There are 8 ways to get from Santiago de Compostela to Leuven by plane, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, towncar, or train
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Fly Santiago De Compostela Airport to Brussels Airport
best- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane SCQ - BRU
7h 34m€79–297Train
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
18h 36m€361–724Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
25h 3m€165–316Drive 1,773.9 km
- Drive from Santiago de Compostela to Leuvencar 1,773.9 km
17h 42m€280–405Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take a town car from Santiago de Compostela to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane OPO - BRU
8h 19m€348–541Fly Santiago De Compostela Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane SCQ - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Louvaintrain
7h 37m€123–431Fly Santiago De Compostela Airport to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane SCQ - ORY
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
7h 48m€109–410Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Verinbus L23 Santiago-Lalín-Ourense-Allariz-Xinzo de Limia-Verín
- Take the bus from Verin to Brussels-North train stationbus FlixBus N1153
32h 29m€167–285
Santiago de Compostela to Leuven by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Leuven is to fly which costs €75 - €300 and takes 7h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Leuven is to fly which takes 7h 34m and costs €75 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Santiago de Compostela station to Leuven station. However, there are services departing from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station and arriving at Brussels - Midi Train Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Santiago de Compostela to Leuven. However, there are services departing from Santiago De Compostela and arriving at Louvain via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu and Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 36m.
The distance between Santiago de Compostela and Leuven is 1352 km. The road distance is 1773.9 km.
The best way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Leuven without a car is to train which takes 18h 36m and costs €360 - €750.
It takes approximately 7h 34m to get from Santiago de Compostela to Leuven, including transfers.
Santiago de Compostela to Leuven bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station.
Santiago de Compostela to Leuven train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Santiago De Compostela station.
The best way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Leuven is to fly which takes 7h 34m and costs €75 - €300. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €360 - €750 and takes 18h 36m, you could also bus via Paris, which costs €160 - €320 and takes 25h 3m.
What companies run services between Santiago de Compostela, Spain and Leuven, Belgium?
Lufthansa, Brussels Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Brussels Airport (BRU) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santiago De Compostela to Louvain via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, and Bruxelles-Midi in around 18h 36m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Brussels Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–220
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Brussels Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–470
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–320
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Brussels Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Brussels Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- 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
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Verin to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 900 92 91 92
- [email protected]
- Website
- monbus.es
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Verin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.monbus.es/en
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- [email protected]
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Santiago de Compostela to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €275
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Santiago de Compostela to Leuven bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Santiago de Compostela to Leuven train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santiago de Compostela to Leuven is 1774 km. It takes approximately 17h 42m to drive from Santiago de Compostela to Leuven.
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