There are 11 ways to get from Cork to Genk by plane, train, car, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cork Airport to Brussels Airport, train
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane ORK - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Genktrain
8h 19m€115–304Fly Cork Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane ORK - CRL
- Take the train from Fleurus to Louvaintrain
- Take the train from Louvain to Genktrain
7h 44m€78–309Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cork to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Genkcar
29h 7m€503–712Train, bus
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuţi to Liegebus
- Take the train from Landen to Genktrain
3d 12h€97–346Fly Cork Airport to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane ORK - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Maastrichttrain
10h 26m€102–315Fly Cork Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ORK - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Herzogenrathtrain
9h 54mFly Cork Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane ORK - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Diesttrain
7h 58m€120–362Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane DUB - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Genktrain
9h 23m€79–282Fly Cork Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane ORK - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Genktrain
8h 7m€179–494Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DUB - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Herzogenrathtrain
10h 58mBus, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to SETU Cork Roadbus 600
- Take the bus from SETU Cork Road to Rosslare Europortbus 370
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Ghent Dampoortbus
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Genktrain Ic
35h 18m€500–723
Cork Airport (ORK) to Brussels Airport (BRU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Genk is to fly and train which costs €75 - €310 and takes 7h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Genk is to fly and train which takes 7h 44m and costs €75 - €310.
The distance between Cork and Genk is 1000 km.
The best way to get from Cork to Genk without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 12h and costs €95 - €350.
It takes approximately 8h 19m to get from Cork to Genk, including transfers.
Genk is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 7:36 AM in Cork and 8:36 AM in Genk.
There are 1125+ hotels available in Genk.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Genk, Belgium?
There is no direct connection from Cork to Genk. However, you can take the line 225 bus to Cork Airport, walk to Cork Airport (ORK) airport, fly to Brussels Airport (BRU), walk to Brussels Airport-Zaventem, then take the train to Genk. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Cork to Genk via Rosslare Harbour and Dunkirk in around 29h 7m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Cork Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Cork Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from Cork Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Eindhoven Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Cork Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Cork Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Cork Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Cork Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–240
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Cork Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–200
Flights from Cork Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
Flights from Cork Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Brussels Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Cork Airport to Brussels Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- 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
- €7–16
- 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
- €11–23
- 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
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 Bruxelles-Midi to Genk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Genk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €22–35
- 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
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
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
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Herzogenrath
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Herzogenrath
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Rădăuţi to Liege
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–60
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- dublincoach.ie
Bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to SETU Cork Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.dublincoach.ie/
- Single
- €11–16
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Cork Andersn's Quay to SETU Cork Road
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6111
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from SETU Cork Road to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.buseireann.ie/
- Standard
- €18–25
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €430–600
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €430–600
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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