There are 9 ways to get from Salzburg to Leuven by train (Eurostar), bus, night train, car, car train, train, or plane
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Train via Cologne
best- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 90 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guilleminstrain
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvaintrain Ic / ...
9h 2m€150–763Night train
cheapest- Take the night train from Salzburg Hbf to Brussels-Nordnighttrain Nj
13h 26m€55–154Bus
- Take the bus from Salzburg South to Brussels-North train stationbus N884 / ...
17h 55m€80–136Drive 864.2 km
- Drive from Salzburg to Leuvencar 864.2 km
8h 3m€142–204Car train, drive
- Take the car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Leuvencar
10h 25m€162–212Train
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Bruxelles-Nordtrain Nj
13h 39m€163–319Fly Salzburg Airport to Brussels Airport
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane SZG - BRU
6h 2m€126–308Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane MUC - BRU
5h 55m€127–363Fly Salzburg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane SZG - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Louvaintrain
6h 29m€197–468
Salzburg to Leuven by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salzburg to Leuven is to night train which costs €55 - €160 and takes 13h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Salzburg to Leuven is to train and fly which takes 5h 55m and costs €120 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Salzburg to Leuven. However, there are services departing from Salzburg Rathaus and arriving at Leuven Wijnpers via Salzburg South and Brussel Noord opstaphalte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Salzburg to Leuven. However, there are services departing from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Louvain via München Hbf, Koeln Messe/Deutz, Koeln Hbf and Liège-Guillemins. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 2m.
The distance between Salzburg and Leuven is 917 km. The road distance is 864.2 km.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Leuven without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 9h 2m and costs €150 - €800.
It takes approximately 9h 2m to get from Salzburg to Leuven, including transfers.
Salzburg to Leuven bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Salzburg South station.
Salzburg to Leuven train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Leuven is to train via Cologne which takes 9h 2m and costs €150 - €800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €140 and takes 17h 55m, you could also fly, which costs €120 - €310 and takes 6h 2m.
What companies run services between Salzburg, Austria and Leuven, Belgium?
You can take a train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Louvain via München Hbf, Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, Koeln Messe/Deutz, Koeln Hbf, and Liège-Guillemins in around 9h 2m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Salzburg South to Brussels-North train station once daily. Tickets cost €75–130 and the journey takes 15h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Munich International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–440
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Brussels Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–350
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Anvers-Central to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–80
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–80
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €25–40
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €25–40
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- [email protected]
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Bruxelles-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–320
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Anvers-Central to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Salzburg Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Salzburg South to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Salzburg to Leuven bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Salzburg to Leuven train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salzburg to Leuven is 864 km. It takes approximately 8h 3m to drive from Salzburg to Leuven.
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