There are 8 ways to get from Leuven to Cluj-Napoca by plane, train, bus, 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 Cluj-Napoca
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane BRU - CLJ
7h 4m$99–268Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Louvain to Liège-Guilleminstrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Liege to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
23h 32m$26–84Train
- Take the train from Louvain to Liège-Guilleminstrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Wien HBFtrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keletitrain Ec
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj Napocatrain Ic
29h 8m$314–495Drive 1,703 km
- Drive from Leuven to Cluj-Napocacar 1,703 km
17h 17m$304–439Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca
- Take the train from Louvain to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane CRL - CLJ
6h 28m$57–374Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Cluj-Napoca
- Take the train from Malines to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Cluj-Napoca (CLJ)plane EIN - CLJ
8h 3m$84–405Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Tirgu Mures, bus
- Take the train from Louvain to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Tirgu Mures (TGM)plane CRL - TGM
- Take the bus from Târgu Mures Airport to Cluj-Napoca Calea Turziibus
8h 45mBus
- Take the bus from Brussels to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vestbus
27h 43m
Leuven to Cluj-Napoca by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leuven to Cluj-Napoca is to train and bus which costs $26 - $85 and takes 23h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Leuven to Cluj-Napoca is to train and fly which takes 6h 28m and costs $55 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Leuven to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Leuven Lüdenscheid and arriving at Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest via Brussel Noord opstaphalte and Brussels. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 43m.
No, there is no direct train from Leuven to Cluj-Napoca. However, there are services departing from Louvain and arriving at Cluj Napoca via Liège-Guillemins, Wien Hbf and Budapest-Keleti. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 8m.
The distance between Leuven and Cluj-Napoca is 1500 km. The road distance is 1703 km.
The best way to get from Leuven to Cluj-Napoca without a car is to train and bus which takes 23h 32m and costs $26 - $85.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Leuven to Cluj-Napoca, including transfers.
Leuven to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by Euro Fratello Srl, depart from Brussels station.
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 7h 4m and costs $95 - $270. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $310 - $500 and takes 29h 8m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 27h 43m.
What companies run services between Leuven, Belgium and Cluj-Napoca, Romania?
Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa, and four 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 Liège-Guillemins, Wien HBF, Wien Hbf, and Budapest-Keleti in around 29h 8m.
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–330
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–330
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Tirgu Mures
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cluj-Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–390
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $45–390
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–250
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–430
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cluj-Napoca via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Tirgu Mures via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–310
- 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
- $14–21
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Wien HBF
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–350
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Louvain to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Malines to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Louvain to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–80
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Cluj Napoca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–36
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Malines to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Breda to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- [email protected]
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Liege to Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $12–55
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +4-0729-770.870
- [email protected]
- Website
- transolteanu.ro
Bus from Târgu Mures Airport to Cluj-Napoca Calea Turzii
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- transolteanu.ro
- Phone
- 0724 122 272
- [email protected]
- 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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Booking & Getting There
Leuven to Cluj-Napoca bus services, operated by Euro Fratello Srl, arrive at Cluj-Napoca, Autogara Sens Vest station.
Cluj-Napoca is 1h ahead of Leuven. It is currently 5:39 AM in Leuven and 6:39 AM in Cluj-Napoca.
Leuven to Cluj-Napoca train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Liège-Guillemins station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leuven to Cluj-Napoca is 1703 km. It takes approximately 17h 17m to drive from Leuven to Cluj-Napoca.
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