There are 9 ways to get from Linz to Leuven by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
best- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain 79
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvaintrain Ic / ...
8h 55m€153–345Train to Vienna International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane VIE - BRU
5h 57m€100–334Bus, train
- Take the bus from Linz/Donau Obere Donaulände to Passau Hbf Haltestelle 13/Reisebüro Niedermayerbus 670
- Take the bus from Passau central train station to Liège Guilleminsbus
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvaintrain Ic / ...
14h 9m€101–161Drive 880.3 km
- Drive from Linz to Leuvencar 880.3 km
7h 45m€149–214Fly from Linz Airport
- Fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane LNZ - BRU
6h 47m€207–472Train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Liège-Guilleminstrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvaintrain Ic / ...
13h 22m€186–288Train #2
- Take the train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to Aachen, Hbftrain 90N
- Take the train from Eupen to Louvaintrain Ic / ...
14h 30m€205–304Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Plattlingtrain
- Take the train from Plattling to Freisingtrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane MUC - BRU
7h 27m€158–382Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane PRG - BRU
8h 38m€127–315
Linz to Leuven by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Leuven is to bus and train which costs €100 - €170 and takes 14h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Leuven is to train and fly which takes 5h 57m and costs €100 - €340.
No, there is no direct train from Linz to Leuven. However, there are services departing from Linz/Donau Hbf and arriving at Louvain via Frankfurt and Liège-Guillemins. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 55m.
The distance between Linz and Leuven is 913 km. The road distance is 880.3 km.
The best way to get from Linz to Leuven without a car is to train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 8h 55m and costs €150 - €350.
It takes approximately 8h 55m to get from Linz to Leuven, including transfers.
Linz to Leuven train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Linz/Donau Hbf station.
The best way to get from Linz to Leuven is to train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 8h 55m and costs €150 - €350. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €200 - €480 and takes 6h 47m.
Linz to Leuven train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Linz to Leuven is 880 km. It takes approximately 7h 45m to drive from Linz to Leuven.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Leuven, Belgium?
You can take a train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Louvain via Frankfurt and Liège-Guillemins in around 8h 55m. Alternatively, DAT Danish Air Transport and Brussels Airlines fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Brussels Airport (BRU) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Munich International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Munich International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–490
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels Airport via Innsbruck
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Plattling
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Linz Hbf to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–270
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Eupen to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €180–270
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- *
- €30–50
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- *
- €40–65
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Plattling to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–80
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 17 17
- [email protected]
- Website
- ÖBB-Postbus
Bus from Linz/Donau Obere Donaulände to Passau Hbf Haltestelle 13/Reisebüro Niedermayer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- ÖBB-Postbus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Passau central train station to Liège Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
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