There are 8 ways to get from Milan to Leuven by plane, train (Trenitalia, Eurostar), bus, car, train, or train (Trenitalia, TGV)
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Fly Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport
best- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane LIN - BRU
4h 5m€40–207Train
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Fr
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Thalys
10h 18m€307–543Bus via Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
13h 37m€86–167Drive 865 km
- Drive from Milan to Leuvencar 865 km
9h 9m€136–196Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane MXP - BRU
4h 41m€67–210Bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane BGY - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Louvaintrain
6h 21m€48–220Train via Mulhouse
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Luxembourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Liège-Guilleminstrain Ic
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvaintrain Ic / ...
13h 10m€193–387Bus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels-North Stationbus
15h 56m
Milan to Leuven by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milan to Leuven is to fly which costs €40 - €210 and takes 4h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Milan to Leuven is to fly which takes 4h 5m and costs €40 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Milan to Leuven station. However, there are services departing from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and arriving at Brussels - Midi Train Station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 37m.
No, there is no direct train from Milan to Leuven. However, there are services departing from Milano Centrale and arriving at Louvain via Chambery Challes Les Eaux and Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 18m.
The distance between Milan and Leuven is 728 km. The road distance is 865 km.
The best way to get from Milan to Leuven without a car is to train which takes 10h 18m and costs €300 - €550.
It takes approximately 4h 5m to get from Milan to Leuven, including transfers.
Milan to Leuven bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Milan to Leuven train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Milano Centrale station.
The best way to get from Milan to Leuven is to fly which takes 4h 5m and costs €40 - €210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €300 - €550 and takes 10h 18m, you could also bus via Brussels - Midi Train Station, which costs €85 - €170 and takes 13h 37m.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and Leuven, Belgium?
easyJet, ITA Airways, and three other airlines fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Brussels Airport (BRU) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Milano Centrale to Louvain via Chambery Challes Les Eaux and Bruxelles-Midi in around 10h 18m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–410
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–130
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–550
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €260–450
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Charleroi-Central to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Luxembourg to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €90–130
- 2nd Class
- €75–110
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- [email protected]
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
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More Questions & Answers
Milan to Leuven bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Brussels - Midi Train Station.
Milan to Leuven train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Chambery Challes Les Eaux station.
Yes, the driving distance between Milan to Leuven is 865 km. It takes approximately 9h 9m to drive from Milan to Leuven.
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