''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

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, the Dutch state railway operator

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, Greater Anglia, and the Rotterdam metro and bus company

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History

The ''Dutchflyer'' service is a successor to former boat trains such as the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) '' Hook Continental'' 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), and then cross the

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by Stena Line ferry. Before March 2022, the ticket also included the journey after arrival at to any station in the Netherlands (or in the reverse direction): since then, the ticket for the Dutch rail portion has to be purchased separately.

Train services

Trains to and from

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and are timed to meet the ferry. After arriving in Hook of Holland (Hoek van Holland), passengers disembark across from the station of the Rotterdam Metro, slightly moved from the historical railway station. The metro connects to train stations at Schiedam Centrum railway station, Rotterdam Blaak railway station, and Rotterdam Alexander railway station, all of which feature intercity services to many destinations in the Netherlands. An example is shown in this table for a connection by metro from Hook of Holland to Schiedam and then to

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

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

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

, / – , Class 755 , 2 per day , - ,

, Ship ,

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International harbour –

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harbour , '' Stena Hollandica''
'' Stena Britannica'' , 2 per day , - , Rotterdam Metro Line B , Metro , – , Bombardier Flexity Swift , 3 per hour , - ,

, Intercity , – - {{stnlnk, Amsterdam Centraal , VIRM , 4 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