There are 11 ways to get from Leuven to Cardiff by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff CentralLondon Paddington - Swansea / ...
6h 1m£121–419Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London VictoriaRegioJet 10
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GDUk042 / ...
12h 24m£27–67Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Leuven to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiff
6h 37mFly Brussels Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)BRU - CWL
6h 42m£72–226Train, bus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.Eurostar
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Sophia Gardens201 / ...
8h 45m£68–222Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Leuven to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiff
7h 41m£116–169Fly Brussels Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bristol Airport (BRS)BRU - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
7h 3m£70–209Fly Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)BRU - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
6h 3m£118–336Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Louvain to Anvers-Central
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)AMS - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
6h 57m£77–283Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the train from Louvain to Anvers-Central
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)AMS - CWL
6h 45m£94–360Fly Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Manchester Airport (MAN)BRU - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
8h 6m£120–284
Leuven to Cardiff by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leuven to Cardiff is to bus which costs £27 - £70 and takes 12h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Leuven to Cardiff is to train which takes 6h 1m and costs £120 - £420.
No, there is no direct bus from Leuven to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Leuven and arriving at Kingsway GD via Brussels Midi / Brussels South West and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Leuven to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Louvain and arriving at Cardiff Central via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 1m.
The distance between Leuven and Cardiff is 400 miles.
The best way to get from Leuven to Cardiff without a car is to train which takes 6h 1m and costs £120 - £420.
It takes approximately 6h 1m to get from Leuven to Cardiff, including transfers.
Leuven to Cardiff bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West station.
Leuven to Cardiff train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
The best way to get from Leuven to Cardiff is to train which takes 6h 1m and costs £120 - £420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £27 - £70 and takes 12h 24m, you could also fly, which costs £70 - £230 and takes 6h 42m.
What companies run services between Leuven, Belgium and Cardiff, Wales?
You can take a train from Louvain to Cardiff Central via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Paddington, and London Paddington in around 6h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leuven to Kingsway GD via Brussels Midi / Brussels South West and London Victoria in around 12h 24m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–230
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bristol Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bristol Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–180
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–290
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £50–75
- 1st Class
- £100–170
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Louvain to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GD
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GD
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Sophia Gardens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Leuven to Cardiff bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at London Victoria station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Leuven. It is currently 8:57 PM in Leuven and 7:57 PM in Cardiff.
Leuven to Cardiff train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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