There are 4 ways to get from Leeuwarden to Balk by train, bus, car, or taxi
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Train, line 44 bus
best- Take the train from Leeuwarden to Sneektrain Stoptrein RS3 / ...
- Take the bus from Sneek, Busstation to Balk, Van Swinderenstraatbus 44
1h 13m€11–16Drive 46.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Leeuwarden to Balkcar 46.6 km
47 min€9–13Taxi
- Take the taxi from Leeuwarden to Balktaxi 46.6 km
47 min€110–140Bus, line 41 bus
- Take the bus from [Leeuwarden] Voorzijde station, Stationsplein to [Heerenveen] Busstation, halte Abus Stopbus ipv trein / ...
- Take the bus from Heerenveen, Busstation to Balk, Meineszleanebus 41
1h 54m
Leeuwarden to Balk by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leeuwarden to Balk is to drive which costs €8 - €13 and takes 47 min.
The fastest way to get from Leeuwarden to Balk is to drive which takes 47 min and costs €8 - €13.
No, there is no direct bus from Leeuwarden station to Balk. However, there are services departing from [Leeuwarden] Voorzijde station, Stationsplein and arriving at Balk, Meineszleane via Heerenveen, Busstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 54m.
The distance between Leeuwarden and Balk is 42 km. The road distance is 46.6 km.
The best way to get from Leeuwarden to Balk without a car is to train and line 44 bus which takes 1h 13m and costs €11 - €16.
It takes approximately 1h 13m to get from Leeuwarden to Balk, including transfers.
Leeuwarden to Balk bus services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from [Leeuwarden] Voorzijde station, Stationsplein.
Leeuwarden to Balk bus services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at [Heerenveen] Busstation, halte A.
Yes, the driving distance between Leeuwarden to Balk is 47 km. It takes approximately 47 min to drive from Leeuwarden to Balk.
There are 721+ hotels available in Balk.
What companies run services between Leeuwarden, Netherlands and Balk, Netherlands?
You can take a bus from [Leeuwarden] Voorzijde station, Stationsplein to Balk, Meineszleane via Heerenveen, Busstation in around 1h 54m.
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Leeuwarden to Sneek
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €6–9
- Phone
- +31 900 0155
- Website
- Qbuzz B.V.
Bus from Sneek, Busstation to Balk, Van Swinderenstraat
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Qbuzz B.V.
Bus from Heerenveen, Busstation to Balk, Meineszleane
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- Qbuzz B.V.
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Bus from [Leeuwarden] Voorzijde station, Stationsplein to [Heerenveen] Busstation, halte A
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- €110–140
E-TAX
- Phone
- +31 588443656
- Website
- etaxleeuwarden.nl
Maxi Taxi
- Phone
- +31 0624622624
- Website
- maxitaxi.nl
Taxi Van Reeken
- Phone
- +31 6 45606616
- Website
- taxi-leeuwarden.nl
Taxi Xtra
- Phone
- +310641960803
- Website
- taxixtra.nl
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