There are 12 ways to get from Ferrara to Leuven by train, plane, car, car train, bus, night train, or train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar)
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Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
best- Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane BLQ - BRU
5h 6m€69–243Train to Treviso Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Treviso Airport (TSF) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane TSF - CRL
- Take the train from Fleurus to Louvaintrain
7h 18m€51–240Drive, car train
- Drive from Ferrara to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Düsseldorf Hbf to Leuvencar
11h 43m€181–1,120Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Ferrara to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus 423
- Take the bus from Milan to Brussels-North train stationbus FlixBus N836 / ...
19h 6m€71–147Train, night train
- Take the train from Ferrara to Padovatrain Fr
- Take the train from Padova to München Osttrain 89
- Take the night train from Muenchen Ost to Liege-Guilleminsnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvaintrain Ic / ...
19h€149–424Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane VCE - BRU
5h 35m€78–275Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
- Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane BLQ - CRL
- Take the train from Fleurus to Louvaintrain
6h 15m€54–203Train, train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane FLR - BRU
6h 20m€80–261Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane LIN - BRU
6h 25m€86–242Train
- Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain Tgv
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
13h 29m€205–478Bus
- Take the bus from Kennedy to Bologna Autostazionebus 356
- Take the bus from Bologna to Brussels-North Stationbus
22h 5mDrive 1,078.5 km
- Drive from Ferrara to Leuvencar 1,078.5 km
12h 3m€168–243
Ferrara to Leuven by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ferrara to Leuven is to bus via Milan which costs €70 - €150 and takes 19h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Ferrara to Leuven is to train and fly which takes 5h 6m and costs €65 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Ferrara to Leuven. However, there are services departing from Kennedy and arriving at Leuven Wijnpers via Bologna and Brussel Noord opstaphalte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Ferrara to Leuven. However, there are services departing from Ferrara and arriving at Louvain via Padova, Muenchen Ost and Liège-Guillemins. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h.
The distance between Ferrara and Leuven is 943 km. The road distance is 1078.5 km.
The best way to get from Ferrara to Leuven without a car is to bus via Milan which takes 19h 6m and costs €70 - €150.
It takes approximately 5h 6m to get from Ferrara to Leuven, including transfers.
Ferrara to Leuven bus services, operated by TPER spa, depart from Kennedy station.
Ferrara to Leuven train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Ferrara station.
The best way to get from Ferrara to Leuven is to bus via Milan which takes 19h 6m and costs €70 - €150. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €200 - €480 and takes 13h 29m.
What companies run services between Ferrara, Italy and Leuven, Belgium?
You can take a bus from Ferrara to Louvain via Milan, Brussels-North train station, and Brussels-Nord in around 19h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ferrara to Louvain via Bologna Centrale, Torino Porta Susa, Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy, and Bruxelles-Midi in around 13h 29m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Treviso Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Treviso Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–300
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Brussels Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–200
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ferrara to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €24–35
- Smart Flex
- €25–30
Train from Ferrara to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €27–35
- Smart Flex
- €28–35
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €30–40
- Smart Flex
- €30–40
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €8–11
- Smart Flex
- €9–12
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €40–50
- Smart Flex
- €40–55
Train from Bologna Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €30–45
- Smart Flex
- €35–45
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ferrara to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ferrara to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ferrara to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Padova to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- 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
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Muenchen Ost to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–170
- Seating Carriage
- €55–75
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–18
Train from Fleurus to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- 1st Class
- €10–15
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €14–20
- 2nd Class
- €17–23
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €110–160
- 1st Class
- €150–190
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €55–75
- 1st Class
- €80–100
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €70–110
- Comfort
- €85–120
- Premium
- €110–150
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ferrara to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 051 290290
- Website
- tper.it
Bus from Kennedy to Bologna Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Schedules at
- tper.it
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €5–8
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Bologna to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
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Ferrara to Leuven bus services, operated by TPER spa, arrive at Bologna Autostazione station.
Ferrara to Leuven train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Padova station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ferrara to Leuven is 1078 km. It takes approximately 12h 3m to drive from Ferrara to Leuven.
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