The following carriers are relevant for Belgium:
- SNCB - Société nationale des chemins de fer belges (National Railway Company of Belgium)
- EIL – Eurostar International (see separate entry)
- THI – THI Factory operating Thalys (separate entry in Global Fares)
For public fares, children up to 6 years old travel free. Children up to 12 years old are eligible for a 50% reduction on the adult fare. Persons aged 12 and older pay the adult fare.
The following table supplied by SNCB defines the boundaries of FIP availability across the SNCB railway network. For the meanings of (Gr) or (fr) suffixes, please see the section - Transit Points of FIP carriers.
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Neighbouring carrier
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Transit points up to which SNCB coupons are valid
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CFL
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Athus, Gouvy (fr), Sterpenich (fr)
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DB AG
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Aachen Süd (Gr)
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EIL
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Bruxelles (fr)
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NS
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Roosendaal (fr), Visé (fr)
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SNCF
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Blandain (fr), Givet (fr), Jeumont (fr), Quévy (fr), Tourcoing (fr)
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THI
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Antwerpen, Bruxelles, Liège
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FIP coupons and FIP discounted tickets are valid without restrictions on SNCB services.
A supplement is payable by holders of FIP coupons (even if endorsed No Supplement Necessary), the International Senior Manager Free Pass, and tickets bought with the FIP Card when travelling on SNCB services from Brussels Airport.
FIP discounted tickets may only be purchased on-board where the customer joins a train at a station with no ticket office and approaches the train conductor of their own accord.
Eurocity services Bruxelles – Rotterdam – Amsterdam – Lelystad
On both the Eurocity Direct ECD and Eurocity EC services on this route, the NS supplement is payable if travelling between Rotterdam – Schiphol. (See the Netherlands section for more information).
If travelling using FIP discounted tickets, then the ticket prices are different for Eurocity Direct ECD and Eurocity EC and are not interchangeable.
