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IC train to LeuvenorIC train to Antwerpen-Centraal?

The short answer

For one traveler the IC train to Leuven is cheaper by €3.10. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The IC train to Leuven is quicker: 13 min against 31 min. The IC train to Antwerpen-Centraal varies between 30 and 33 minutes.

IC train to Leuven: 05:21–23:38, Monday to Friday. IC train to Antwerpen-Centraal: 05:41–23:41.

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.
TravelersIC train to LeuvenIC train to Antwerpen-CentraalDifference
1€11.90€15€3.10
2€23.80€30€6.20
3€35.70€45€9.30
4€47.60€60€12.40
5€59.50€75€15.50
6€71.40€90€18.60
7€83.30€105€21.70
8€95.20€120€24.80

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
IC · NMBS/SNCBIC train to Leuven
From
The station under the terminal, below the departures and arrivals hall
To
Leuven station, one stop, with nothing in between
Luggage
Intercity carriages with racks and space by the doors.
Runs
05:21–23:38
Journey
13–14 min

EUR 11.90 on a weekday, with the EUR 6.90 supplement inside it: only 30 cents more than the ticket to Bruxelles-Central, for a train that goes the other way.

WEEKDAYS ONLY, in the base timetable. On a Saturday or Sunday change at Brussel-Noord — about 43 minutes in all — or take De Lijn bus 91, which runs seven days a week.

Thirteen minutes, one stop, no Brussels: it is the fastest thing this airport does.

Children under 12 travel free with you and pay no supplement; they walk through the gates with you.

IC train to Leuven: price for every party size

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IC · NMBS/SNCBIC train to Antwerpen-Centraal
From
The station under the terminal, below the departures and arrivals hall
To
Antwerpen-Centraal, via Mechelen and Antwerpen-Berchem
Luggage
Intercity carriages with racks and space by the doors.
Runs
05:41–23:41
Journey
30–33 min

EUR 15.00 on a weekday and EUR 12.60 at the weekend, the EUR 6.90 supplement inside both; the weekend discount never touches the supplement.

Half the weekday trains are the EC to Rotterdam and Amsterdam. NMBS's own product sheet lists EC among the domestic trains an ordinary ticket is valid on, so board it for Antwerp; you need an international ticket only beyond it.

Twice an hour on weekdays, hourly at weekends, and about 30 minutes either way.

Children under 12 travel free with you and pay no supplement.

IC train to Antwerpen-Centraal: price for every party size

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