There are 10 ways to get from Stirling to Leuven by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
best- Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Parktrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane EDI - BRU
5h 3m€110–252Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Parktrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane EDI - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Louvaintrain
6h 43m€88–237Train via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
9h 16m€305–498Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus M8 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the bus from Brussels South to Leuven Stationbus N84
20h 14m€92–187Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Stirling to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Leuvencar
10h 53m€322–411Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane GLA - BRU
6h 45m€101–235Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Stirling to Edinburgh Parktrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane EDI - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Louvaintrain
7h€114–290Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane GLA - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Louvaintrain
7h 12m€110–303Train
- Take the train from Stirling to London Eustontrain Inverness - London Euston
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuidtrain Eurostar
11h 41m€164–248Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Stirling to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Leuvencar
12h€215–365
Stirling to Leuven by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Stirling to Leuven is to train and fly which costs €85 - €240 and takes 6h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Stirling to Leuven is to train and fly which takes 5h 3m and costs €110 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Stirling station to Leuven station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Leuven Station via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria Green Line Station and Brussels South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Stirling to Leuven. However, there are services departing from Stirling and arriving at Louvain via Edinburgh Waverley, London St Pancras Intl and Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 16m.
The distance between Stirling and Leuven is 839 km.
The best way to get from Stirling to Leuven without a car is to train via Edinburgh which takes 9h 16m and costs €300 - €500.
It takes approximately 5h 3m to get from Stirling to Leuven, including transfers.
Stirling to Leuven bus services, operated by Park's of Hamilton, depart from Bus Station.
Stirling to Leuven train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Stirling station.
The best way to get from Stirling to Leuven is to train via Edinburgh which takes 9h 16m and costs €300 - €500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €190 and takes 20h 14m.
What companies run services between Stirling, Scotland and Leuven, Belgium?
You can take a train from Stirling to Louvain via Edinburgh Waverley, London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, and Bruxelles-Midi in around 9h 16m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Leuven Station via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, London Victoria Green Line Station, and Brussels South in around 20h 14m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brussels Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brussels Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brussels Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Stirling to Edinburgh Park
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Stirling to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Stirling to Edinburgh Park
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Stirling to Edinburgh Park
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Stirling to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Stirling to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Stirling to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Charleroi-Central to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Anvers-Central to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Anvers-Central to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- [email protected]
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- €6–12
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels South to Leuven Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Stirling to Leuven bus services, operated by Park's of Hamilton, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Leuven is 1h ahead of Stirling. It is currently 7:54 PM in Stirling and 8:54 PM in Leuven.
Stirling to Leuven train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
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