PSA: do not store your bag overhead on the eurostar!! especially if you stop in brussels!

my partner and i were, in the words of olivia rodrigo, taking that eurostar to france (from amsterdam). we both put our backpacks above our heads in the highlighted area and sat in our assigned seats. my partner was carrying a black backpack and i was carrying a green kanken.

my partner’s backpack was unfortunately swapped with another black backpack at the stop in brussels. the thieves then took my partners backpack and left the train.

we noticed shortly after leaving the station but unfortunately it was too late. at first we thought it was an accident but we sought the help of the eurostar employees who told us the bag was stolen. we also found two similar stories on the eurostar subreddit from years ago.

the theft is also confirmed by our air tags, which show that the backpack was dropped in a park (with the keys and their airtag) and the wallet was taken further outside of brussels to an aparthotel.

we reported it to eurostar, the belgian police and our travel insurance. don’t make our mistakes!!

tldr: don’t put your stuff in the overhead bin on the eurostar. thieves come in around brussels and swap your bag.