There are 9 ways to get from Leuven to Potsdam by train (Eurostar), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train
best- Take the train from Louvain to Liège-Guilleminstrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain 10
8h 7m€132–579Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Brussels Zaventem Airport Parking P16 to Antwerp Franklin Rooseveltplaatsbus
- Take the bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Magdeburg central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Magdeburg central bus station to Potsdam central train stationbus
13h 10m€67–119Drive 690.1 km
- Drive from Leuven to Potsdamcar 690.1 km
6h 19m€107–154Fly from Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane BRU - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 15m€94–275Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Louvain to Liège-Guilleminstrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain 10
8h 27m€132–599Train #2
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Berlin Ostbahnhoftrain European Sleeper
13h 24m€108–228Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Louvain to Liège-Guilleminstrain
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane CGN - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 2m€110–391Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Louvain to Aachen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Duesseldorf-Bilktrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane DUS - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 43mTrain, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Louvain to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane AMS - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 6m€161–414
Leuven to Potsdam by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leuven to Potsdam is to bus which costs €65 - €120 and takes 13h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Leuven to Potsdam is to fly and train which takes 5h 15m and costs €90 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Leuven to Potsdam station. However, there are services departing from Leuven Rector De Somerplein perron B and arriving at Potsdam central train station via Brussels Zaventem Airport Parking P16, Antwerp Rooseveltplaats and Magdeburg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Leuven to Potsdam. However, there are services departing from Louvain and arriving at S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof via Liege-Guillemins and Köln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 7m.
The distance between Leuven and Potsdam is 742 km. The road distance is 690.1 km.
The best way to get from Leuven to Potsdam without a car is to train which takes 8h 7m and costs €130 - €600.
It takes approximately 8h 7m to get from Leuven to Potsdam, including transfers.
Leuven to Potsdam bus services, operated by Flibco, depart from Brussels Zaventem Airport Parking P16 station.
Leuven to Potsdam train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Louvain station.
The best way to get from Leuven to Potsdam is to train which takes 8h 7m and costs €130 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €120 and takes 13h 10m.
What companies run services between Leuven, Belgium and Potsdam, Germany?
You can take a train from Louvain to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof via Liege-Guillemins and Köln Hbf in around 8h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leuven Rector De Somerplein perron B to Potsdam central train station via Zaventem Brussels Airport perron B, Brussels Zaventem Airport Parking P16, Antwerp Rooseveltplaats, and Magdeburg central bus station in around 13h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–950
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–270
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Louvain to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Louvain to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–450
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Louvain to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Louvain to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- [email protected]
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Berlin Ostbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Duesseldorf-Bilk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- [email protected]
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Brussels Zaventem Airport Parking P16 to Antwerp Franklin Rooseveltplaats
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–18
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Magdeburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Magdeburg central bus station to Potsdam central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Leuven to Potsdam bus services, operated by Flibco, arrive at Antwerp Franklin Rooseveltplaats station.
Leuven to Potsdam train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Liège-Guillemins station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leuven to Potsdam is 690 km. It takes approximately 6h 19m to drive from Leuven to Potsdam.
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