There are 11 ways to get from Thessaloníki to Leuven by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
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Fly to Brussels Airport
best- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane SKG - BRU
6h 5m€90–248Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane SKG - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Louvaintrain
7h 58m€88–272Bus, train
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Würzburgbus
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain 79
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvaintrain Ic / ...
27h 28mDrive 2,265.8 km
- Drive from Thessaloníki to Leuvencar 2,265.8 km
20h 30m€407–588Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane SKG - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Louvaintrain
8h 33m€135–392Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane SKG - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Leuventrain
8h 29m€109–424Bus, train via Budapest
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest Hotel Platanusbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10train Rjx
- Take the train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Leuventrain 79
30h 37m€238–795Bus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Brussels-Nordbus
32h 47mBus via Gjilan
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Gjilanbus
- Take the bus from Gjilan to Brussels-Nordbus
39h 25m€123Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Frankfurt am Mainbus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain 79
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvaintrain Ic / ...
47h 54m€306–650Drive, car train
- Drive from Thessaloníki to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Leuvencar
25h 30m€384–538
Thessaloníki to Leuven by bus, foot, tram, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thessaloníki to Leuven is to bus via Gjilan which costs €123 and takes 39h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Thessaloníki to Leuven is to fly which takes 6h 5m and costs €90 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Thessaloníki station to Leuven. However, there are services departing from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station and arriving at Leuven Wijnpers via Tirana and Brussel Noord opstaphalte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 47m.
The distance between Thessaloníki and Leuven is 1870 km. The road distance is 2265.8 km.
The best way to get from Thessaloníki to Leuven without a car is to bus and train which takes 27h 28m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Thessaloníki to Leuven, including transfers.
Thessaloníki to Leuven bus services, operated by Star Travel, depart from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station.
The best way to get from Thessaloníki to Leuven is to fly which takes 6h 5m and costs €90 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 32h 47m.
Thessaloníki to Leuven bus services, operated by Star Travel, arrive at Tirana station.
Leuven is 1h behind Thessaloníki. It is currently 2:14 PM in Thessaloníki and 1:14 PM in Leuven.
What companies run services between Thessaloníki, Greece and Leuven, Belgium?
Aegean Airlines, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Brussels Airport (BRU) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Leuven Wijnpers via Tirana, Brussels-Nord, and Brussel Noord opstaphalte in around 32h 47m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Brussels Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–180
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Brussels Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Anvers-Central to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Leuven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–460
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Leuven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Charleroi-Central to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €32–38
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barileva Turist
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Website
- Barileva Turist
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- Sharr Travel
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Gjilan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- [email protected]
Bus from Pristina to Würzburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- Fertours
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- [email protected]
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Thessaloniki to Budapest Hotel Platanus
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +355 699 605501
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44198634
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gjilan to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2310261280
- Website
- portokalidistours.com
Bus from Thessaloniki to Frankfurt am Main
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €240–360
- Schedules at
- portokalidistours.gr
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