London to Amsterdam by train & ferry with Stena Line

00:00 London Liverpool Street
00:31 Boarding the 19:36 train to Harwich
01:57 Arriving at Harwich
02:29 Boarding the Stena Line ferry
02:59 Bar & restaurant
03:10 Lounge & cafe
03:17 Open-air deck
03:59 Cabins
04:49 Stena Plus lounge
05:29 Nighty-night!
05:34 Good morning!
05:48 Breakfast
06:33 Leaving the ferry at Hoek van Holland
07:10 Catching the 08:45 metro from Hoek van Holland to Schiedam
08:23 Changing from metro to the 09:16 Intercity train at Schiedam Centrum
09:18 Windmill!
09:31 Arrival in Amsterdam at 10:25

[hotelmario]

I appreciate the lack of narration. Sometimes you just want to watch someone travelling without hearing them yammer on about "what we're going to be doing today, my friends..."

[terencemccarthy]

Thanks for posting this…brings back memories of doing the same trip when l lived in London back in the mid 1970s…it was cheaper than flying back then!…long weekends(Bank Holidays) in Amsterdam were a treat!

[catherineduff]

Love the look of this journey and will always try to travel by train and ferries when travelling. So much more enjoyable and more comfortable 😂

[j.playstation]

Couple of years ago I travelled by Eurostar to London and took the channel crossing by Stena on the way back. It was so relaxing and had a good night sleep.

[mariyamak]

Took this following your recommendations 15 years ago! Was very convenient and cost made sense since I saved on a hotel night. Didn't get the nice views then since it was the dead of winter and dark the whole time.

[AthenaWorldJourney]

Thanks for all your valuable videos and posts. Excellent work!

[smp]

The OG of travel! Looks like they've done away with the casino and a la carte restaurant in favour of the Stena Lounge. A wise decision in my opinion.

[MichelleJones-pe]

What a relaxing, enjoyable trip. I especially liked the ferry ride: spectacular!

[wrestlcub]

Lovely! Hope to do this someday! Thank you for sharing.

[HFStuart]

I'm a regular user as head office is in Belgium and I live in Suffolk. Honest review - I don't like that they took out the a la carte restaurant and on day trips I think the ticket system will struggle (so did the staff) removing the cinema also creates instant bored kids on the day crossing! That said it's still my favourite way to get to the continent. You can get the posh Captains Suite cabins pretty cheap on the day crossing too - they're quite special and well worth the investment. The free mini bar doesn't hurt either.

[RailandBusJourneysAroundtheUK]

I'll be using this method to travel to Amsterdam next month. The last time I did the Dutch Flyer Rail and Sail to Holland was way back in 2010. The prices have certainly risen a fair bit since then! As a comparison, the price now is £71.70 from any Greater Anglia station to Hook van Holland only, and the cheapest single cabin(for overnight travel) is £50. Back in 2010 the price was £35 from London Liverpool Street to any Dutch station, and just £24 for the cheapest single cabin(for overnight travel). Total cost just £59 to get from London to Amsterdam including overnight cabin. Much better value back then! Though don't get me wrong, it's still an excellent way to travel to or from the Netherlands. But the much higher price now means I'll only travel via this method occasionally rather than frequently.

[susanclizbe]

Everything you post makes me want to go buy it now! So far only the Night Riviera from Penzance to Paddington, which was fabulous.

[basfinnis]

Looks easy enough and comfortable.
Thanks 😉

[DarioUK]

hey MAN! Great vlog as usual! I was hoping to see you in another journey from London to Amsterdam using the ferry and you did it! well done!

[countertony]

I've done a few crossings here, usually with a bicycle and over night, and the last time with the Stena Plus lounge upgrade, which was well worth it for me just for the marginally quieter space to decompress before turning in for the night. It's not entirely obvious how to get to the vehicle entrance at Harwich if you're brinigng a bike on the train. I believe you can take a bike on RET outside rush hour (after 9am, and not during 16-18:30pm), though I haven't tried this myself.

[boyandbike]

Just crossed yesterday after a cycle tour so can't comment on the train parts.. Really good cabins for a family of four and the showers are really decent which makes a difference.

[anthonymiller]

Excellent. Thinking of doing this later in the year for some Christmas shopping. thanks

[joebarrett]

Such an easy journey without the hassle of airports

[John-qqhe]

I used to make this journey weekly in the 80s when the service was operated by Sealink. The ship arrived at the Hook at 6.30 am, you would walk across to the international train station and catch a train which got you to Amsterdam by 9.00am.

[EmmaPeelman]

I still love travelling by ferry, also on the Stena Line but the 2 ferries on this route were the last ones in the fleet to have a decent proper restaurant (Metropolitan). I was shocked to find out last month it has been sacrificed for more seats. I have no qualms in saying that Stena Line has gone the Ryanair way. What a bummer, what a shame.