The average bus between Leuven and Tongeren takes 2h 51m and the fastest bus takes 2h 4m. There is a bus service every few hours from Leuven to Tongeren. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run hourly between Leuven and Tongeren. The earliest departure is at 5:24 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Leuven is at 11:23 PM which arrives into Tongeren at 7:28 AM. All services require a transfer at Tienen Station perron 1 and take an average of 2h 51m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.


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No, there is no direct bus from Leuven to Tongeren. However, there are services departing from Leuven station and arriving at Tongeren station via Tienen Station perron 3 station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 51m.
Leuven to Tongeren bus services, operated by De Lijn, depart from Leuven Tiensepoort station.
Leuven to Tongeren bus services, operated by De Lijn, arrive at Tongeren Sint-Truiderpoort station.
The distance between Leuven and Tongeren is 54.8 km. The road distance is 61 km.
You can take a bus from Leuven Tiensepoort to Tongeren Sint-Truiderpoort via Tienen Station perron 1 and Sint-Truiden Station perron 5 in around 2h 28m.