There are 9 ways to get from Leuven to Edinburgh by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BRU - EDI
4h 26m£78–199Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Calaisbus
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoriabus 814 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
17h 54m£52–121Train
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Kings Cross - Edinburgh / ...
8h£130–396Bus, train
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffieldbus Michalovce
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Plymouth - Edinburgh / ...
17h 30m£67–216Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Leuven to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
10h 44mFly Brussels Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BRU - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
7h 9m£85–254Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Louvain to Fleurustrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CRL - EDI
5h 39m£57–152Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Louvain to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane AMS - EDI
6h 35m£87–269Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Leuven to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Edinburghcar
11h 45m£160–244
Leuven to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leuven to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £50 - £130 and takes 17h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Leuven to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 4h 26m and costs £75 - £200.
No, there is no direct bus from Leuven to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Leuven Lüdenscheid and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Brussels-North train station, Calais and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Leuven to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Louvain and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h.
The distance between Leuven and Edinburgh is 497 miles.
The best way to get from Leuven to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 8h and costs £130 - £400.
It takes approximately 4h 26m to get from Leuven to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Leuven to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Atlantic Travel GB Ltd, depart from Brussels-North train station.
Leuven to Edinburgh train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
The best way to get from Leuven to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 4h 26m and costs £75 - £200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £130 - £400 and takes 8h, you could also bus, which costs £50 - £130 and takes 17h 54m.
What companies run services between Leuven, Belgium and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Brussels Airlines, British Airways, and two other airlines fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Louvain to Edinburgh Waverley via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 8h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–270
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Brussels Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Brussels Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–230
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £28–130
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Louvain to Fleurus
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Louvain to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £6–9
- 1st Class
- £9–14
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–33
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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Leuven to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Atlantic Travel GB Ltd, arrive at Calais station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Leuven. It is currently 12:23 PM in Leuven and 11:23 AM in Edinburgh.
Leuven to Edinburgh train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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