There are 9 ways to get from Leuven to Zakopane by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly Brussels Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane BRU - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
8h 26mzł 427–1,257Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
cheapest- Take the train from Louvain to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane CRL - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
9h 40mzł 382–873Train
- 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 Kraków Głównytrain Drf
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain Eip / ...
25h 18mBus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N1310 / ...
- Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus K1
26h 15mzł 593–908Drive 1,345.3 km
- Drive from Leuven to Zakopanecar 1,345.3 km
12h 29mzł 1,013–1,463Fly Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BRU - BUD
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to Zakopane
10h 55mzł 597–1,482Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from Louvain to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane AMS - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
10h 35mzł 601–1,545Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Take the train from Malines to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane EIN - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain
11h 7mzł 418–1,298Train, bus
- Take the train from Louvain to Liège-Guilleminstrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the bus from Köln to Krakówbus
- Take the bus from Jubilat to Zakopane ZDAbus K1
33h 1mzł 959–1,380
Brussels Airport (BRU) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leuven to Zakopane is to train and fly which costs 380 zł - 900 zł and takes 9h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Leuven to Zakopane is to fly and train which takes 8h 26m and costs 420 zł - 1 300 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Leuven to Zakopane. However, there are services departing from Leuven Lüdenscheid and arriving at Zakopane ZDA via Brussels-North train station and MDA dworzec autobusowy. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Leuven to Zakopane. However, there are services departing from Louvain and arriving at Zakopane via Liege-Guillemins, Frankfurt and Krakow Glowny. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 18m.
The distance between Leuven and Zakopane is 1253 km. The road distance is 1345.3 km.
The best way to get from Leuven to Zakopane without a car is to train which takes 25h 18m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 26m to get from Leuven to Zakopane, including transfers.
Leuven to Zakopane bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Brussels-North train station.
Leuven to Zakopane train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Louvain station.
The best way to get from Leuven to Zakopane is to train which takes 25h 18m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 550 zł - 950 zł and takes 26h 15m.
What companies run services between Leuven, Belgium and Zakopane, Poland?
You can take a train from Louvain to Zakopane via Liege-Guillemins, Frankfurt, Kraków Główny, and Krakow Glowny in around 25h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leuven Lüdenscheid to Zakopane ZDA via Brussel Noord afstaphalte, Brussels-North train station, and MDA dworzec autobusowy in around 26h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 330–2,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 330–900
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 240–600
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 440–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 440–1,300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 310–1,100
Flights from Brussels Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 330–900
Flights from Brussels Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 330–900
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 240–600
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 230–650
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 250–950
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- zł 250–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 240–1,300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 230–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 280–1,600
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 440–1,200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 410–900
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 290–1,200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 260–600
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 180–800
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 180–800
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 65–120
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 65–120
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 65–120
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 65–120
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 65–120
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- 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
- zł 55–90
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 230–360
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Louvain to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 50–80
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Louvain to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 45–75
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Malines to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 65–100
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 55–90
- 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
- zł 50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 210–430
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Louvain to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Louvain to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 85–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 65–130
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Malines to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 35–70
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Breda to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 28–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 200–330
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- zł 550–850
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +48 669 060 060
- [email protected]
- Website
- majerbus.pl
Bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 30–45
- Schedules at
- majerbus.pl
Bus from Jubilat to Zakopane ZDA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 22–45
- Schedules at
- majerbus.pl
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- zł 230–320
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Köln to Kraków
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 800–900
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Leuven to Zakopane bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Leuven to Zakopane train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Liège-Guillemins station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leuven to Zakopane is 1345 km. It takes approximately 12h 29m to drive from Leuven to Zakopane.
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