Paris to Brussels by *SLOW* TRAIN! Forget Thalys. Gare du Nord to Brussels Midi by regional trains.

According to my Thomas Cook timetable from 1989 you could travel from Paris Gare du Nord to Brussels Midi in 2.5 hours. Now it takes 1hr 20 min by high speed Thalys, but that's not very interesting scenery-wise. There are no direct regional trains between the capitals, but if you are prepared to change trains, it is still possible. Filmed May 2023 | Paris, France *** MY BOOK: End-To-End, the world's longest train journey from Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Portugal, to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. https://www.amazon.co.uk/End-End-Worl... *** FOLLOW ME AT: Web: http://www.planestrainseverything.com Twitter:   / planestrainsev1   Facebook:   / planestrainseverything   Instagram:   / planestrainseverything   *** DAILY DROP: Be the first to learn about new and revised points/miles hacking news. I'm continually using Avios/Nectar points and other deals that come my way. This keeps me up to speed with what's out there. https://newsletter.dailydrop.com/subs... *** MUSIC: Music courtesy of epidemicsound.com. If you are a Youtuber and you are considering using Epidemic Sound, please use this link... https://share.epidemicsound.com/togmw4 It costs you nothing more, but will help me level up to be an Epidemic Sound ambassador. *** TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:47 Gare du Nord 00:02:45 Depart Paris 00:04:42 Arrive Maubeuge 00:08:30 Depart Maubeuge 00:10:37 Arrive Charleroi Central 00:10:55 My Thos Cook timetable 1989 00:12:51 Depart Charleroi 00:14:20 Ottignies 00:16:24 Arrive Brussels Midi