Netherlands

Eurostar: No Amsterdam-London direct soon

Eurostar’s popular direct London-to-Amsterdam route that started earlier this year will add another train each day, but still is not able to sell direct tickets on the return route to London, and probably won’t until after 2020. The issue is passport and border clearance. While Great Britain is still a member, for now, of the European Union, it has never joined the Schengen Treaty agreement which removes internal borders and passport checks among its members. Therefore, passengers between…

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Eurostar: No Amsterdam-London direct soon

Eurostar’s popular direct London-to-Amsterdam route that started earlier this year will add another train each day, but still is not able to sell direct tickets on the return route to London, and probably won’t until after 2020. The issue is passport and border clearance. While Great Britain is still a member, for now, of the European Union, it has never joined the Schengen Treaty agreement which removes internal borders and passport checks among its members. Therefore, passengers between…

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