These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The De Lijn night bus N62 reaches central Brussels — Bruxelles-Central, Brussel-Noord and Rogier; the De Lijn bus 91 to Leuven does not. Runs east through Kortenberg and Everberg to Leuven and never goes near Brussels. For Leuven and the villages on the way only.
The De Lijn night bus N62 is quicker: 29 min against 1 h 09. The De Lijn bus 91 to Leuven varies between 59 and 85 minutes.
De Lijn night bus N62: 00:55–04:46. De Lijn bus 91 to Leuven: 05:16–21:17.
Priced against each other
Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
Travelers
De Lijn night bus N62
De Lijn bus 91 to Leuven
Difference
1
€3
€3
same
2
€6
€6
same
3
€9
€9
same
4
€12
€12
same
5
€15
€15
same
6
€18
€18
same
7
€21
€21
same
8
€22
€22
same
Side by side
Where each one leaves you
N62 · De LijnDe Lijn night bus N62
From
The Zaventem Brussels Airport bus station — since 7 May 2026 a temporary one, about 100 m from the terminal on level 0, under a covered walkway
To
Brussel Rogier, one block from De Brouckere
Luggage
An ordinary city bus, quiet at that hour.
Runs
00:55–04:46
Journey
29 min
This is the answer to the night here: it lands almost exactly in the gap the trains and the STIB bus leave, and it charges the ordinary EUR 3.00 to do it.
It is also faster than the daytime bus — 29 minutes against 54 — because the roads are empty.
Mind the 02:25 to 03:16 gap. The half-hourly claim does not hold across the middle of the night.
Platform B of the De Lijn bus station — since 7 May 2026 a temporary one, about 100 m from the terminal on level 0, under a covered walkway
To
Leuven Station, platform 1, via Kortenberg and Everberg
Luggage
An ordinary regional bus with no racks; a big case sits with you.
Runs
05:16–21:17
Journey
59–85 min
EUR 3.00 against EUR 11.90 on the train, and the only direct way to Leuven at weekends, when the base rail timetable has no Leuven train.
It takes about an hour against the train's 13 minutes, and up to 85 in the morning peak.
The ticket is valid 60 minutes and the ride can take longer; De Lijn lets you finish the ride you are on, so a single bus is fine. Do not plan a change on the same ticket.
The last weekday bus is 21:17, well before the last train; on Saturday it is 22:18 and on Sunday 22:21.
Eight or more of you should buy one EUR 22 ten-ride card and scan it once per person.
The guides still name buses 651 and 652: De Lijn closed both on 6 January 2024. Line 91 from platform B is the bus.
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