There are 10 ways to get from Leuven to Bucharest by plane, train, bus, car, night train, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Brussels Airport
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BRU - OTP
5h 6m$151–362Train, bus via Aachen
cheapest- Take the train from Louvain to Aachen Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus
17h 41m$65–76Train
- Take the train from Louvain to Liège-Guilleminstrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbftrain 91 / ...
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain Ice
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
30h 48m$445–719Drive 2,113.9 km
- Drive from Leuven to Bucharestcar 2,113.9 km
20h 18m$377–545Drive to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Drive from Leuven to Amsterdam-Schiphol-Airport-AMScar
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane AMS - OTP
5h 30m$195–458Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Louvain to Fleurustrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane CRL - OTP
6h 28m$111–324Bus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bucharestbus
27h 18m$167–169Train, night train
- Take the train from Louvain to Liège-Guilleminstrain Ic / ...
- Take the night train from Liege-Guillemins to Wien Meidlingnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
34h 4m$345–704Train, bus
- Take the train from Louvain to Liège-Guilleminstrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Liège Guillemins to București, Autogara Militaribus 1924
34h 52m$160–304Drive, car train
- Drive from Leuven to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Bucharestcar
21h 12m$361–1,585
Leuven to Bucharest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leuven to Bucharest is to train and bus via Aachen which costs $60 - $80 and takes 17h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Leuven to Bucharest is to fly which takes 5h 6m and costs $150 - $370.
No, there is no direct train from Leuven to Bucharest. However, there are services departing from Louvain and arriving at Bucuresti Nord via Liege-Guillemins, Frankfurt, Passau Hbf and Wien Meidling. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 48m.
The distance between Leuven and Bucharest is 1794 km. The road distance is 2113.9 km.
The best way to get from Leuven to Bucharest without a car is to train and bus via Aachen which takes 17h 41m and costs $60 - $80.
It takes approximately 5h 6m to get from Leuven to Bucharest, including transfers.
Leuven to Bucharest train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Louvain station.
The best way to get from Leuven to Bucharest is to fly which takes 5h 6m and costs $150 - $370. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $440 - $750 and takes 30h 48m, you could also bus, which costs $166 - $170 and takes 27h 18m.
Bucharest is 1h ahead of Leuven. It is currently 3:28 AM in Leuven and 4:28 AM in Bucharest.
Leuven to Bucharest train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Liège-Guillemins station.
What companies run services between Leuven, Belgium and Bucharest, Romania?
Lauda, HiSky, and five other airlines fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Louvain to Bucuresti Nord via Liege-Guillemins, Frankfurt, Passau Hbf, and Wien Meidling in around 30h 48m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–320
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–490
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–490
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–470
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bucharest Otopeni via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $28–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Louvain to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $37–42
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–34
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–14
- 1st Class
- $14–21
Train from Louvain to Fleurus
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–12
- 1st Class
- $12–18
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–340
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $50–75
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–180
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $50–80
- 1st Class
- $100–180
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Liege-Guillemins to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–330
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- $300–330
- Couchette Carriage
- $190–220
- Seating Carriage
- $95–120
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–1,200
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $320–650
- Car Compartment
- $600–1,200
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Aachen to Bucharest Obor
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $161
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Liège Guillemins to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $150–270
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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