There are 10 ways to get from Leuven to Cardiff by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain London Paddington - Swansea / ...
6h 23m£152–299Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoriabus RegioJet 10
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University REbus 507 / ...
12h 7m£44–79Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Leuven to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar
6h 40mFly Brussels Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane BRU - CWL
6h 36m£66–234Train, bus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.train Eurostar
- Take the bus from London Heathrow Airport to Cardiff North Roadbus Uk940 / ...
9h 23m£65–204Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Leuven to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar
7h 49m£115–164Fly Brussels Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane BRU - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 4m£80–219Fly Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BRU - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
6h 4m£142–344Train, train to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, fly to London City Airport
- Take the train from Louvain to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to London City Airport (LCY)plane RTM - LCY
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 21m£176–478Fly Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BRU - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Centraltrain
8h 9m£116–249
Leuven to Cardiff by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leuven to Cardiff is to bus which costs £40 - £80 and takes 12h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Leuven to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 6h 4m and costs £140 - £350.
No, there is no direct bus from Leuven station to Cardiff. However, there are services departing from Leuven Station and arriving at University RE via Brussels Midi / Brussels South West and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 7m.
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 23m.
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 23m and costs £150 - £300.
It takes approximately 6h 23m 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 23m and costs £150 - £300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £80 and takes 12h 7m, you could also fly, which costs £65 - £240 and takes 6h 36m.
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 23m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leuven Station to University RE via Brussels Midi / Brussels South West and London Victoria in around 12h 7m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–220
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–170
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
- £50–290
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bristol Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–210
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bristol Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–210
- 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
- £50–130
- 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
- £70–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £70–110
- Comfort
- £85–120
- Premium
- £110–150
Train from Anvers-Central to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £30–45
- Comfort
- £30–50
- Premium
- £50–70
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £75–95
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £100–140
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £22–27
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £29–45
- 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 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £45–75
- 1st Class
- £100–170
Train from Anvers-Central to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £15–23
- 1st Class
- £29–50
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £26–40
- 1st Class
- £35–50
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Louvain to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £6–9
- 1st Class
- £9–14
Train from Anvers-Central to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £9–14
- 1st Class
- £14–21
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £60–85
- 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
- £18–28
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Heathrow Airport to Cardiff North Road
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–60
- Website
- https://www.poferries.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 9:35 AM in Leuven and 8:35 AM in Cardiff.
Leuven to Cardiff train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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