There are 12 ways to get from Middlesbrough to Leuven by train (Eurostar), bus, train, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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 York
best- Take the train from Middlesbrough to York
- Take the train from York to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
6h 44m€127–480Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to Leeds City Bus StationUk073
- Take the bus from Bradford to Brussel Eurolines BusstationMichalovce
16h 8m€43–72Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bruges814
- Take the train from Bruges to LouvainIc / ...
15h 2m€63–142Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Middlesbrough to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Leuven
8hFly Durham Tees Valley Airport to Brussels Airport
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Brussels Airport (BRU)MME - BRU
6h 36m€134–513Train
- Take the train from Darlington to King's CrossNewcastle - London Kings Cross / ...
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
6h 56m€147–515Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Middlesbrough to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Leuven
9h 7m€160–229Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Brussels Airport (BRU)MAN - BRU
6h 50m€103–316Fly Durham Tees Valley Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)MME - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Louvain
6h 33m€173–518Train to Newcastle, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)NCL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Louvain
7h 23m€97–364Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Leeds
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)LBA - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Louvain
7h 54m€119–439Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
- Take the train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)MAN - CRL
- Take the train from Fleurus to Louvain
8h 34m€72–296
Middlesbrough to Leuven by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Middlesbrough to Leuven is to bus which costs €40 - €75 and takes 16h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Middlesbrough to Leuven is to fly and train which takes 6h 33m and costs €170 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Middlesbrough station to Leuven. However, there are services departing from Bus Station Stand 11 and arriving at Leuven Wijnpers via Leeds City Bus Station, Bradford and Brussel Noord opstaphalte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Middlesbrough to Leuven. However, there are services departing from Middlesbrough and arriving at Louvain via York, London St Pancras Intl and Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 44m.
The distance between Middlesbrough and Leuven is 786 km.
The best way to get from Middlesbrough to Leuven without a car is to train via York which takes 6h 44m and costs €120 - €480.
It takes approximately 6h 44m to get from Middlesbrough to Leuven, including transfers.
Middlesbrough to Leuven bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station Stand 11.
Middlesbrough to Leuven train services, operated by TransPennine Express, depart from Middlesbrough station.
The best way to get from Middlesbrough to Leuven is to train via York which takes 6h 44m and costs €120 - €480. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €130 - €550 and takes 6h 36m, you could also bus, which costs €40 - €75 and takes 16h 8m.
What companies run services between Middlesbrough, England and Leuven, Belgium?
You can take a train from Middlesbrough to Louvain via York, London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, and Bruxelles-Midi in around 6h 44m. Alternatively, KLM flies from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Brussels Airport (BRU) 4 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–550
Flights from Newcastle to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Newcastle to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Middlesbrough to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–29
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Middlesbrough to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Middlesbrough to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Middlesbrough to York
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–45
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from York to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.grandcentralrail.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Schiphol Airport to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruges to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–18
- 1st Class
- €19–27
Train from Anvers-Central to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €11–16
Train from Fleurus to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- 1st Class
- €10–15
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Anvers-Central to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stand 11 to Leeds City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Bradford to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–33
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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More Questions & Answers
Middlesbrough to Leuven bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Leeds City Bus Station.
Leuven is 1h ahead of Middlesbrough. It is currently 8:40 PM in Middlesbrough and 9:40 PM in Leuven.
Middlesbrough to Leuven train services, operated by TransPennine Express, arrive at York station.
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