Visit UCL in Louvain-la-Neuve

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By train

Louvain-la-Neuve is easily accessible by train and its train station is located in the very centre of the town. From Brussels, you can get to Louvain-la-Neuve in about 40 minutes.
If you are travelling to Louvain-la-Neuve by train, be sure to ask for a ticket to "Louvain-la-Neuve Université" and NOT to Louvain (or Leuven in Dutch), which is a different city, and to get on the train to Ottignies.

From any Belgian station, take the train towards Ottignies, a station situated on the Brussels-Ottignies-Namur-Luxembourg line (trains every half hour in both directions).

Get off at Ottignies station and change trains to continue to Louvain-la-Neuve-Université (about 8 min.).
Some trains go straight from Brussels to Louvain-la-Neuve but take more time.

Timetables are available on the web site of the SNCB, or by phone (+32/2/555.25.25).

If you need to travel often to Louvain-la-Neuve, the SNCB proposes various attractive formulas, such as a season ticket, the “carte Train Scolaire” or the “carte Campus” (for students only), the “Key-card” (up to a certain distance), the “Go-pass” (until age 26) or “Rail-pass”. More information and prices on the SNCB website.

By car

from Brussels:

Take the E411 motorway towards Namur, Luxembourg.
Take exit 8a marked "Louvain-la-Neuve".
At the roundabout on the National 4, follow the signs to the neighbourhood you need to go to.

from Namur:

Take the E411 motorway towards Brussels
Take exit 9 marked 'Corroy-le-Grand/Louvain-la-Neuve'
Turn left towards the N4 when you reach the N4 turn right on to it. Follow the signs to the neighbourhood you need to go to.

By plane

Fly to Brussels National Airport (Zaventem):
The National Tourist Information Office, situated in the luggage hall of the airport, can help you and provide useful information about getting to Louvain-la-Neuve. The office is open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Brussels National Airport (Zaventem) is linked to Brussels by a train service: 4 trains/hour between 5.30 a.m. and 12 p.m. during weekdays and between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. during week-ends. Ask for a ticket to "Louvain-la-Neuve" and get off at the station Brussels Nord (a 12-15 min. ride). Take the Brussels-Namur-Luxemburg line (trains every half hour, week-end included), get off at Ottignies (about 35 min.) and switch to a train to Louvain-la-Neuve (about 8 min.). Some trains go straight from Brussels to Louvain-la-Neuve but take more time.

Timetables are available on the web site of the SNCB, or by phone (+32/2/555.25.25).

Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport:
At the airport, go to the desk Ryanair and ask for a combined ticket bus/train to Louvain-la-Neuve.
Bus connections are organised according to flights arrivals and departures (every half hour to Charleroi station and return). Take the bus to Charleroi station, from where you can continue by train to Louvain-la-Neuve.

By bus

Buses from TEC serve Louvain-la-Neuve from Bruxelles, Ottignies, Wavre and some other surroundings.

Timetables are available via TEC website or by phone (+32/10/23.53.53).