There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Leuven by plane or train
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane ORD - BRU
11h 20m€261–677Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ORD - DUS
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guilleminstrain
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvaintrain
16h 19m€229–778Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane ORD - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Louvaintrain
12h 49m€306–742Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane MDW - BRU
13h 33m€261–777Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane ORD - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
14h 24m€267–772
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Brussels Airport (BRU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Leuven is to fly and train which costs €260 - €800 and takes 14h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Leuven is to fly which takes 11h 20m and costs €260 - €700.
The distance between Chicago and Leuven is 6724 km.
It takes approximately 11h 20m to get from Chicago to Leuven, including transfers.
Leuven is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 7:56 PM in Chicago and 2:56 AM in Leuven.
There are 1282+ hotels available in Leuven.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Leuven, Belgium?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Brussels Airport (BRU) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Brussels Airport via Pittsburgh, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Brussels Airport via Pittsburgh, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Brussels Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Brussels Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Brussels Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Brussels Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Brussels Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Brussels Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–600
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Brussels Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–750
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Schiphol Airport to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Anvers-Central to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €11–16
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–18
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Anvers-Central to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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