Rail passengers will be able to travel directly from the UK to Amsterdam from the end of October, train operator Eurostar has announced.
The new return service from London commences on October 26 and will enable people to travel to the Netherlands’ capital in four hours and nine minutes, with tickets costing from £40 each way.
Passengers will also be able to go from Rotterdam, located south of Amsterdam, back to St Pancras International in London in three hours 29 minutes.
The announcement comes despite the Netherlands being included on the UK government list of countries where travellers are forced to go into quarantine on their return.
Passengers who arrive back in the UK from the Netherlands have to self-isolate for 14 days under coronavirus safety measures.
Tickets for the new rail service go on sale from September 1 and can be booked up to six months in advance.
Eurostar said all bookings made from July 1 to December 31 are exchangeable for any dates of travel available at the time of purchase, with no exchange fee up to 14 days before departure.
The company said its trains are deep cleaned before every journey and that a new seat map system will ensure passengers are kept at a safe distance apart.
