There are 4 ways to get from Venlo to Leuven by train, car, or bus
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 Liège
best- Take the train from Roermond to Maastrichttrain
- Take the train from Maastricht to Liège-Guilleminstrain S43 / ...
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvaintrain Ic / ...
2h 31m€25–93Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Roermond to Maastrichttrain
- Take the bus from Maastricht Station perron D to Hasselt Station perron 16bus 20a
- Take the train from Hasselt to Louvaintrain Ic / ...
3h 22m€22–46Drive 133.3 km
- Drive from Venlo to Leuvencar 133.3 km
1h 50m€24–35Train
- Take the train from Venlo to Mönchengladbach Hbftrain
- Take the train from Moenchengladbach Hbf to Aachen Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Leuventrain 79 / ...
3h 32m€35–170
Venlo to Leuven by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Venlo to Leuven is to drive which costs €23 - €35 and takes 1h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Venlo to Leuven is to drive which takes 1h 50m and costs €23 - €35.
No, there is no direct train from Venlo to Leuven. However, there are services departing from Venlo and arriving at Louvain via Roermond, Maastricht and Liège-Guillemins. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 31m.
The distance between Venlo and Leuven is 170 km. The road distance is 133.3 km.
The best way to get from Venlo to Leuven without a car is to train via Liège which takes 2h 31m and costs €25 - €95.
It takes approximately 2h 31m to get from Venlo to Leuven, including transfers.
Venlo to Leuven train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Roermond station.
Venlo to Leuven train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Maastricht station.
Yes, the driving distance between Venlo to Leuven is 133 km. It takes approximately 1h 50m to drive from Venlo to Leuven.
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What companies run services between Venlo, Netherlands and Leuven, Belgium?
You can take a train from Venlo to Louvain via Roermond, Maastricht, and Liège-Guillemins in around 2h 31m.
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Roermond to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Maastricht to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–8
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Roermond to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Mönchengladbach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–8
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Roermond to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €9–13
Train from Maastricht to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €7–11
Train from Roermond to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €9–13
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Maastricht to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Hasselt to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Leuven
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Venlo to Mönchengladbach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Moenchengladbach Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Leuven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Venlo to Mönchengladbach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Moenchengladbach Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Moenchengladbach Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +32 70 22 02 00
- Website
- De Lijn
Bus from Maastricht Station perron D to Hasselt Station perron 16
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- De Lijn
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Maastricht Station perron D to Hasselt Station perron 16
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- Flixbus
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