# Learning expeditions from Belgium, by train - URL : https://www.inexpeditions.com/en/learning-expedition-belgium - Language : English - Publisher : in:Expeditions SAS, 8 rue Lacépède, 75005 Paris, bonjour@inexpeditions.com > Learning expeditions and impact team offsites from Brussels, Liège or Antwerp: Paris, Amsterdam and London by train. From €700 excl. VAT per person. ## Learning expeditions from Belgium Since 2015, in:Expeditions has organised learning expeditions and impact-driven team offsites for companies and institutions in France, Belgium, Switzerland and Canada. From Brussels, Paris is 1 h 22 away by Eurostar, Amsterdam 1 h 52 and London 2 h 01, so most destinations in the catalogue are a train ride away. Once there, your team meets the people behind the projects, chosen from a map of 2,500 impact initiatives. ### Where you leave from Three destinations in the catalogue are less than two and a half hours from Brussels by direct train. A Belgian team can do a one-day learning expedition, or leave in the morning and hold its first meetings the same afternoon. Berlin, Zurich and Milan are reachable by night train. Brussels : Brussels-Midi is the easiest starting point: direct Eurostar trains to Paris (1 h 22), Amsterdam (1 h 52) and London (2 h 01), TGV to Marseille, European Sleeper night trains to Berlin, Zurich and Milan. Liège : Liège-Guillemins has direct Eurostar trains to Paris in 2 h 14 and ICE trains to Cologne, where you connect for Freiburg and Berlin. Antwerp : Antwerp Central is on the Eurostar line between Brussels and Amsterdam. Since September 2026, two ICE trains a day also link it to Liège and Cologne. Ghent, Namur, Charleroi, Mons : A change at Brussels-Midi connects you to all of these trains. ### Destinations within reach - [Paris: new places, new links](https://www.inexpeditions.com/en/learningexpedition/paris)Third places, reclaimed sites and rooftop farms, 1 to 3 days from €700 excl. VAT per person: the closest destination, and the one you can do in a day. · Direct Eurostar from Brussels-Midi to Paris-Nord, 1 h 22. - [Amsterdam and Rotterdam: pioneers of the Doughnut economy](https://www.inexpeditions.com/en/learningexpedition/amsterdam)The world’s first floating farm in Rotterdam, Fairphone and Europe’s largest port: the circular economy less than two hours from Brussels. · Direct Eurostar from Brussels-Midi to Amsterdam Centraal, 1 h 52; Rotterdam is on the same line. - [London: Year 1](https://www.inexpeditions.com/en/learningexpedition/london)The City and impact finance, the Transition Town movement, and Sustainable Ventures, which supports 500 climate tech start-ups. · Direct Eurostar from Brussels-Midi to London St Pancras, 2 h 01. - [Marseille: European capital of resourcefulness](https://www.inexpeditions.com/en/learningexpedition/marseille)Doing more with less: a former convent turned into a jobs hub for young people in the northern districts, and Les Beaux Mets, a restaurant run as a work-integration project inside Les Baumettes prison. · TGV from Brussels-Midi to Marseille Saint-Charles, about 5 h 30, direct on some departures, otherwise with a change in Paris. - [Freiburg: the solar city](https://www.inexpeditions.com/en/learningexpedition/fribourg)The Vauban district, the 59 energy-plus homes of the Solarsiedlung and Fraunhofer ISE, Europe’s largest solar research institute. · Train via Cologne, about 6 h with one or two changes. - [Berlin: the impossible is temporary](https://www.inexpeditions.com/en/learningexpedition/berlin)The Floating University, Olafur Eliasson’s studio and the company that brought Polaroid back: three ways of restarting what looked finished. · Direct European Sleeper night train, six nights a week (for example, leaving Brussels-Midi at 21:45 and arriving in Berlin at 09:59); by day, about 7 h with two changes. - [Zurich: closing the loop on making and building](https://www.inexpeditions.com/en/learningexpedition/zurich)Freitag and its bags cut from old truck tarpaulins, an industrial hall extended with reused parts in Winterthur, and Climeworks and its CO2 capture. · Direct European Sleeper night train, three evenings a week since September 2026: leaves Brussels-Midi in the late afternoon, reaches Zurich early the next morning. - [Milan and Turin: Europe’s new workshops](https://www.inexpeditions.com/en/learningexpedition/milan-turin)Stellantis, the Brioni workshops and La Scala: how Italian industry is reshoring and manufacturing in Europe again. · The same night train continues to Milano Porta Garibaldi, arriving late morning; Turin is 45 minutes from Milan by high-speed train. ### In practice Prices and quotes are in euros, excluding VAT, per person: from €700 excl. VAT in Paris to €4,000 excl. VAT in Geneva, depending on the destination. Each destination page shows its starting price. Programmes run in French or in English, as the group prefers. A learning expedition is designed for a group of at least 10 people. Everything starts with a 15 to 45 minute call with an in:Expeditions journalist, by video or phone: your constraints, your expectations, your goals. in:Expeditions then recommends 2 to 4 destinations. All the preparation happens remotely. If you need it, journalists and expedition leaders travel with the group: they run the discussions, introduce each topic and share their analysis at the end of the day. Write to bonjour@inexpeditions.com or use the Contact page. ### Start with a brief [Send a brief](https://www.inexpeditions.com/en/contact?source=learning-expedition-belgium)[Design it with Agent A\lex](https://www.inexpeditions.com/en/alex) ### Questions #### Can we do a one-day learning expedition from Brussels? Yes. Paris is 1 h 22 away by Eurostar and its programme runs from 1 to 3 days: travel in the morning, two or three meetings, back in the evening. Amsterdam and Rotterdam, under two hours away, need at least two days. #### Which destinations can we reach by train from Belgium? By direct train: Paris (1 h 22), Amsterdam and Rotterdam (1 h 52 to Amsterdam), London (2 h 01) and Marseille (about 5 h 30). By night train: Berlin, Zurich, Milan and Turin. With a change: Freiburg, about 6 h. #### Are prices different for a Belgian company or institution? No. Everyone gets the same price list: from €700 to €4,000 excl. VAT per person depending on the destination, for at least 10 people. Quotes are in euros, excluding VAT. #### What language are the meetings held in? French or English. The language is chosen at the first call, depending on the group; for a team that mixes French and Dutch speakers, English keeps everything in one language. #### Do we need to come to Paris to prepare the trip? No. The first 15 to 45 minute call with an in:Expeditions journalist takes place by video or phone. in:Expeditions then recommends 2 to 4 destinations, and all the preparation continues remotely. --- Source : https://www.inexpeditions.com/en/learning-expedition-belgium · in:Expeditions, learning expeditions and impact retreats since 2015.