Football Trips to London with the Eurostar - Take a fast train to the Premiership!

Football trips to London – Why not take the train from Cologne to London? Eurostar journeys are a fast alternative to flights and ferry travel. Our editorial team has taken a closer look at Eurostar trips from Cologne to London. 

The Eurostar – A pan-European project launched in 1990 by the French railway company SNCF, the Belgian railway company NMBS/SNCB, and the former British railway company British Rail (BR), whose trains have been operating under the same name since 2023 after several name changes and some subsidies. 

The core of the Eurostar network is the connection between London, Paris, and Brussels. Since 2007, the trains have been running exclusively on high-speed tracks with speeds up to 300 km/h.

Eurostar trips from Cologne to London in under 4 hours

This means you can make a football trip to London on the Eurostar in breathtaking times. 

The travel time between Cologne Central Station and Brussels-Midi via ICE is less than 2 hours. From the Belgian capital to London King's Cross & St. Pancras, it takes 1 hour and 52 minutes. Overall, the travel time between Cologne and the British metropolis is just 3 hours and 42 minutes. 

Check-in for Eurostar to London: When do you need to arrive?

As there are extensive checks at Eurostar terminals in Brussels, similar to airport controls, early boarding is recommended. 

However, there are no additional checks in England. 

60 minutes in Brussels is the time recommended by the company for the Eurostar check-in, which is similar to a control at an airport gate. 

Football Trip Tip: From 2025, a visa will also be required for entry to England, so it is advisable to apply for this document early.

Other German Eurostar stations include Aachen and Düsseldorf (main station and airport). Thanks to the Eurostar rail network, the trains are highly punctual – and after passing through the Eurotunnel, they go straight to the heart of London.

How fast is it from St. Pancras to the London stadiums? 

The long-distance station King's Cross & St. Pancras, built in 1868 in Victorian style, is not only the Eurostar station in London but also the ideal hub for football trips to London.

Via the London Underground system, all the top stadiums in the British capital can be reached in under an hour.

It takes just 19 minutes by train to the Emirates Stadium of FC Arsenal and the eponymous Underground station, 38 minutes to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium of the “Spurs” (to White Hart Lane Station). It takes about half an hour to the London Stadium (station: Stratford / Jubilee Line), where West Ham United has been playing since 2016, and it’s 39 minutes by train to the English football temple of Wembley. Not much further: The stadium of FC Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, which can be reached from St. Pancras in about 35 minutes (station: Fulham Broadway / District Line). To Craven Cottage of FC Fulham (stations: Putney Bridge, Hammersmith or Fulham Broadway), you should allow 35 minutes.