There are 11 ways to get from Padova to Leuven by plane, train (Trenitalia, Eurostar), bus, night train, train, car, 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 Venice Marco Polo Airport to Brussels Airport
best- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane VCE - BRU
5h 4m€74–238Bus to Treviso Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Padova Stanga to Treviso, Aeroportobus
- Fly from Treviso Airport (TSF) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane TSF - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Louvaintrain
6h 37m€49–257Train
- Take the train from Padova to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- 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
13h 20m€377–665Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Padua to Milanbus FlixBus N405 / ...
- Take the bus from Milan to Brussels-North train stationbus FlixBus N836 / ...
19h 2m€86–144Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Venezia Mestre to Ulm Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain 79
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvaintrain Ic / ...
17h 39m€133–363Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Padova to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane BLQ - BRU
5h 37m€81–276Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
- Take the train from Padova to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane BLQ - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Louvaintrain
7h 2m€68–280Train to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
- Take the train from Padova to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane VRN - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Louvaintrain
6h 55m€71–346Bus
- Take the bus from Padova bus station to Bologna Terminal busbus
- Take the bus from Bologna to Brussels-North Stationbus
23h 10mDrive 1,071.1 km
- Drive from Padova to Leuvencar 1,071.1 km
11h 28m€173–250Drive, car train
- Drive from Padova to München Ostcar
- Take the cartrain from München Ost to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Leuvencar
14h 17m€230–311
Padova to Leuven by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Padova to Leuven is to bus via Milan which costs €85 - €150 and takes 19h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Padova to Leuven is to fly which takes 5h 4m and costs €70 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Padova to Leuven. However, there are services departing from Padua and arriving at Leuven Wijnpers via Milan and Brussel Noord opstaphalte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Padova to Leuven. However, there are services departing from Padova and arriving at Louvain via Milano Centrale, Chambery Challes Les Eaux and Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 20m.
The distance between Padova and Leuven is 894 km. The road distance is 1071.1 km.
The best way to get from Padova to Leuven without a car is to train which takes 13h 20m and costs €370 - €700.
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from Padova to Leuven, including transfers.
Padova to Leuven bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Padua station.
Padova to Leuven train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Padova station.
The best way to get from Padova to Leuven is to fly which takes 5h 4m and costs €70 - €240. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €370 - €700 and takes 13h 20m, you could also bus via Milan, which costs €85 - €150 and takes 19h 2m.
What companies run services between Padova, Italy and Leuven, Belgium?
Brussels Airlines, Air Dolomiti, and three other airlines fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Brussels Airport (BRU) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Padova to Louvain via Milano Centrale, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, and Bruxelles-Midi in around 13h 20m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Treviso Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–220
Flights from Treviso Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–220
Flights from Treviso Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–220
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Brussels Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Padova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Padova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Padova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Padova to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Padova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €70–100
- 2nd Class
- €50–70
Train from Padova to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €25–35
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Padova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Padova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Padova to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €300–500
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Venezia Mestre to Ulm Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- 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
- €12–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Charleroi-Central to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Charleroi-Central to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Charleroi-Central to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Padova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Padova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Padova to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Padova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Padova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from München Ost to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Padua to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milan to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Padua to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +39 0422 588311
- [email protected]
- Website
- Mobilità di Marca S.p.A.
Bus from Padova Stanga to Treviso, Aeroporto
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Mobilità di Marca S.p.A.
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- Phone
- +39 0965644747
- [email protected]
- Website
- autolineefederico.it
Bus from Padova bus station to Bologna Terminal bus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Bologna to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
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Booking & Getting There
Padova to Leuven bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
Padova to Leuven train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Padova to Leuven is 1071 km. It takes approximately 11h 28m to drive from Padova to Leuven.
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