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How to get fromLeuven to Madridby plane, train (TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, train, or train (TGV, Renfe)

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There are 8 ways to get from Leuven to Madrid by plane, train (TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, train, or train (TGV, Renfe)

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  1. Fly from Brussels Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane BRU - MAD
    5h 5m
    €69–238

  2. Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly

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    1. Take the train from Louvain to Charleroi-Centraltrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane CRL - MAD
    6h 19m
    €67–244

  3. Train via Lyon

    1. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain train
    3. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train Ave
    14h 16m
    €275–510

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Leuven Station to Brussels Southbus bus N84
    2. Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobusesbus bus
    22h 8m
    €128–215

  5. Drive  1,569 km

    1. Drive from Leuven to Madridcar car 1,569 km
    15h 21m
    €259–374

  6. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Louvain to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane plane AMS - MAD
    7h
    €106–375

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Narbonnetrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Narbonne to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain train 9730
    15h 2m
    €335–520

  8. Bus via Vitoria-Gasteiz

    1. Take the bus from Brussels South to Vitoria-Gasteizbus bus FlixBus N1153
    2. Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Madrid, Avenida de Américabus bus ALSA - S Ss-Mad / ...
    25h 31m
    €145–230

Leuven to Madrid by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration14h 16mAverage Duration
Ticket€275Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,344 km
  • Duration: 5h 5m

What companies run services between Leuven, Belgium and Madrid, Spain?

Iberia, Brussels Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Louvain to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 14h 16m.

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