Köln → Leuven
Köln to Leuven by train
Köln
Leuven
A direct train runs from Köln to Leuven, scheduled from 1 h 49 min, with 14 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one train, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 1 h 49 min (typically 2 h 11 min)
- Departures in a timetable week
- 14
- Operators
- DB Fernverkehr AG, SNCB/NMBS
- Stations
- Köln Hbf → Leuven
- Straight-line distance
- 158 km
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What this is based on
Arrive inLeuven →- From the operator's published timetable, valid to 12 Dec 2026. The departure count is for one week of that timetable (the week it was read, early October 2026) and counts every direct departure from Köln to Leuven; it is not a daily figure.
- The stations shown are the pair used by the most departures; other stations in either place may also be served.
- Source: Open timetable data (GTFS): DB Fernverkehr (long-distance rail); be-nmbs. How Head Your Way works.
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