Access and mobility

Bicycle

In Louvain-la-Neuve, cycling is much preferable to driving.

There are numerous routes providing easy access to Louvain-la-Neuve, showers are available for cyclists, and there are specific areas where you can park your bicycle safely.

  Practical information

To support and facilitate the use of bicycles, UCLouvain is stepping up its efforts  by constantly adapting its infrastructure, offering services related to bicycle use and reimbursing staff for the kilometres they travel to and from work by bicycle.

  Terms and conditions

Bus

Louvain-la-Neuve is very well served by the TEC Brabant Wallon (OTW) network, particularly via express connections but also traditional lines. View schedules at www.letec.be.

UCLouvain strongly encourages the use of public transport, including by providing free staff commuting passes.

  Terms and conditions

• Brussels

Line E12 (Express 12) departing from Roodebeek metro station via Crainhem metro station (UCLouvain Brussels Woluwe campus).

• Etterbeek

Line E11 (Express 11) via the Plaine des Manoeuvres, Etterbeek SNCB station, Delta metro station and Wavre SNCB station.

• Jodoigne

Line E1 (Express 1) via Thorembais-Saint-Trond.

• Waterloo

Line E3 (Express 3) via Braine-l'Alleud, Ohain, Lasne and Céroux.

• Nivelles

Line E4 (Express 4) via Genappe and Beaurieux.

• Tourinnes-la-Grosse

Line 6 via Hamme-Mille, Grez-Doiceau and Wavre (4 Sapins).

• Wavre et Ottignies

Line 20.

• Dion-Valmont

Line 21.

• Perwez

Line 33 via Chaumont-Gistoux.

• Chastre

Line 34 via Walhain, Nil, Corbais and Mont-saint-Guibert.

• Waterloo

Line 39 via Braine-L’Alleud, Lasne and Ottignies.

• Villers-la-Ville

Line 51 via Saint-Géry and Mont-saint-Guibert.

• Gembloux

Line 52 via Chastre.

• Gembloux and Wavre-Nord

Line E6 (Express 6) via the N4 and Albert Einstein Science Park.

Buses on these lines only run from Monday to Friday, except for lines 33, 34 and E6, which also run on Saturdays, and line 20, which also runs on Saturdays and Sundays.

Train

Many stations are directly accessible from Louvain-la-Neuve, including along the line to Brussels. At Ottignies station, trains run to Brussels Airport, Namur, Charleroi and Leuven.

Attention : Do not confuse Louvain-la-Neuve with Louvain (the French name for Leuven), which is another city on a different line.

UCLouvain strongly encourages the use of public transport, including by providing free staff commuting passes.

  Terms and conditions

• From Brussels
  

Allow approximately 30 minutes. A change is required at Ottignies, except for certain direct trains (which take slightly longer).

• From Namur or Charleroi
  

Change at Ottignies for trains to Louvain-la-Neuve.


• From Luxembourg Province
  

Take a train to Ottignies (changing at Namur if necessary), then a connecting train to Louvain-la-Neuve.


• From another country
  

Arrive at Bruxelles-Nord (Brussels North) or Bruxelles-Midi (Brussels South) train station, then take a train to Ottignies (which may also stop at Bruxelles-Central, Bruxelles-Schuman and Bruxelles-Luxembourg.

Check real-time timetables and plan your trip at www.belgiantrain.be or download the SNCB mobile app.

Various advantageous subscription options are available for students.

Car

Louvain-la-Neuve is accessible via the E411, N4 and N25 motorways. Its town centre is, for the most part, a pedestrian zone.

To contribute to a healthier environment, you can also:

•  Use Carpool: join the UCLouvain/EPHEC/HELHA community on the Carpool platform for students and staff;
•  Rent a car through Cambio: Louvain-La-Neuve hosts nine locations;
•  Access the car-sharing service: reserved for UCLouvain staff.

  Need a taxi? Find available services in Louvain-la-Neuve.

  Parking:

Car parks in Louvain-la-Neuve are organised according to the activity you wish to attend:

Air

  From 5.30am to 11.45pm, seven days a week, there are four trains per hour from Brussels Airport to Bruxelles-Nord (Brussels North) train station, from which trains run to Louvain-la-Neuve (not to be confused with Louvain, the French translation of Leuven).

  Brussels South Charleroi airport is served by low-cost airlines. It is located 40 km southwest of Louvain-la-Neuve. TEC buses connect the airport to Charleroi-Central train station.

To reach Louvain-la-Neuve, the fastest option during the day and until 9:57pm is to travel from Charleroi-Central to Ottignies, from which a connecting train will arrive in Louvain-la-Neuve in eight minutes.