There are 8 ways to get from Leuven to Black Forest by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Freiburg im Breisgau
best- Take the train from Louvain to Liège-GuilleminsIc / ...
- Take the train from Liège, Guillemins Bf to Frankfurt79
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof20 / ...
7h 54m€132–308Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Freiburg299
13h 47m€33–82Drive 521.2 km
- Drive from Leuven to Black Forest521.2 km
5h 59m€79–114Fly Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)BRU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Take the train from Singen to Donaueschingen Bahnhof
9h 2m€121–296Train
- Take the train from Louvain to Liège-GuilleminsIc / ...
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen FernbfIce / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Villingen Bahnhof/ZOB45
10h 2m€98–259Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Mannheim HbfNj
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Villingen Bahnhof/ZOB45
12h 54m€80–145Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Louvain to Anvers-Central
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)AMS - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
9h 2m€124–417Fly Brussels Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Frankfurt (FRA)BRU - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
8h 52m€116–368
Leuven to Black Forest by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leuven to Black Forest is to bus which costs €30 - €85 and takes 13h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Leuven to Black Forest is to drive which takes 5h 59m and costs €75 - €120.
The distance between Leuven and Black Forest is 692 km. The road distance is 521.2 km.
The best way to get from Leuven to Black Forest without a car is to train via Freiburg im Breisgau which takes 7h 54m and costs €130 - €310.
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Leuven to Black Forest, including transfers.
The best way to get from Leuven to Black Forest is to train via Freiburg im Breisgau which takes 7h 54m and costs €130 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €85 and takes 13h 47m.
Yes, the driving distance between Leuven to Black Forest is 521 km. It takes approximately 5h 59m to drive from Leuven to Black Forest.
There are 1070+ hotels available in Black Forest.
What companies run services between Leuven, Belgium and Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany?
You can take a train from Louvain to Black Forest via Liège, Guillemins Bf, Frankfurt, Freiburg Hauptbahnhof, and Neustadt in around 7h 54m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Brussels-North train station to Freiburg 6 times a week. Tickets cost €28–75 and the journey takes 8h 10m.
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
Flights from Brussels Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Brussels Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–18
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €45–70
Train from Louvain to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Liège, Guillemins Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Singen to Donaueschingen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Villingen Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Villingen Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Singen to Donaueschingen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Singen to Donaueschingen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Frankfurt to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- 1st Class
- €80–140
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–65
- 2nd Class
- €21–28
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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