There are 8 ways to get from Göttingen to Leuven by train, bus, car, plane, or train (Eurostar)
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Göttingen to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain 79
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvaintrain Ic / ...
5h 41m€104–479Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Göttingen central bus station to Cologne Airport CGNbus 264
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Leuven Stationbus N84
9h 25m€44–79Drive 428.6 km
- Drive from Göttingen to Leuvencar 428.6 km
4h 32m€66–95Train to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane HAJ - BRU
7h 7m€151–373Train
- Take the train from Göttingen to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Herzogenrathtrain Re
- Take the train from Herzogenrath to Liège-Guilleminstrain S43
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvaintrain Ic / ...
7h 50mTrain #2
- Take the train from Göttingen to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Paderborn Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Liege-Guilleminstrain
8h 45m€120–403Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Göttingen to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane FRA - BRU
5h 33m€123–420Train to Hamburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane HAM - BRU
6h 8m€146–506
Göttingen to Leuven by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Göttingen to Leuven is to bus which costs €40 - €80 and takes 9h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Göttingen to Leuven is to drive which takes 4h 32m and costs €65 - €95.
No, there is no direct bus from Göttingen station to Leuven station. However, there are services departing from Göttingen central bus station and arriving at Leuven Station via Cologne Airport CGN. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Göttingen to Leuven. However, there are services departing from Göttingen and arriving at Louvain via Frankfurt and Liège-Guillemins. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 41m.
The distance between Göttingen and Leuven is 603 km. The road distance is 428.6 km.
The best way to get from Göttingen to Leuven without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 5h 41m and costs €100 - €480.
It takes approximately 5h 41m to get from Göttingen to Leuven, including transfers.
Göttingen to Leuven bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Göttingen central bus station.
Göttingen to Leuven train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Göttingen station.
The best way to get from Göttingen to Leuven is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 5h 41m and costs €100 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €80 and takes 9h 25m.
What companies run services between Göttingen, Germany and Leuven, Belgium?
You can take a train from Göttingen to Louvain via Frankfurt and Liège-Guillemins in around 5h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Göttingen central bus station to Leuven Station via Cologne Airport CGN in around 9h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Hannover Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Brussels Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Brussels Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–440
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Göttingen to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Göttingen to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Herzogenrath to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Herzogenrath
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Paderborn Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Herzogenrath to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €11–17
- Phone
- 01806 / 600161
- [email protected]
- Website
- NordWestBahn
Train from Göttingen to Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- NordWestBahn
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Eurostar
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Göttingen central bus station to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Leuven Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Leuven Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Göttingen to Leuven bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Cologne Airport CGN station.
Göttingen to Leuven train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Göttingen to Leuven is 429 km. It takes approximately 4h 32m to drive from Göttingen to Leuven.
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