There are 7 ways to get from Cape Town to Leuven by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Brussels Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane CPT - BRU
14h€324–821Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane CPT - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Louvaintrain
14h 28m€373–761Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane CPT - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvaintrain
16h 2m€355–1,227Fly to Luxembourg, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane CPT - LUX
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Ottigniestrain
18h 42m€481–976Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CPT - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvaintrain
15h 16m€348–900Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CPT - DUS
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvaintrain
17h 4m€418–847Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane CPT - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
15h 45m€406–1,015
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Brussels Airport (BRU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Leuven is to fly and train which costs €340 - €900 and takes 15h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Leuven is to fly which takes 14h and costs €320 - €850.
The distance between Cape Town and Leuven is 9577 km.
It takes approximately 14h to get from Cape Town to Leuven, including transfers.
Leuven is 1h behind Cape Town. It is currently 11:11 AM in Cape Town and 10:11 AM in Leuven.
There are 1228+ hotels available in Leuven.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Leuven, Belgium?
Edelweiss Air, Brussels Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Brussels Airport (BRU) every 4 hours.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–950
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–950
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–950
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Luxembourg via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Luxembourg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Brussels Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Luxembourg via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Luxembourg via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–750
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Luxembourg to Ottignies
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Anvers-Central to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–18
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- TGV inOui
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