By train
Louvain-la-Neuve is easily accessible by train and its train station is located in the city center.
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-Namur line. Get off at Ottignies station and change trains to continue to Louvain-la-Neuve Université. Some trains go straight from Brussels to Louvain-la-Neuve but they take more time.
Timetables are available on the SNCB website or by phone (+32 2 528 28 28).
Walking from the station
- Leave the platform of the Louvain-la-Neuve Université station by staircases under the covered passage
- Take on the left and follow the « rue des Wallons » street for 500 m (direction Auditoires Croix du Sud)
- Having left the Sciences square (wooden ground), set to the right after the Salmigondis building
- Cross the parking 11
- When in the middle of the Croix du Sud square, follow the covered passage in the direction of the parking 22
- Follow the biodiversity 2022 sign
By car
GPS coordinates of the P20 parking (intersection of the Street Adolphe Quételet and the Avenue Théodore Schwann) : 50°39'54.9"N 4°37'13.1"E
From Brussels
- Take the E411 motorway towards Namur-Luxembourg
- Take exit 8a marked Louvain-la-Neuve
- In the traffic circle, take the 3rd exit (direction Gembloux)
- Go out before the traffic circle, direction Biéreau (Avenue Baudouin 1st)
- Take the 2nd to the right (Avenue du Jardin botanique)
- Take the 1st to the right (Avenue Théodore Schwann)
- Park your vehicle in the parking 20
From Namur
- Take the E411 motorway towards Brussels
- Take exit 9 marked Corroy-le-Grand/Louvain-la-Neuve
- Set to the left
- In the traffic circle, set to the right to lead you on N4
- In the traffic circle, set to the left, direction Biéreau (Avenue Baudouin 1st)
- Take the 2nd to the right (Avenue du Jardin botanique)
- Take the 1st to the right (Avenue Théodore Schwann)
- Park your vehicle in the parking 20 or in the neighbourhood
Walking from the P20 parking,
- Walk down to the Croix du Sud square, follow the covered passage in the direction of the parking 22
- Follow the biodiversity 2022 sign
By bus
Buses from TEC serve Louvain-la-Neuve from Ottignies, Wavre and some other neighbouring cities (line 20). Timetables are available via TEC website.
Walking from the bus stop Gare d’autobus
- Go to the city center (place des Doyens, Théâtre Jean Vilar, rue du Sablon, Grand-Rue)
- Arrived at the « place de l’Université », turn right and follow the street « rue des Wallons » for 500 m (direction Auditoires Croix du Sud)
- Having left the Sciences square (wooden ground), set to the right after the Salmigondis building
- Cross the parking 11
- When in the middle of the Croix du Sud square, follow the covered passage in the direction of the parking 22,
- Follow the biodiversity 2022 sign
By plane
From Brussels National Airport (Zaventem)
Brussels National Airport is linked to Brussels by a train service. Ask for a ticket to Louvain-la-Neuve Université and get off at the station Brussels North. Take the Brussels-Namur line, get off at Ottignies and change to a train to Louvain-la-Neuve.
From Brussels South Charleroi Airport (Gosselies)
At the airport, go to the Ryanair desk and ask for a combined bus/train ticket to Louvain-la-Neuve. Take the bus to Charleroi-South station, from where you can continue by train to Louvain-la-Neuve Université station.
Walking from the station
- Leave the platform of the Louvain-la-Neuve Université station by staircases under the covered passage
- Take on the left and follow the « rue des Wallons » street for 500 m (direction Auditoires Croix du Sud)
- Having left the Sciences square (wooden ground), set to the right after the Salmigondis building
- Cross the parking 11
- When in the middle of the Croix du Sud square, follow the covered passage in the direction of the parking 22
- Follow the biodiversity 2022 sign