There are 8 ways to get from Tirana to Leuven by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Brussels Airport
best- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane TIA - BRU
6h 7m€70–257Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane TIA - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Louvaintrain
7h 17m€47–242Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tirana to Liege Gare des Guilleminsbus
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvaintrain Ic / ...
22h 28m€141–156Drive 1,997.9 km
- Drive from Tirana to Leuvencar 1,997.9 km
23h 21m€324–468Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane TIA - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvaintrain
7h 49m€90–366Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane TIA - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Malinestrain
8h 34m€81–297Bus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Brussels-Nordbus
34h 48mDrive, car train
- Drive from Tirana to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf ARZ to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Leuvencar
26h 42m€328–463
Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Brussels Airport (BRU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tirana to Leuven is to fly and train which costs €45 - €250 and takes 7h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Tirana to Leuven is to fly which takes 6h 7m and costs €70 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Tirana to Leuven. However, there are services departing from Dollari B and arriving at Leuven Wijnpers via Tirana and Brussel Noord opstaphalte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 48m.
The distance between Tirana and Leuven is 1609 km. The road distance is 1997.9 km.
The best way to get from Tirana to Leuven without a car is to bus and train which takes 22h 28m and costs €140 - €160.
It takes approximately 6h 7m to get from Tirana to Leuven, including transfers.
Tirana to Leuven bus services, operated by Arjani Travel, depart from Tirana station.
The best way to get from Tirana to Leuven is to fly which takes 6h 7m and costs €70 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 34h 48m.
Tirana to Leuven bus services, operated by Arjani Travel, arrive at Brussels-Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tirana to Leuven is 1998 km. It takes approximately 23h 21m to drive from Tirana to Leuven.
What companies run services between Tirana, Albania and Leuven, Belgium?
TUI fly Belgium, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Brussels Airport (BRU) 5 times a day. Alternatively, Arjani Travel operates a bus from Tirana to Brussels-Nord once a week, and the journey takes 32h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Cologne Bonn Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Eindhoven Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Eindhoven Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Brussels Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–460
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Cologne Bonn Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–180
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–240
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–440
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Charleroi-Central to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Breda to Malines
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Köln Hbf to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Breda to Malines
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Liege Gare des Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €130
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
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