There are 12 ways to get from Leuven to Cardiff by train, bus, car, car train, plane, 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 Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain London Paddington - Swansea / ...
6h 3mFly Brussels Airport to Cardiff Airport
cheapest- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane BRU - CWL
7h 53m£55–240Train, 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 / ...
9hDrive, 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 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 18mBus
- 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 29mDrive, 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£90–164Fly 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 3mTrain, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Louvain to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane AMS - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
7h 23mTrain, 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 28mTrain, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cardiff Airport
- Take the train from Louvain to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane AMS - CWL
7h 28mFly 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 11m
Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leuven to Cardiff is to fly which costs £55 - £240 and takes 7h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Leuven to Cardiff is to drive and car ferry which takes 7h 49m and costs £90 - £170.
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 29m.
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 3m.
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 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 3m 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 I, depart from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
The best way to get from Leuven to Cardiff is to train which takes 6h 3m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 12h 29m, you could also fly, which costs £55 - £240 and takes 7h 53m.
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 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leuven Station to University RE via Brussels Midi / Brussels South West and London Victoria in around 12h 29m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cardiff Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–310
Flights from Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- 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 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–230
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cardiff Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bristol Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–230
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–150
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cardiff Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–310
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–320
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- eurostar.com
- Website
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- firstgreatwestern.co.uk
- Website
- nsinternational.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
Train from Anvers-Central to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
- 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
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Louvain to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Anvers-Central to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- belgiantrain.be
- Website
- thalys.com
Train from Anvers-Central to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- thalys.com
- Website
- arrivatrainswales.co.uk
Train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- arrivatrainswales.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Heathrow Airport to Cardiff North Road
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from London Victoria to University RE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- 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
- £8–19
- 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
- £5–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Leuven to Cardiff bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at London Victoria station.
Cardiff is 1h behind Leuven. It is currently 7:55 AM in Leuven and 6:55 AM in Cardiff.
Leuven to Cardiff train services, operated by Eurostar I, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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