There are 8 ways to get from Leuven to Cluj-Napoca by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly from Brussels Airport
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)BRU - CLJ
6h 48m$115–334Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Louvain to Liège-GuilleminsIc / ...
- Take the bus from Liege to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
23h 32m$23–94Train, bus via Ghent
- Take the train from Louvain to Gand-Saint-PierreIc / ...
- Take the bus from Ghent to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
16h 35m$40–54Train
- Take the train from Louvain to Liège-GuilleminsIc / ...
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(Main)HbfIce / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbf91 / ...
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien HauptbahnhofIce
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-KeletiEc
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj NapocaIc
27h 25m$174–503Drive 1,705.9 km
- Drive from Leuven to Cluj-Napoca1,705.9 km
17h 28m$304–440Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly
- Take the train from Louvain to Fleurus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)CRL - CLJ
5h 57m$50–366Bus
- Take the bus from Brussels to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
27h 18mDrive, car train
- Drive from Leuven to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Cluj-Napoca
18h 31m$301–1,495
Leuven to Cluj-Napoca by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leuven to Cluj-Napoca is to train and bus via Ghent which costs $40 - $55 and takes 16h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Leuven to Cluj-Napoca is to train and fly which takes 5h 57m and costs $50 - $370.
No, there is no direct train from Leuven to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Louvain and arriving at Cluj Napoca via Liege-Guillemins, Frankfurt, Passau Hbf, Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 25m.
The distance between Leuven and Cluj-Napoca is 1501 km. The road distance is 1705.9 km.
The best way to get from Leuven to Cluj-Napoca without a car is to train and bus via Ghent which takes 16h 35m and costs $40 - $55.
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Leuven to Cluj-Napoca, including transfers.
Leuven to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Louvain station.
The best way to get from Leuven to Cluj-Napoca is to fly which takes 6h 48m and costs $110 - $340. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $170 - $550 and takes 27h 25m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 27h 18m.
Cluj-Napoca is 1h ahead of Leuven. It is currently 1:20 PM in Leuven and 2:20 PM in Cluj-Napoca.
Leuven to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Liège-Guillemins station.
What companies run services between Leuven, Belgium and Cluj-Napoca, Romania?
LOT, Brussels Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Louvain to Cluj Napoca via Liege-Guillemins, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf, Frankfurt, Passau Hbf, Wien Hauptbahnhof, Wien Hbf, and Budapest-Keleti in around 27h 25m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–330
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–400
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $25–300
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–250
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–490
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–320
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Louvain to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $10–16
- 1st Class
- $16–24
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 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
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–12
- 1st Class
- $12–18
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
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(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–34
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- 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
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Ghent to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Liege to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $13–60
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- contact@euro-fratello.ro
- Website
- euro-fratello.ro
Bus from Brussels to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- euro-fratello.ro
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