New night train to link Brussels with Hamburg

A new night train connection between Brussels and Hamburg will begin operating from 13 July 2026, offering sleepers to northern Germany as part of an expanded European overnight rail network, operator European Sleeper has announced.

The service will be added as a stop on the Paris-Brussels-Berlin night train, which is due to resume in late March 2026.

Once Hamburg is integrated into the timetable, passengers from Brussels will be able to travel overnight not only to Berlin but onward to Hamburg’s Harburg station, a major rail hub in the north of Germany.

European Sleeper said Hamburg was chosen for its strategic position as a gateway to Scandinavia, with existing rail links to Denmark, Sweden and Norway, allowing travellers to extend journeys beyond Germany.

The new stop expands options for passengers seeking sustainable long-distance travel by rail from Belgium and reinforces efforts to revive international night trains across Europe as an alternative to air travel.

It follows the broader rollout of European Sleeper services, including existing routes linking Brussels with Berlin, Dresden and Prague and planned connections to Milan later in 2026.

The night train via Hamburg will run from Paris to Berlin on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday nights. The return journey will run on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.