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How to get fromLausanne to Leuvenby train, plane, train (Trenitalia, TGV), bus, car, or train (TGV)

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There are 8 ways to get from Lausanne to Leuven by train, plane, train (Trenitalia, TGV), bus, car, or train (TGV)

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  1. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Brussels Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane GVA - BRU
    4h 52m
    €78–248

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Lausanne to Brussels-North train stationbus bus FlixBus N839
    13h 11m
    €69–101

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Lausanne to Genèvetrain train Ic1 / ...
    2. Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    9h
    €193–339

  4. Drive  626.4 km

    1. Drive from Lausanne to Leuvencar car 626.4 km
    7h 32m
    €113–163

  5. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Brussels Airport

    1. Take the train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane ZRH - BRU
    6h 24m
    €163–340

  6. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane GVA - AMS
    3. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    4. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Louvaintrain train
    6h 58m
    €133–372

  7. Train via Luxembourg

    1. Take the train from Lausanne to Delémonttrain train
    2. Take the train from Delémont to Delletrain train R1
    3. Take the train from Belfort-Montbeliard Tgv to Luxembourgtrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Luxembourg to Liège-Guilleminstrain train Ic / ...
    5. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvaintrain train Ic / ...
    11h 42m
    €166–266

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Lausanne to Basel SBBtrain train Ic51
    2. Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Brussels-North Stationbus bus
    13h 47m

Lausanne to Leuven by train

Calendar10Weekly Trains
Duration9hAverage Duration
Ticket€193Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 619.5 km
  • Duration: 4h 52m

What companies run services between Lausanne, Switzerland and Leuven, Belgium?

You can take a train from Lausanne to Louvain via Geneve, Lyon Part Dieu, and Bruxelles-Midi in around 9h. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Lausanne to Brussels-North train station 4 times a week. Tickets cost €65–100 and the journey takes 11h 50m.

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