There are 9 ways to get from Nice to Leuven by plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Brussels Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Brussels Airport (BRU)NCE - BRU
4h 44m€65–206Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nice to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)N1789
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train StationBlaBlaCar Bus
19h 9m€52–138Train
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv RoissyTgv
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiTgv
9h 7m€123–313Drive 1,063.6 km
- Drive from Nice to Leuven1,063.6 km
13h 41m€165–238Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Lille-Lesquin Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL)NCE - LIL
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
5h 56m€69–259Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)NCE - ORY
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
6h 1m€110–368Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Brussels Airport (BRU)MRS - BRU
7h 42m€108–345Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)NCE - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Louvain
7h 15m€104–351Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luxembourg, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Luxembourg (LUX)NCE - LUX
- Take the train from Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg to Liège-Guillemins
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
8h 6m€83–246
Nice to Leuven by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Leuven is to bus which costs €50 - €140 and takes 19h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Leuven is to fly which takes 4h 44m and costs €65 - €210.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Leuven. However, there are services departing from Nice and arriving at Louvain via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from Nice to Leuven. However, there are services departing from Nice Ville and arriving at Louvain via Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy and Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 7m.
The distance between Nice and Leuven is 859 km. The road distance is 1063.6 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Leuven without a car is to train which takes 9h 7m and costs €120 - €320.
It takes approximately 4h 44m to get from Nice to Leuven, including transfers.
Nice to Leuven bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nice station.
Nice to Leuven train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Nice Ville station.
The best way to get from Nice to Leuven is to fly which takes 4h 44m and costs €65 - €210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €120 - €320 and takes 9h 7m, you could also bus, which costs €50 - €140 and takes 19h 9m.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Leuven, Belgium?
easyJet, Brussels Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Brussels Airport (BRU) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nice Ville to Louvain via Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy and Bruxelles-Midi in around 9h 7m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Lille-Lesquin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Lille-Lesquin Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luxembourg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Lille-Lesquin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- lacompagnie.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nice Ville to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Schiphol Airport to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–16
- 1st Class
- €16–24
Train from Anvers-Central to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €14–21
- 1st Class
- €22–35
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–18
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €50–75
- Rail 1st Class
- €80–120
Train from Nice Ville to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- Rail 1st Class
- €60–90
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–80
- 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
- €24–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Nice to Leuven bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Nice to Leuven train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nice to Leuven is 1064 km. It takes approximately 13h 41m to drive from Nice to Leuven.
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