There are 9 ways to get from Leuven to Austria by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Brussels Airport to Vienna International Airport
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane BRU - VIE
4h 25m€84–285Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Louvain to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane CRL - VIE
5h 44m€62–330Train via Munich
- Take the train from Louvain to Liège-Guilleminstrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wien Westbahnhoftrain Drf / ...
12h 25m€170–459Train, bus
- Take the train from Louvain to Liège-Guilleminstrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Liège Guillemins to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)bus 1924
16h 26m€100–169Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Brussels-Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
16h 3m€68–174Fly Brussels Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BRU - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbftrain
6h 15m€134–363Fly Brussels Airport to Innsbruck Airport
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Innsbruck Airport (INN)plane BRU - INN
4h 11m€153–447Train
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Wien HBFtrain Nj / ...
17h 21m€236–356Drive 1,059.1 km
- Drive from Leuven to Viennacar 1,059.1 km
9h 39m€179–258
Leuven to Austria by train and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leuven to Austria is to night train which costs €65 - €180 and takes 16h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Leuven to Austria is to fly which takes 4h 11m and costs €150 - €450.
No, there is no direct train from Leuven to Austria. However, there are services departing from Louvain and arriving at Stephansplatz via Liege-Guillemins, Frankfurt, Muenchen Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof and Westbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 25m.
The distance between Leuven and Austria is 965 km. The road distance is 1059.1 km.
The best way to get from Leuven to Austria without a car is to train via Munich which takes 12h 25m and costs €170 - €460.
It takes approximately 4h 25m to get from Leuven to Austria, including transfers.
Leuven to Austria train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Louvain station.
The best way to get from Leuven to Austria is to fly which takes 4h 25m and costs €80 - €290. Alternatively, you can train via Munich, which costs €170 - €460 and takes 12h 25m.
Leuven to Austria train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Liège-Guillemins station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leuven to Austria is 1059 km. It takes approximately 9h 39m to drive from Leuven to Austria.
What companies run services between Leuven, Belgium and Austria?
Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Vienna International Airport (VIE) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Louvain to Stephansplatz via Liege-Guillemins, Frankfurt, München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf, Salzburg Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, Wien Westbahnhof, and Westbahnhof in around 12h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Brussels Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from Brussels Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Brussels Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to Innsbruck Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Brussels Airport to Innsbruck Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Vienna International Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Vienna International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Brussels Airport to Innsbruck Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–340
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Louvain to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels-Nord to Wien HBF
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €230–350
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Frankfurt to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Brussels-Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–160
- Couchette Carriage
- €90–110
- Seating Carriage
- €60–75
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €18–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €18–23
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Liège Guillemins to Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB)
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Flixbus
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