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{{Infobox Location
|country = Belgium
|map = <map lat='50.8772608626931' lng='4.70867156982422' zoom='12' view='3' float='right' height='370'/>
|pop = 92,704
|state = [[Vlaams-Brabant]]
|motorways = [[E314]], [[E40]]
}}
'''Leuven''' ([[France|French]]: ''Louvain'') is the capital city of the province [[:Category:Vlaams-Brabant|Vlaams-Brabant]] in [[Belgium]] at about 30km east of [[Brussels]]. It is mainly a calm administrative and university city with the ''Katholieke Universiteit Leuven'' which includes some magnificent historic buildings and cityscape.
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== Hitchhiking out ==
=== West towards [[Brussels]] ===
Just walk on the ring of '''Leuven''' to the ''Tervuursevest'' and hitch along the ''Koning Boudewijnlaan''. You will see many cars parked along the road, so you can start to hitch from there.
Another option is to walk or take the bus (351, 352, 358) to the Brusselsesteenweg (the N2) and hitchhike from there (just hitchhike on the bus stop). The N2 goes straight to Brussels.
The best option is however to walk a bit further down the N2 to hitchhike on the entrance to the E314 direction Brussels / Luik. There is place for the cars to stop and there are many cars going to Brussels from there. The waiting time is usually not longer than 20 minutes.
=== East towards [[Liège|Liege]], [[Genk]], [[Germany]], [[Netherlands]] / West towards [[Brussels]], [[Gent]] ===
The E40 is passing at quite a distance on the southern side of the city, but there is a service station which can be a good spot to hitch a quick ride east towards [[Liège|Liege]] and [[Germany]] or west towards [[Brussels]] or [[Gent]]. The service station direction west is also the last one before the ring of Brussels.
To reach the service station from '''Leuven''': Take bus #395 direction ''Overijse-Groenendal'' and go out at stop ''Rotspoelstraat''. Alternatively try the buses #7-8-9 in direction ''Bertem'' and get out at ''Egenhoven'' and then walk down the ''St-Jansbergsesteenweg''.
A very good spot to get to the service station is to start from the entrance of the E314 direction Brussel / Luik on the N2 (Brusselsesteenweg). You can get there by walking (about 20 minutes from the city center) or take the bus 351, 352, 358 and get off at the stop 'Herent Diependaal'.
== Hitching In ==
==='''From Genk/Hasselt'''===
If you happen to pass around '''Leuven''' by the E314, you can simply ask to be dropped at any of the town or its suburb's exit (Exit 16 - 17 or 18) and walk into downtown.
[[Category:Vlaams-Brabant]]
[[Category:BelgiumE40]]