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How to get fromMadrid to Leuvenby plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, train, or train (Renfe, TGV, Eurostar)

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

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  1. Fly to Brussels Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane MAD - BRU
    5h 2m
    €69–238

  2. Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane plane MAD - CRL
    2. Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Louvaintrain train
    6h 37m
    €67–234

  3. Train via Lyon

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train Tgv
    14h 42m
    €279–500

  4. Bus via Bruxelles-Midi

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    20h 21m
    €129–217

  5. Drive  1,566 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Leuvencar car 1,566 km
    15h 23m
    €258–372

  6. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane MAD - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    3. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Louvaintrain train
    7h 1m
    €106–371

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Iruntrain train Alv / ...
    2. Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    15h 1m
    €271–544

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris, Quai de Bercybus bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Brussels South to Leuven Stationbus bus N84
    21h 23m
    €73–208

Madrid to Leuven by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration14h 42mAverage Duration
Ticket€279Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,344 km
  • Duration: 5h 2m

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

Iberia, Brussels Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels Airport (BRU) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Louvain via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, and Bruxelles-Midi in around 14h 42m.

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