Each place is so unique and has its own vibe there! I am sure you enjoyed the food and beer there :blush:

Really felt good too know that you planned your own trip so smoothly.

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Yes true @Smita_Patil every place has Its own vibe …you have traveled Europe when are we getting a chance to see your story :grinning: :grinning:

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Woah… lovely pics and loved the details in the post @Pratik_89 ! Thanks for sharing it on connect!

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Hi @Pratik_89

Is this recent story?

Sorry if I am asking that. Cause I wonder how to travel abroad at these new normal a.k.a. pandemic season.

Please put that info in your post.

Cause I want to travel again. But still afraid of this situation.

Btw. Your post is clear and detail. It is very useful and based Your experience and judgement.

You also put Google maps links of your destinations

Thanks for this great post.

Looking forward for your next post about your adventure

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Thank you so much @Globe_trotter_Ish I am glad you like the post :grinning:

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Hi @Ddimitra no it’s totally fine this is my past story of year 2017 I am sharing all my travel experience so that if any one would like to plan they can use all this resources.

Pandemic has added only 1 stop that’s quarantine rest everything remains same. :grinning: :grinning: :grinning:

You can definitely use the information and if you need any more travel information for Europe please feel free to ask I’ll be really happy to help :grinning: :grinning:

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I would take a break for that now. It would overlap with yours otherwise :grinning: it shall come sometime soon though!

I hope all countries travelled, don’t match for us :yum:

I will stay desi till then :blush:

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@Smita_Patil haha no no please nothing will overlaps please do share your Europe story soonest every has a different story and different experience…we would love to hear yours :grinning: :grinning: :grinning:

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hehe okie!

Sure @Pratik_89 I shall write it soon after a couple of planned posts :blush:

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Very infomrative and nicely presented post @Pratik_89 !! I liked it very much!!

I would love to see the entire series on Europe from you… :grinning: :+1:

Cheers!

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Thank you @AjitThite haha stay tuned with me many more posts yet to come :grinning: :grinning:

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Hello @Pratik_89

Thanks for sharing your trip :smiling_face:

I would like to add an advice to reduce again the cost of the journey.

The carpooling is the best way to save money and also to get some information from the driver and the others passengers about the city to visit.

Obviously the face mask is mandatory during driving and may occur inconvenient in the car.

The best company for carpooling is blablacar.com as it’s secured and easy to find a driver.

Hope that help you.

Cheers

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Hi @BrunoCacciapuoti this is really new thing I have heard about carpooling I thought car pooling must be any kind of lift but than you wrote there is any app so I searched that you share your rides with others this is great man could be really cheaper.

Have you done the carpooling on your trip can you please share your experiences with us.

Thanks for sharing this lovely tip I’ll try for my next trip :grinning: :grinning:

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Hello @Pratik_89

I got used to travel with blablacar for almost ten years as a driver and as a passenger as well.

This way gives us the opportunity to discuss during the journey and we sometimes learn a lot about country, job, study, etc.

With blablacar, it’s safe as we need to provide id card and credit card. The journey cost is automatically calculated by blablacar and the money transfer is automatically made after the trip. For example, a journey Paris-Brussels costs about 20 euros.

For the driver it is also an opportunity to reduce the cost of the fuel.

Like Google maps, on BlaBlaCar we can review the driver/passenger after a trip and after a while of experience we can get a title like a badge. In my side, I’m an ambassador :wink:

Since the pandemic situation I stop the carpooling as I don’t want to wear a face mask for 5 hours in the car.

Cheers

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Thats really great @BrunoCacciapuoti thanks for sharing your experience with us. :grinning: :grinning: :+1:

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