There are 8 ways to get from Malmö to Leuven by plane, train, bus, car, night train, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Brussels Airport
best- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane CPH - BRU
4h 39m€113–316Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Malmö central train station FlixBus stop to Brussels-North train stationbus N770
16h 36m€86–139Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Köpenhamn Htrain
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Leuventrain 79
13h 34m€170–661Drive 1,038.9 km
- Drive from Malmö to Leuvencar 1,038.9 km
9h 45m€168–243Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane CPH - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Louvaintrain
6h 52m€122–430Night train, bus, train
- Take the night train from Malmo C to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain En
- Take the bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Antwerp - Berchembus
- Take the train from Anvers-Berchem to Louvaintrain L / ...
17h 55m€129–239Train
- Take the train from Malmö C to Hamburg-Harburg Bftrain 083
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Aarschottrain Trn
18h 17m€159–298Drive, car train
- Drive from Malmö to Lüneburgcar
- Take the car train from Lüneburg to Frankfurtcartrain
- Drive from Frankfurt to Leuvencar
13h 52m€240–335
Malmö to Leuven by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Malmö to Leuven is to bus which costs €85 - €140 and takes 16h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Malmö to Leuven is to fly which takes 4h 39m and costs €110 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Malmö station to Leuven. However, there are services departing from Malmö central train station FlixBus stop and arriving at Leuven Wijnpers via Brussel Noord opstaphalte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Malmö station to Leuven. However, there are services departing from Malmö, Centralstation and arriving at Leuven via København H, Hamburg Hbf and Köln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 34m.
The distance between Malmö and Leuven is 810 km. The road distance is 1038.9 km.
The best way to get from Malmö to Leuven without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 13h 34m and costs €170 - €700.
It takes approximately 4h 39m to get from Malmö to Leuven, including transfers.
Malmö to Leuven bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Malmö central train station FlixBus stop.
Malmö to Leuven train services, operated by Öresundståg, depart from Malmö, Centralstation.
The best way to get from Malmö to Leuven is to fly which takes 4h 39m and costs €110 - €320. Alternatively, you can train via Cologne, which costs €170 - €700 and takes 13h 34m, you could also bus, which costs €85 - €140 and takes 16h 36m.
What companies run services between Malmö, Sweden and Leuven, Belgium?
Brussels Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Brussels Airport (BRU) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Malmö, Centralstation to Leuven via Köpenhamn H, København H, Hamburg Hbf, and Köln Hbf in around 13h 34m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- [email protected]
- Website
- oresundstag.se
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.oresundstag.se/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Night train from Malmo C to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Köpenhamn H
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Malmo C to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Malmö C to Hamburg-Harburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Leuven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Anvers-Central to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Anvers-Central to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Anvers-Berchem to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Aarschot
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lüneburg to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Malmö central train station FlixBus stop to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Antwerp - Berchem
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Malmö to Leuven bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Malmö to Leuven train services, operated by Öresundståg, arrive at Köpenhamn H station.
Yes, the driving distance between Malmö to Leuven is 1039 km. It takes approximately 9h 45m to drive from Malmö to Leuven.
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