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How to get fromLeuven to Baselby train, bus, car, or plane

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There are 9 ways to get from Leuven to Basel by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)

    best
    1. Take the train from Louvain to Liège-Guilleminstrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train Ice / ...
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain train 43
    6h 39m
    CHF 86–244

  2. Bus

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    1. Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Basel SBBbus bus FlixBus N506 / ...
    10h 10m
    CHF 48–73

  3. Drive  524.8 km

    1. Drive from Leuven to Baselcar car 524.8 km
    5h 33m
    CHF 88–127

  4. Fly Brussels Airport to Basel

    1. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Basel (BSL)plane plane BRU - BSL
    5h 34m
    CHF 96–261

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Strasbourgtrain train Trn
    2. Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain train Ter
    7h 7m
    CHF 148–241

  6. Bus via Leuven Wijnpers

    1. Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strassebus bus
    11h 45m

  7. Fly Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane BRU - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    5h 7m
    CHF 116–275

  8. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Louvain to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane plane AMS - BSL
    5h 53m
    CHF 121–332

  9. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Louvain to Liège-Guilleminstrain train
    2. Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane plane FRA - BSL
    5h 40m
    CHF 169–468

Leuven to Basel by train

Calendar92Weekly Trains
Duration6h 39mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 86Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 676.8 km
  • Duration: 6h 39m

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

You can take a train from Louvain to Basel Bad Bf via Liege-Guillemins and Frankfurt in around 6h 39m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Brussels-North train station to Basel SBB twice daily. Tickets cost CHF 45–70 and the journey takes 7h 55m.

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