Travel directions

By Car

Leuven is at the junction of two major motorways: the E40 and the E314.

• From East Flanders, Antwerp, Breda
  Take the E19 towards Brussels; take the Ring around Brussels (R0) towards Namen/Luik/Luchthaven Zaventem/Brussel; take the E40 direction Liège/Luik; exit onto the E314 (Leuven-Hasselt-Genk) but immediately take the first exit on the E314 (Leuven); turn left at the first traffic lights. The building of the ETF will be on your right after about 600 meters.

• From Maastricht, Genk, Aken
  Take the E314 towards Leuven; take exit 15; turn left at the first traffic lights. The building of the ETF will be on your right after about 600 meters.

Parking facilities
There is ample parking available.

By Bus

From the railway station in Leuven, bus line 1 to Heverlee Toverberg / Bertem Carpool (platform 4) or line 70 to Groenendaal Station (platform 10), bus stop Groeneweg. The bus stop is right in front of the ETF. Ask the bus driver to stop across from the ‘old Jesuit Seminary’ if you feel you need to.

To use the bus while you are in Leuven, you can purchase a 10-trip card (10 one way trips) for €17.

For more information: De Lijn

By Taxi

A taxi ride from Brussels Airport to ETF will cost about €40, from Brussels South Charleroi Airport tot ETF about €90, and from the train station in Leuven to ETF about €15.

By Train

Within Belgium
Leuven is a 20-minute train ride from Brussels, 30 minutes from Liège and 55 minutes from Antwerp. From Antwerp, Bruges, Brussels, Ghent and Liège there are direct connections to Leuven every hour, seven days a week.

For more information: SNCB

Within Europe
A train journey from Leuven to the station Brussel-Zuid (Bruxelles-Midi) takes just half an hour. The high-speed trains Eurostar or Thalys can take you from there to Paris (1½ hours) and London, Amsterdam or Cologne (2½ hours).

For more information: SNCB International

By plane

Brussels Airport (28 km)
Brussels Airport has its own train station with direct trains to Leuven. The station (Brussels National Airport) is underneath the airport and is accessible via elevators and escalators in the arrivals hall.

Brussels South Charleroi Airport (90 km)
Brussels Charleroi South airport is a one hour drive from Leuven. You can take the bus to the railway station Charleroi-Sud (Charleroi-Zuid) or Fleurus and take a train from there to Leuven. Via the SNCB website you can buy a ticket for train and bus.