There are 11 ways to get from Genk to Bern by train (Eurostar), bus, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbftrain S43
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbftrain Re9 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
9h 14mCHF 75–371Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Liège Guillemins to Bernbus N839
12h 29mCHF 36–74Drive 601.2 km
- Drive from Genk to Berncar 601.2 km
6h 25mCHF 94–136Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Genk to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
6h 9mCHF 116–247Train via Paris
- Take the train from Genk to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ic
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
9h 41mCHF 169–334Bus, train
- Take the bus from Genk Shopping Center perron 4 to Bilzen Station perron 4bus 10 / ...
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Luxembourgtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P&R Gasperich/Howald to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
13h 23mTrain to Brussels Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Genk to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BRU - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
7h 33mCHF 86–212Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
8h 31mCHF 115–277Train, train to Luxembourg, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Genk to Landentrain
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Pfaffenthal-Kirchbergtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LUX - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
8h 45mCHF 133–315Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Diest to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
8h 33mCHF 128–380Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Genk to Landentrain
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CGN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
8h 19mCHF 126–336
Genk to Bern by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Genk to Bern is to bus which costs SFr 35 - SFr 75 and takes 12h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Genk to Bern is to train and fly which takes 6h 9m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 250.
No, there is no direct bus from Genk to Bern. However, there are services departing from Genk Shopping Center perron 4 and arriving at Bern via Maastricht and Liège Guillemins. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 29m.
No, there is no direct train from Genk to Bern. However, there are services departing from Genk and arriving at Bern via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Paris l'Est, Strasbourg and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 41m.
The distance between Genk and Bern is 735 km. The road distance is 601.2 km.
The best way to get from Genk to Bern without a car is to train which takes 9h 14m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 380.
It takes approximately 9h 14m to get from Genk to Bern, including transfers.
Genk to Bern bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Liège Guillemins station.
Genk to Bern train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Genk station.
The best way to get from Genk to Bern is to train which takes 9h 14m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 35 - SFr 75 and takes 12h 29m.
What companies run services between Genk, Belgium and Bern, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Genk Shopping Center perron 4 to Bern via Maastricht Station perron D, Maastricht, Aachen, Hbf, Köln Hbf, and Basel SBB in around 9h 14m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Liège Guillemins to Bern 5 times a week. Tickets cost CHF 30–65 and the journey takes 8h 55m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–160
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–160
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
Flights from Luxembourg to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–220
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–140
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–160
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–160
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–120
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 6–9
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–13
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–11
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 7–11
- 1st Class
- CHF 11–17
Train from Genk to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–18
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 16–18
- 1st Class
- CHF 22–25
Train from Genk to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–21
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–85
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Genk to Landen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 5–9
- 1st Class
- CHF 8–13
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 13–19
- 1st Class
- CHF 20–30
Train from Diest to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 9–13
- 1st Class
- CHF 13–20
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–11
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- CHF 10–11
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 8–13
- 1st Class
- CHF 13–23
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–240
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 65–100
- 1st Class
- CHF 140–240
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- CHF 27–40
- Comfort
- CHF 29–40
- Premium
- CHF 45–60
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–90
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–28
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–140
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- CHF 45–70
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 70–110
Train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Liège Guillemins to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +32 70 22 02 00
- Website
- delijn.be
Bus from Genk Shopping Center perron 4 to Bilzen Station perron 4
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3
- Website
- https://www.delijn.be/en/
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Luxembourg P&R Gasperich/Howald to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
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Genk to Bern bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bern station.
Genk to Bern train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Bruxelles-Midi station.
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