Car hire and driving in Leuven
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Belgium traffic drives on the right. Picking up at BRU means 15 km (9 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648793 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648794.
Drives from Leuven
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leuven to Anderlecht | Belgium | 28 km (17 mi) | about 25 min |
| Leuven to Antwerp | Belgium | 43 km (27 mi) | about 40 min |
| Leuven to Namur | Belgium | 47 km (29 mi) | about 43 min |
| Leuven to Charleroi | Belgium | 55 km (34 mi) | about 50 min |
| Leuven to Liège | Belgium | 67 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 1 min |
| Leuven to Maastricht | The Netherlands | 69 km (43 mi) | about 1 h 4 min |
| Leuven to Gent | Belgium | 71 km (44 mi) | about 1 h 5 min |
| Leuven to Breda | The Netherlands | 79 km (49 mi) | about 1 h 12 min |
| Leuven to Tilburg | The Netherlands | 80 km (50 mi) | about 1 h 13 min |
| Leuven to Eindhoven | The Netherlands | 83 km (51 mi) | about 1 h 16 min |
| Leuven to Aachen | Germany | 98 km (61 mi) | about 1 h 29 min |
| Leuven to 's-Hertogenbosch | The Netherlands | 100 km (62 mi) | about 1 h 32 min |
| Leuven to London | United Kingdom | 343 km (213 mi) | about 5 h 14 min |
| Leuven to Berlin | Germany | 627 km (390 mi) | about 9 h 34 min |
| Leuven to Madrid | Spain | 1,332 km (828 mi) | about 20 h 19 min |
| Leuven to Rome | Italy | 1,164 km (723 mi) | about 17 h 45 min |
| Leuven to Paris | France | 281 km (175 mi) | about 4 h 17 min |
| Leuven to Hamburg | Germany | 467 km (290 mi) | about 7 h 7 min |
| Leuven to Bucharest | Romania | 1,748 km (1,086 mi) | about 26 h 39 min |
| Leuven to Minsk | Belarus | 1,580 km (982 mi) | about 24 h 6 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Leuven?
The right, as everywhere in Belgium.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.