Travel optionsfrom Gelsenkirchen to Leuven
How to get from Gelsenkirchen to Leuven by train, bus or flight.
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The best way to travel from Gelsenkirchen to Leuven is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
11:14 AM3h16Gelsenkirchen2:30 PMLeuven$1391One-way2 transfers
Cheapest
11:14 AM3h16Gelsenkirchen2:30 PMLeuven$1391One-way2 transfers
Fastest
11:14 AM3h16Gelsenkirchen2:30 PMLeuven$1391One-way2 transfers
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1:14 PM3h16Gelsenkirchen4:30 PMLeuven$1391One-way2 transfers
3:13 PM3h17Gelsenkirchen6:30 PMLeuven$1391One-way2 transfers
6:34 AM3h56Gelsenkirchen10:30 AMLeuven$1521One-way3 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Gelsenkirchen to Leuven:
A train is $312 (€255) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Gelsenkirchen to Leuven costing on average $388 (€318).
Other travel options to Leuven take longer:
Flight takes on average 7h 45m.
- Around 22 flights per day.
- Around 10 trains per day.
- Around 3 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Gelsenkirchen and Leuven as scheduled services by train and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Dusseldorf Airport and arrive in Brussels Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Gelsenkirchen Hbf and arrive in Heverlee.
- Travel with Train Charter Services, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), Eurobahn to go to Leuven by train.
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