There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Leuven by plane or train
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane ORD - BRU
11h 16m€315–918Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Brussels Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane MDW - BRU
14h 25m€305–918Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane ORD - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Louvaintrain
13h 6m€428–1,014Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane ORD - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
13h 52m€307–1,027Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ORD - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvaintrain
16h 25m€436–932
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Brussels Airport (BRU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Leuven is to fly and train which costs €300 - €1100 and takes 13h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Leuven is to fly which takes 11h 16m and costs €310 - €950.
The distance between Chicago and Leuven is 6724 km.
It takes approximately 11h 16m to get from Chicago to Leuven, including transfers.
Leuven is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 3:21 PM in Chicago and 10:21 PM in Leuven.
There are 1259+ hotels available in Leuven.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Leuven, Belgium?
United Airlines, British Airways, and four other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Brussels Airport (BRU) every 4 hours.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Eurostar
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