There are 9 ways to get from Leuven to Edinburgh by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, 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 31m£64–186Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Louvain to Fleurustrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane CRL - EDI
5h 40m£53–160Train
- 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 / ...
7h 59m£206–340Bus
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffieldbus Michalovce
- Take the bus from Sheffield Interchange/E2 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus 180
20h 2m£72–146Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Leuven to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
10h 45mFly 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 26m£77–221Train, 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 Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane AMS - EDI
6h 26m£84–224Train via London
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train Eurostar
- Take the train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Euston - Edinburgh
10h 24m£116–335Drive, 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 51m£146–221
Leuven to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leuven to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £70 - £150 and takes 20h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Leuven to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 4h 31m and costs £60 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Leuven to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Leuven Wijnpers and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Brussel Eurolines Busstation and Sheffield Interchange/E2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 2m.
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 7h 59m.
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 7h 59m and costs £200 - £340.
It takes approximately 4h 31m to get from Leuven to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Leuven to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Eurobus SK, depart from Brussel Eurolines Busstation.
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 31m and costs £60 - £190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £200 - £340 and takes 7h 59m, you could also bus, which costs £70 - £150 and takes 20h 2m.
What companies run services between Leuven, Belgium and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Brussels Airlines, KLM, and four other airlines fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 5 times a day. 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 7h 59m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Edinburgh Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Brussels Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Brussels Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £28–120
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- 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 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.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
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Louvain to Fleurus
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Louvain to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Sheffield Interchange/E2 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–17
- Website
- https://www.poferries.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
- £5–15
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Leuven to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Eurobus SK, arrive at Sheffield station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Leuven. It is currently 11:27 PM in Leuven and 10:27 PM in Edinburgh.
Leuven to Edinburgh train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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