Cologne to Minsk

Hi Emily,

Ooh what an adventure! Yes you're right the most efficient route is London - Brussels - Cologne - Minsk.

First you take a Eurostar to Brussels afternoon train from London and then from there a high speed InterCity Express train onto Cologne. For the London to Cologne leg you're looking at about £90 return. This is bookable via Loco2

The EuroNight sleeper train leaves Cologne at 22:28hrs and reaches Minsk the next day at 23.49hrs. It's a long one, so stock up on food wine and entertainment :) Unfortunately you can't book the EuroNight sleeper online at the minute.

Lastly don't forget to arrange a Belarussian visa for your trip!

You can either do it yourself via the Belurus Embassy in London, however since you need to provide so-called 'supporting documents' (e.g. proof of where you are staying) we find it easier to go through Real Russia, a company that will do it for you, including providing a letter of invitation as a supporting document.

http://www.realrussia.co.uk/visas/belarusian/

If you have distant Belarussian relatives, of course there is no need :)

You can apply up to 3 months before you depart, and we would recommend you allow 3-4 weeks for processing.

Thanks so much - this is fab :)

Great thanks so much. Where can I get a Belarussian visa from please?

:)