There are 5 ways to get from Leiden to Heerlen by train, car, or plane
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Train via Utrecht
best- Take the train from Leiden Lammenschans to Utrecht Centraaltrain Sprinter
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Heerlentrain Intercity
3h 25m€24–51Drive 211 km
- Drive from Leiden to Heerlencar 211 km
2h 45m€38–55Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane AMS - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Herzogenrathtrain
4h 25mTrain
- Take the train from Leiden Centraal to Dordrechttrain Intercity
- Take the train from Dordrecht to Heerlentrain Intercity
3h 28m€27–58Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane AMS - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Liège-Guilleminstrain
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Heerlentrain
4h 41m€146–415
Leiden to Heerlen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leiden to Heerlen is to train via Utrecht which costs €24 - €55 and takes 3h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Leiden to Heerlen is to drive which takes 2h 45m and costs €35 - €55.
No, there is no direct train from Leiden to Heerlen. However, there are services departing from Leiden Lammenschans and arriving at Heerlen via Utrecht Centraal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 25m.
The distance between Leiden and Heerlen is 222 km. The road distance is 211 km.
The best way to get from Leiden to Heerlen without a car is to train via Utrecht which takes 3h 25m and costs €24 - €55.
It takes approximately 3h 25m to get from Leiden to Heerlen, including transfers.
Leiden to Heerlen train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Leiden Lammenschans station.
Leiden to Heerlen train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Utrecht Centraal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leiden to Heerlen is 211 km. It takes approximately 2h 45m to drive from Leiden to Heerlen.
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What companies run services between Leiden, Netherlands and Heerlen, Netherlands?
You can take a train from Leiden Lammenschans to Heerlen via Utrecht Centraal in around 3h 25m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Leiden Lammenschans to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Heerlen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Leiden Centraal to Dordrecht
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Dordrecht to Heerlen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Herzogenrath
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Heerlen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Heerlen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- €10–15
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