There are 10 ways to get from Nottingham to Leuven by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intltrain Nottingham - London St Pancras International / ...
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
5h 14m€189–319Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Derby to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus Michalovce
12h 40m€37–42Bus via London
- Take the bus from Nottingham Broad Marsh Bus Station to London Victoriabus Uk004 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus RegioJet 10
11h 5m€44–73Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Nottingham to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Leuvencar
6h 26mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane MAN - BRU
5h 53m€109–267Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nottingham to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Leuvencar
7h 38m€93–178Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane LHR - BRU
6h 14m€158–350Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
- Take the train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane MAN - CRL
- Take the train from Fleurus to Louvaintrain
7h 18m€91–253Train to London City Airport, fly to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, train
- Take the train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)plane LCY - RTM
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Louvaintrain
6h 45m€189–466Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BHX - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Louvaintrain
7h 26m€104–271
Nottingham to Leuven by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nottingham to Leuven is to bus which costs €37 - €42 and takes 12h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Nottingham to Leuven is to train which takes 5h 14m and costs €180 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Nottingham to Leuven station. However, there are services departing from Upper Parliament Street and arriving at Leuven Station perron 1 via Derby and Brussel Noord opstaphalte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Nottingham to Leuven. However, there are services departing from Nottingham and arriving at Louvain via London St Pancras Intl and Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 14m.
The distance between Nottingham and Leuven is 605 km.
The best way to get from Nottingham to Leuven without a car is to train which takes 5h 14m and costs €180 - €320.
It takes approximately 5h 14m to get from Nottingham to Leuven, including transfers.
Nottingham to Leuven bus services, operated by Eurobus SK, depart from Derby station.
Nottingham to Leuven train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, depart from Nottingham station.
The best way to get from Nottingham to Leuven is to train which takes 5h 14m and costs €180 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus via London, which costs €40 - €75 and takes 11h 5m.
What companies run services between Nottingham, England and Leuven, Belgium?
You can take a train from Nottingham to Louvain via London St Pancras Intl and Bruxelles-Midi in around 5h 14m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nottingham Broad Marsh Bus Station to Louvain via London Victoria, Brussels Midi / Brussels South West, and Bruxelles-Midi in around 11h 5m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from London City Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–100
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- 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
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Fleurus to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Anvers-Central to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Anvers-Central to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nottingham Broad Marsh Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Derby to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–34
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/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
- €6–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Nottingham to Leuven bus services, operated by Eurobus SK, arrive at Brussel Eurolines Busstation.
Leuven is 1h ahead of Nottingham. It is currently 7:12 AM in Nottingham and 8:12 AM in Leuven.
Nottingham to Leuven train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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