There are 10 ways to get from Hanover to Leuven by train (Eurostar), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train via Cologne
best- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Wuppertal Hbftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guilleminstrain Ice
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvaintrain Ic / ...
5h 26m€57–190Train
cheapest- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Aachen Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guilleminstrain Tha
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvaintrain Ic / ...
5h 51m€52–246Bus
- Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbfbus Dnipro
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Brussels-North train stationbus 081 / ...
7h 55m€76–96Drive 447 km
- Drive from Hanover to Leuvencar 447 km
4h 6m€68–98Fly Hannover Airport to Brussels Airport
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane HAJ - BRU
6h 14m€117–245Train #2
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Brussel-Zuidtrain European Sleeper
7h 7m€52–59Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane BRE - BRU
7h 1m€107–397Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane HAM - BRU
6h 5m€87–283Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BRE - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Louvaintrain
5h 50m€151–462Fly Hannover Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane HAJ - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Louvaintrain
5h 58m€165–443
Hanover to Leuven by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hanover to Leuven is to train which costs €50 - €60 and takes 7h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Hanover to Leuven is to drive which takes 4h 6m and costs €65 - €100.
No, there is no direct bus from Hanover to Leuven station. However, there are services departing from Hannover Hbf and arriving at Leuven Station perron 1 via Essen central train station and Brussel Noord opstaphalte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Hanover to Leuven. However, there are services departing from Hannover Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Louvain via Wuppertal Hbf, Koeln Hbf and Liège-Guillemins. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 26m.
The distance between Hanover and Leuven is 483 km. The road distance is 447 km.
The best way to get from Hanover to Leuven without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 5h 26m and costs €55 - €190.
It takes approximately 5h 26m to get from Hanover to Leuven, including transfers.
Hanover to Leuven bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, depart from Hannover Hbf station.
Hanover to Leuven train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Hanover to Leuven is to train via Cologne which takes 5h 26m and costs €55 - €190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €100 and takes 7h 55m, you could also fly, which costs €110 - €250 and takes 6h 14m.
What companies run services between Hanover, Germany and Leuven, Belgium?
You can take a train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Louvain via Wuppertal Hbf, Koeln Hbf, and Liège-Guillemins in around 5h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hannover Hbf to Leuven Station perron 1 via Essen Hbf, Essen central train station, Brussels-North train station, and Brussel Noord opstaphalte in around 7h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Hannover Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Bremen Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Bremen Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Bremen Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–330
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Bremen Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–320
Flights from Hannover Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–310
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Brussels Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Bremen Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–320
Flights from Hannover Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Bremen Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Brussels Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Wuppertal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wuppertal Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- 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
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Anvers-Central to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €45–70
- Comfort
- €55–75
- Premium
- €75–100
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
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
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €11–17
- 1st Class
- €18–26
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
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- 1st Class
- €10–15
Train from Anvers-Central to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €11–13
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Hannover Hbf to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €46–52
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Seats - Budget
- €46–52
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- 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
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Hanover to Leuven bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, arrive at Essen Hbf station.
Hanover to Leuven train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Wuppertal Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hanover to Leuven is 447 km. It takes approximately 4h 6m to drive from Hanover to Leuven.
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