There are 8 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 19 / ...
- Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guilleminstrain Ice
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvaintrain Ic / ...
5h 19m€110–189Drive 447 km
cheapest- Drive from Hanover to Leuvencar 447 km
4h 6m€68–98Bus
- 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€74–91Fly from Hannover Airport
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane HAJ - BRU
6h 15m€121–246Train
- 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 Liège-Guilleminstrain S41 / ...
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvaintrain Ic / ...
6h 26m€87–238Bus, train
- Take the bus from Hannover to Maastrichtbus Kyiv-Den haag / ...
- Take the train from Genk to Louvaintrain L / ...
10h 32mTrain to Bremen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane BRE - BRU
7h 7m€109–407Train to Hamburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane HAM - BRU
6h 5m€115–283
Hanover to Leuven by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hanover to Leuven is to bus which costs €70 - €95 and takes 7h 55m.
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. However, there are services departing from Hannover Hbf and arriving at Leuven Wijnpers 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 19m.
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 19m and costs €110 - €190.
It takes approximately 5h 19m 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 19m and costs €110 - €190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €95 and takes 7h 55m, you could also fly, which costs €120 - €250 and takes 6h 15m.
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 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hannover Hbf to Leuven Wijnpers 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
- €85–270
Flights from Hannover Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Bremen Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- 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
- €90–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Bremen Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Bremen Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Brussels Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–410
- 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 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €48–54
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wuppertal Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €32–36
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €43–48
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €39–44
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €32–37
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €38–42
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €35–55
- Comfort
- €40–60
- Premium
- €60–80
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- 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 Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €27–40
- Comfort
- €28–40
- Premium
- €45–60
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
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 Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–10
- 1st Class
- €10–15
Train from Genk to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–12
- 1st Class
- €12–17
- 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 Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €12–14
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- 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
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Hannover to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
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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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