There are 4 ways to get from Leiden to Utrecht by train, rideshare, car, or taxi
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Leiden to Utrecht by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leiden to Utrecht is to rideshare which costs €5 and takes 58 min.
The fastest way to get from Leiden to Utrecht is to train which takes 40 min and costs €11 - €13.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Leiden Centraal and arriving at Utrecht Centraal. Services depart every 10 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 40 min.
The distance between Leiden and Utrecht is 49 km. The road distance is 53.3 km.
The best way to get from Leiden to Utrecht without a car is to train which takes 40 min and costs €11 - €13.
The train from Leiden Centraal to Utrecht Centraal takes 40 min including transfers and departs every 10 minutes.
Leiden to Utrecht train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Leiden Centraal station.
Leiden to Utrecht train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Utrecht Centraal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leiden to Utrecht is 53 km. It takes approximately 45 min to drive from Leiden to Utrecht.
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What companies run services between Leiden, Netherlands and Utrecht, Netherlands?
Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) operates a train from Leiden Centraal to Utrecht Centraal every 10 minutes. Tickets cost €11–13 and the journey takes 40 min.
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Leiden Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Leiden to Utrecht
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- €170–210
PrimoTaxi
- Phone
- + 31 10 262 2540
- Website
- primotaxi.nl
Watertaxi Rotterdam
- Phone
- +31 104030303
- Website
- watertaxirotterdam.nl
Rotterdamse Taxi Centrale
- Phone
- +31 10 462 6060
- Website
- rtcnv.nl
Rotterdam Taxi Service
- Phone
- +31 10 2372018
- Website
- rotterdamtaxicentrale.nl
Express Taxi
- Phone
- +31 70 260 1445
- Website
- express-taxi.nl
Citytaxi Rotterdam 010
- Phone
- +31 10 321 61 66
- Website
- citytaxirotterdam010.nl
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