There are 9 ways to get from Edinburgh to Louvain-la-Neuve by train (Eurostar), train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain Edinburgh - London Kings Cross / ...
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
8h 47m€138–403Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus Ukxn10 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus RegioJet 10
18h 31m€51–134Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain Edinburgh - Plymouth / ...
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus Michalovce
16h 46m€80–242Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Louvain-la-Neuvecar
10h 51mFly Edinburgh Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane EDI - CRL
- Take the train from Fleurus to Ottigniestrain
5h 33m€60–174Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Louvain-la-Neuvecar
11h 59m€196–282Fly Edinburgh Airport to Brussels Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane EDI - BRU
5h 59m€90–232Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane GLA - BRU
8h 55m€104–298Fly Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane EDI - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Louvain-la-Neuvetrain
8h 7m€106–310
Edinburgh to Louvain-la-Neuve by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Louvain-la-Neuve is to bus which costs €50 - €140 and takes 18h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Louvain-la-Neuve is to fly and train which takes 5h 33m and costs €60 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Louvain-la-Neuve. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE Gare d'Autobus - Quai 4 via London Victoria, Place V. Horta, SAINT-GILLES Porte de Hal Metro and BRAINE-L'ALLEUD Gare - Quai 3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Louvain-la-Neuve. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Louvain-la-Neuve via London St Pancras Intl and Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 47m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Louvain-la-Neuve is 1038 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Louvain-la-Neuve without a car is to train which takes 8h 47m and costs €130 - €410.
It takes approximately 8h 47m to get from Edinburgh to Louvain-la-Neuve, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Louvain-la-Neuve bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Louvain-la-Neuve train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Louvain-la-Neuve is to train which takes 8h 47m and costs €130 - €410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €140 and takes 18h 31m, you could also fly, which costs €90 - €240 and takes 5h 59m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Louvain-la-Neuve via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, and Bruxelles-Midi in around 8h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE Gare d'Autobus - Quai 4 via London Victoria, Place V. Horta, Gare Du Midi, SAINT-GILLES Porte de Hal Metro, BRAINE-L'ALLEUD Gare - Quai 10, and BRAINE-L'ALLEUD Gare - Quai 3 in around 18h 31m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brussels Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brussels Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Fleurus to Ottignies
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €4–7
- 1st Class
- €7–10
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Louvain-la-Neuve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €5–9
- 1st Class
- €8–13
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–21
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–21
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €65–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €260–300
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €32–37
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Louvain-la-Neuve bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Louvain-la-Neuve is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 5:22 AM in Edinburgh and 6:22 AM in Louvain-la-Neuve.
Edinburgh to Louvain-la-Neuve train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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