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07 Aug 2025 - 09 Aug 2025

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60 kg CO2
What's included:
  • Transport
  • Accommodation
  • Journey guide with tickets
  • Seat reservations where required or recommended
  • WhatsApp support and disruption replanning

Journey at a glance

Trip overview

  • London

  • Cologne

    2 nights

  • London

Full itinerary

Journey
TRAIN
2hrs 1mins
Standard class

LondonBrussels

At St Pancras station to board your Eurostar train. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the scenery as you speed to Brussels in just two hours.
Journey
TRAIN
1hrs 50mins
Standard class

BrusselsCologne

Board the train at Brussels-Midi to take you through Belgium and into Cologne, on the banks of the Rhine.
Stay
2 nights
Cologne

Cologne

On the River Rhine and overlooked by the towers of its stunning 157m-high Gothic cathedral, Cologne (Köln) is one of Germany's largest cities. The city's unique identity is a mix of the narrow alleys of its old town, the Kölsch dialect (and Kölsch beer), and contemporary architecture down by the ultramodern Rheinauhafen riverfront complex.

Where you could stay2 nights

Hotel Domstern

Located three-minutes' walk from Cologne Cathedral and Cologne Train Station, this small, family-run hotel offers comfortable rooms and free WiFi. All of the sights in the Old Town district of Cologne are within walking distance of the Hotel Domstern. 

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Recommendations

  • Soak up the festive spirit at one of Cologne's Christmas markets. The Weihnachtsmarkt am Kölner Dom sits under the grand cathedral, with traditional handicrafts and a full events programme. The Harbour Christmas market has a maritime theme, with tents reminiscent of sails, while the Market of Angels in Neumarkt is adorned with twinkling fairy lights and illuminated mythical creatures. 

  • Admire Cologne from above on the Rhein-Seilbahn cablecar, which runs from Kölner Seilbahn right across the River Rhine.

  • Satisfy your sweet tooth at Cologne's popular chocolate museum, the Imhoff-Schokoladenmuseum. Dive into the history of chocolate, with hands-on demonstrations and tasting throughout.

Journey
TRAIN
1hrs 50mins
Standard class

CologneBrussels

Hop on to a fast German ICE train. You'll whizz through Belgium and in to Brussels.
Journey
TRAIN
2hrs 1mins
Standard class

BrusselsLondon

At Brussels Midi, board your Eurostar to London.

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