There are 11 ways to get from Bucharest to Genk 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 to Brussels Airport, train
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane OTP - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Genktrain
7h 16m€101–264Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane OTP - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Maastrichttrain
8h 38m€78–275Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Liege Gare des Guilleminsbus
- Take the train from Landen to Genktrain Ic / ...
26h 48m€155–170Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bftrain 79
- Take the train from Landen to Genktrain Ic / ...
33h 44m€292–717Night train, train
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidlingnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Aachen, Hbftrain 90N
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Maastrichttrain S43
34h 58m€304–428Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane OTP - CRL
- Take the train from Fleurus to Louvaintrain
- Take the train from Louvain to Genktrain
8h 37m€80–240Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane OTP - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Herzogenrathtrain
9h 19mFly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane OTP - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Diesttrain
9h 9m€132–322Fly to Dortmund Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane OTP - DTM
- Take the train from Holzwickede to Mönchengladbach Hbftrain
- Take the train from Moenchengladbach Hbf to Herzogenrathtrain
10h 25m€81–301Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Liège Guilleminsbus 1924
36h 44m€162–267Drive 2,051.8 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Genkcar 2,051.8 km
19h 38m€320–462
Bucharest to Genk by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Genk is to fly and train which costs €80 - €240 and takes 8h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Genk is to fly and train which takes 7h 16m and costs €100 - €270.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Genk. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Genk via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Frankfurt, Liège-Guillemins and Landen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 44m.
The distance between Bucharest and Genk is 1858 km. The road distance is 2051.8 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Genk without a car is to bus and train which takes 26h 48m and costs €150 - €170.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Bucharest to Genk, including transfers.
Bucharest to Genk train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Genk is to train which takes 33h 44m and costs €290 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €160 - €270 and takes 36h 44m.
Genk is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 8:26 PM in Bucharest and 7:26 PM in Genk.
Bucharest to Genk train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Genk, Belgium?
You can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Genk via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Frankfurt, Liège-Guillemins, and Landen in around 33h 44m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Liège Guillemins once a week. Tickets cost €150–250 and the journey takes 34h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–400
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–390
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–390
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Eindhoven Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–250
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- hisky.aero
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Genk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Landen to Genk
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Fleurus to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Louvain to Genk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–24
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Anvers-Central to Diest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €62–67
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €35–60
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €130–400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Liège, Guillemins Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Moenchengladbach Hbf to Herzogenrath
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Wien Meidling to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €210–320
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Aachen Hbf to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- €9–14
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- €15–23
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Moenchengladbach Hbf to Herzogenrath
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Herzogenrath
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Moenchengladbach Hbf to Herzogenrath
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Holzwickede to Mönchengladbach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Liege Gare des Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €141
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Liège Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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