There are 5 ways to get from Gare du Midi Station to Leuven by train, bus, car, or taxi
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Train
best- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Louvaintrain S2 / ...
49 min€5–26Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Brussels South to Leuven Stationbus N84
50 min€2–5Drive 30.1 km
- Drive from Gare du Midi Station to Leuvencar 30.1 km
27 min€5–7Taxi
- Take the taxi from Gare du Midi Station to Leuventaxi 30.1 km
27 min€75–95Bus via Madou
- Take the bus from Sint-Joost-ten-Node Madou to Leuven Wijnpersbus R81 / ...
1h 11m€5
Gare du Midi Station to Leuven by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gare du Midi Station to Leuven is to bus which costs €2 - €5 and takes 50 min.
The fastest way to get from Gare du Midi Station to Leuven is to drive which takes 27 min and costs €4 - €7.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Brussels South and arriving at Leuven Station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 45 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Bruxelles-Midi and arriving at Louvain. Services depart every 15 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 49 min.
The distance between Gare du Midi Station and Leuven is 32 km. The road distance is 30.1 km.
The best way to get from Gare du Midi Station to Leuven without a car is to train which takes 49 min and costs €5 - €26.
The train from Bruxelles-Midi to Louvain takes 49 min including transfers and departs every 15 minutes.
Gare du Midi Station to Leuven bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Brussels South station.
Gare du Midi Station to Leuven train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Bruxelles-Midi station.
The best way to get from Gare du Midi Station to Leuven is to train which takes 49 min and costs €5 - €26. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €2 - €5 and takes 50 min.
What companies run services between Gare du Midi Station, Belgium and Leuven, Belgium?
Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB) operates a train from Bruxelles-Midi to Louvain every 15 minutes. Tickets cost €5–11 and the journey takes 49 min. Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) also services this route 6 times a week. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Brussels South to Leuven Station twice daily. Tickets cost €2–5 and the journey takes 45 min. BlaBlaCar Bus also services this route once daily.
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €5–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels South to Leuven Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Brussels South to Leuven Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +32 70 22 02 00
- Website
- De Lijn
Bus from Sint-Joost-ten-Node Madou to Leuven Wijnpers
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- De Lijn
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Estimated price
- €75–95
Gele Taxi
- Phone
- +32 36515050
- Website
- geletaxi.be
Taxis Autolux
- Phone
- +32 02 5 123 123
- Website
- taxisautolux.be
Taxis Bleus de Bruxelles
- Phone
- +32 22680000
- Website
- taxisbleus.be
Taxis Verts
- Phone
- +32 2 349 49 49
- Website
- taxisverts.be
Victor Cab
- Phone
- +32 2 425 25 25
- Website
- victorcab.be
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More Questions & Answers
Gare du Midi Station to Leuven bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Leuven Station.
Gare du Midi Station to Leuven train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Louvain station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gare du Midi Station to Leuven is 30 km. It takes approximately 27 min to drive from Gare du Midi Station to Leuven.
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