There are 9 ways to get from Poitiers to Leuven by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, train, plane, or train (TGV)
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 Paris
best- Take the train from Poitiers to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Louvaintrain S2 / ...
4h 15m€113–303Bus via Paris
cheapest- Take the bus from Poitiers - Bus Station to Orléans - Georges Pompidou Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Orléans - Georges Pompidou Bus Stop to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
10h 30m€60–129Drive 656.5 km
- Drive from Poitiers to Leuvencar 656.5 km
6h 32m€102–148Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Poitiers to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane CDG - BRU
5h 44m€179–422Train
- Take the train from Poitiers to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Massy TGV to Bruxelles Miditrain 003B / ...
6h€123–256Bus
- Take the bus from Poitiers to Brussels-North train stationbus FlixBus N1153
12h 51m€60–95Train, train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Poitiers to St Pierre Des Corpstrain
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane NTE - BRU
7h 28m€137–345Fly Poitiers–Biard Airport to Brussels Airport
- Fly from Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane PIS - BRU
6h 43m€106–357Train to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
- Take the train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Villetrain
- Fly from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane LRH - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Louvaintrain
8h 12m€88–383
Poitiers to Leuven by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Poitiers to Leuven is to bus which costs €55 - €100 and takes 12h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Poitiers to Leuven is to train via Paris which takes 4h 15m and costs €110 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Poitiers station to Leuven station. However, there are services departing from Poitiers - Bus Station and arriving at Brussels - Midi Train Station via Orléans - Georges Pompidou Bus Stop and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Poitiers to Leuven. However, there are services departing from Poitiers and arriving at Louvain via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord and Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 15m.
The distance between Poitiers and Leuven is 663 km. The road distance is 656.5 km.
The best way to get from Poitiers to Leuven without a car is to train via Paris which takes 4h 15m and costs €110 - €310.
It takes approximately 4h 15m to get from Poitiers to Leuven, including transfers.
Poitiers to Leuven bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Poitiers - Bus Station.
Poitiers to Leuven train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Poitiers station.
The best way to get from Poitiers to Leuven is to train via Paris which takes 4h 15m and costs €110 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus via Paris, which costs €60 - €130 and takes 10h 30m, you could also fly, which costs €100 - €360 and takes 6h 43m.
What companies run services between Poitiers, France and Leuven, Belgium?
You can take a train from Poitiers to Louvain via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, and Bruxelles-Midi in around 4h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Poitiers - Bus Station to Louvain via Orléans - Georges Pompidou Bus Stop, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Brussels - Midi Train Station, and Bruxelles-Midi in around 10h 30m.
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–750
Flights from Poitiers–Biard Airport to Brussels Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–310
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Poitiers to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Poitiers to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Poitiers to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Poitiers to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Poitiers to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Poitiers to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Poitiers to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Massy TGV to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Poitiers to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Poitiers to La Rochelle Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Charleroi-Central to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Poitiers - Bus Station to Orléans - Georges Pompidou Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Orléans - Georges Pompidou Bus Stop to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Orléans - Georges Pompidou Bus Stop to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Poitiers to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Poitiers to Leuven bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Orléans - Georges Pompidou Bus Stop station.
Poitiers to Leuven train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Poitiers to Leuven is 656 km. It takes approximately 6h 32m to drive from Poitiers to Leuven.
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