There are 9 ways to get from Leuven to Varna 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 Varna Airport
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane BRU - VAR
6h 52m$154–648Fly Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, bus
cheapest- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane BRU - OTP
- Take the bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
10h 56m$126–370Train, bus
- Take the train from Louvain to Liège-Guilleminstrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Liege Gare des Guillemins to Bucharestbus
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Varnabus
31h 48m$198–224Train, night train
- Take the train from Louvain to Aachen Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain 90N
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Varnatrain Ic
41h 25m$522–861Drive 2,356.4 km
- Drive from Leuven to Varnacar 2,356.4 km
23h 37m$420–607Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Varna Airport
- Take the train from Louvain to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane CRL - VAR
6h 37m$167–764Bus
- Take the bus from Leuven Station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus N84
- Take the bus from Praga to Varnabus
34h 25m$165–307Train, bus via Mannheim
- 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 Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
42h 7m$217–379Train, bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Louvain to Liège-Guilleminstrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
43h 53m$214–369
Leuven to Varna by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leuven to Varna is to train and bus which costs $190 - $230 and takes 31h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Leuven to Varna is to train and fly which takes 6h 37m and costs $160 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Leuven station to Varna. However, there are services departing from Leuven Station and arriving at Varna via Praga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Leuven to Varna. However, there are services departing from Louvain and arriving at Varna via Aachen, Hbf, Wien Meidling, Bucharest and Gorna Oryahovitsa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 25m.
The distance between Leuven and Varna is 1980 km. The road distance is 2356.4 km.
The best way to get from Leuven to Varna without a car is to train and bus which takes 31h 48m and costs $190 - $230.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Leuven to Varna, including transfers.
Leuven to Varna bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leuven Station.
Leuven to Varna train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Louvain station.
The best way to get from Leuven to Varna is to fly which takes 6h 52m and costs $150 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $160 - $310 and takes 34h 25m.
What companies run services between Leuven, Belgium and Varna, Bulgaria?
Austrian Airlines, Air Serbia, and Brussels Airlines fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Varna Airport (VAR) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leuven Station to Varna via Praha, ÚAN Florenc and Praga in around 34h 25m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–310
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–340
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–440
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Varna Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–240
- Website
- smartwings.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–260
- 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
- $14–22
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Louvain to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Louvain to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $240–360
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–440
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–18
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- [email protected]
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Liege Gare des Guillemins to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $160
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Praga to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 (0) 877 34 47 47
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pegasus
Bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Pegasus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leuven Station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Mannheim Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–200
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–200
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–210
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
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Booking & Getting There
Leuven to Varna bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Varna is 1h ahead of Leuven. It is currently 7:37 PM in Leuven and 8:37 PM in Varna.
Leuven to Varna train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Aachen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leuven to Varna is 2356 km. It takes approximately 23h 37m to drive from Leuven to Varna.
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