''Dutchflyer'' is an integrated passenger service between the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Formerly known as ''Amsterdam Express'', ''Dutchflyer'' is a rail/sea/rail service operated jointly by

Stena Line Stena Line is a Swedish shipping line company and one of the largest ferry operators in the world. It services Denmark, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Sweden. Stena Line is a major unit of Ste ...

, the Dutch state railway operator

Nederlandse Spoorwegen Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS; ; en, "Dutch Railways") is the principal passenger railway operator in the Netherlands. It is a Dutch state-owned company founded in 1938. The Dutch rail network is one of the busiest in the European Union, and the ...

and its UK subsidiary Greater Anglia, and the Rotterdam metro and bus company

Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram (RET; en, Rotterdam Electric Tram) is the main public transport operator in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It started in 1905 when they took over the city tram lines from RTM (Rotterdamsche Tramweg Maatschappij). It currentl ...

History

The ''Dutchflyer'' service is a successor to former boat trains such as the

London & North Eastern Railway London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major se ...

(LNER) ''

Hook Continental ''The Hook Continental'' was a passenger train running between London's Liverpool Street Station and Harwich Parkeston Quay where it connected with the night ferry sailing to the Hook of Holland in the Netherlands. It was introduced as a nam ...

'' service, which operated between London and the Netherlands from 1927 to 1987. Originally, the ''Dutchflyer'' brand was only used to market the service to passengers starting in the UK, while in the Netherlands the service was advertised as "GoLondon". Nowadays the ''Dutchflyer'' brand is not used as prominently and the service is sold through the Dutch Stena Line website.Dutch Stena Line website

Booking

The ''Dutchflyer'' service lets passengers travel from any UK railway station served by Greater Anglia to (formerly Parkeston Quay), cross the

North Sea The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. An epeiric sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian S ...

by Stena Line ferry. As of March 2022, the ticket no longer includes the journey after arrival at to any station in the Netherlands (or in the reverse direction): the ticket for the Dutch rail portion has to be purchased separately. Trains to and from

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

and are timed to meet the ferry.

Train services

Harwich International Railway Station (11328277215)

Stena Hollandica at Hoek van Holland Haven aerial photo

After arriving in Hook of Holland (Hoek van Holland), passengers disembark right into the railway station, which is now part of the Rotterdam Metro. In Rotterdam passengers may change trains to go anywhere in the Netherlands. An example is shown in this table for a connection by rail from Hook of Holland to Rotterdam and then to

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, or stations in between. {, class="wikitable vatop" ! Operator ! Train Type ! Route ! Rolling Stock ! Frequency , - , Greater Anglia ,

Local train Regional rail, also known as local trains and stopping trains, are passenger rail services that operate between towns and cities. These trains operate with more stops over shorter distances than inter-city rail, but fewer stops and faster servi ...

, – , Class 321, Class 720 , 1 per hour , - , Greater Anglia ,

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, – , Class 321, Class 720 , 4 per day , - , Greater Anglia ,

, / – , Class 755 , 2 per day , - ,

, Ship ,

Harwich Harwich is a town in Essex, England, and one of the Haven ports on the North Sea coast. It is in the Tendring district. Nearby places include Felixstowe to the north-east, Ipswich to the north-west, Colchester to the south-west and Clacton-on- ...

International harbour –

Hook of Holland Hook of Holland ( nl, Hoek van Holland, ) is a town in the southwestern corner of Holland, hence the name; ''hoek'' means "corner" and was the word in use before the word ''kaap'' – "cape", from Portuguese ''cabo'' – became Dutch. The English t ...

harbour , '' Stena Hollandica''
'' Stena Britannica'' , 2 per day , - , Rotterdam Metro Line B , Metro , – ,

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, 3 per hour , - ,

, Intercity , – , VIRM , 4 per hour , - ,

, Intercity Direct , – {{stnlnk, Amsterdam Centraal , Traxx + ICR , 5 per hour

Notes

External links

Stena Line website in The NetherlandsStena Line Website with current information and timetable
Named passenger trains of the United Kingdom Nederlandse Spoorwegen Passenger rail transport in the Netherlands Stena Line International named passenger trains

History

Booking

Train services

See also

Notes

External links