Mons by sleeper train
A compact, walkable Hainaut capital with a UNESCO-listed Baroque belfry and a brand-new Calatrava station.
Reasons to get off here
- The 87-metre belfry is Belgium's only Baroque belfry and has been UNESCO-listed since 1999
- The cobbled Grand-Place is lined with cafés and the 15th-century town hall
- The Doudou festival around Trinity weekend is UNESCO intangible heritage
- Calatrava's 'gare-passerelle' station opened in December 2024 with a 182-metre footbridge
- The city centre is a few minutes' walk from the station, according to VisitMons
- Collegiate Church of Sainte-Waudru, home of the golden Car d'Or
- Direct trains to Brussels in about 40 minutes
- Direct trains to Lille in about 1 hour 10 minutes
- Direct trains to Paris, about 3 hours
When the night train calls
| Train | Direction | Arrives | Leaves | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Sleeper Paris–Berlin · ES 475 | Paris → Brussels → Hamburg → Berlin | 20:58 | 21:02 | Departs Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday |
| European Sleeper Paris–Berlin · ES 474 | Berlin → Hamburg → Brussels → Paris | 08:56 | 08:58 | Departs Monday, Wednesday and Friday |
Local times from each operator’s published timetable; see each route page for sources.
Check your date before travelling.
Aulnoye-Aymeries
A small rail junction town with little to keep a tourist; its value is as a boarding point linked to Lille and northern France.
Stop-off guide →Next stop · European Sleeper Paris–BerlinBruxelles-Midi
Brussels' Eurostar hub, so it is the easy link between London and the sleeper; the Grand-Place is a short hop away.
Stop-off guide →Mons, answered
European Sleeper Paris–Berlin.
Times in both directions are below.
ES 475 (Paris–Brussels–Hamburg–Berlin): arrives 20:58, leaves 21:02; ES 474 (Berlin–Hamburg–Brussels–Paris): arrives 08:56, leaves 08:58.
Times are local and can change for engineering works.
A compact, walkable Hainaut capital with a UNESCO-listed Baroque belfry and a brand-new Calatrava station.
We would allow: a few hours.
Usually only by booking two separate journeys: most sleeper fares are for one train on one date, and you cannot get off and rejoin the same ticket the next night.
Check the fare rules with the operator when you book.