There are 12 ways to get from Genk to Budapest by train, plane, 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.
Train to Brussels Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Genk to Louvaintrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BRU - BUD
6h 38mFt 32,307–90,606Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Genk to Louvaintrain
- Take the train from Louvain to Charleroi-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane CRL - BUD
8h 32mFt 20,574–86,273Train via Aachen
- Take the train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbftrain S43 / ...
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhoftrain 90N
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
18h 37mFt 82,987–161,087Bus
- Take the bus from Aachen station west to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 1924
19h 59mFt 35,037–57,987Train, night train
- Take the train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbftrain S43 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Aachen Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
19h 2mFt 29,437–96,537Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly
- Take the train from Maastricht to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane EIN - BUD
7h 39mFt 23,283–102,203Line 45 bus, train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Genk Shopping Center perron 4 to Maastricht Station perron Dbus
- Take the train from Maastricht to Herzogenrathtrain
- Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane DUS - BUD
8h 8mTrain, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Genk to Landentrain
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane CGN - BUD
8h 20mFt 36,424–119,339Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Hasselt to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane AMS - BUD
8h 25mFt 50,391–131,672Train
- Take the train from Genk to Landentrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Wien HBFtrain Nj / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
19h 18mFt 80,044–194,289Train, bus
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Frankfurttrain 79
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Népliget Stationbus
24h 21mFt 41,937–139,737Drive 1,234.5 km
- Drive from Genk to Budapestcar 1,234.5 km
11h 18mFt 68,632–99,135
Genk to Budapest by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Genk to Budapest is to train and fly which costs 20 000 Ft - 90 000 Ft and takes 8h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Genk to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 6h 38m and costs 32 000 Ft - 95 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Genk to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Genk Shopping Center perron 4 and arriving at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar via Maastricht and Aachen station west. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 59m.
No, there is no direct train from Genk to Budapest. However, there are services departing from Maastricht and arriving at Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Aachen, Hbf and Wien Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 37m.
The distance between Genk and Budapest is 1250 km. The road distance is 1234.5 km.
The best way to get from Genk to Budapest without a car is to train via Aachen which takes 18h 37m and costs 80 000 Ft - 170 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 6h 38m to get from Genk to Budapest, including transfers.
Genk to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Aachen station west.
Genk to Budapest train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Maastricht station.
The best way to get from Genk to Budapest is to train via Aachen which takes 18h 37m and costs 80 000 Ft - 170 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 35 000 Ft - 60 000 Ft and takes 19h 59m.
What companies run services between Genk, Belgium and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a bus from Genk Shopping Center perron 4 to Budapest-Kelenfoeld via Maastricht Station perron D, Maastricht, Aachen, Hbf, Wien Hauptbahnhof, and Wien Hbf in around 18h 37m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Aachen station west to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar once a week. Tickets cost Ft 33,000–55,000 and the journey takes 16h 35m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–110,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–110,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–100,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–110,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–100,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 47,000–95,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–95,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–100,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–60,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–120,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–100,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–120,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–100,000
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–100,000
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–49,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–110,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–100,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–110,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–100,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–55,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–55,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–60,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–85,000
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–60,000
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Genk to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,600–9,500
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,900–6,000
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,900–6,000
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Maastricht to Herzogenrath
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,000–4,200
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Genk to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,600–9,500
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Louvain to Charleroi-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,800–10,000
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Genk to Landen
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,700–5,500
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Hasselt to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,500–14,000
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,500–18,000
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Genk to Landen
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,700–5,500
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Wien HBF
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 70,000–150,000
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,300–4,800
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- Ft 3,300–4,800
Train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,300–4,800
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- Ft 3,300–4,800
Train from Maastricht to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,500–8,500
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- Ft 5,500–8,500
Train from Maastricht to Herzogenrath
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,700–3,900
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- Ft 2,700–3,900
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,900–3,900
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,900–3,900
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Maastricht to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,900–8,500
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Maastricht to Herzogenrath
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,300–2,800
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 75,000–120,000
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–34,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–34,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–34,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–20,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–20,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–20,000
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–33,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–33,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–33,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–8,500
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–8,500
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–8,500
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Aachen Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–55,000
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- Ft 41,000–55,000
- Couchette Carriage
- Ft 31,000–36,000
- Seating Carriage
- Ft 21,000–25,000
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,500–34,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–75,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–21,000
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–25,000
- Website
- Eurostar
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–14,000
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Aachen station west to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–55,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +32 70 22 02 00
- Website
- De Lijn
Bus from Genk Shopping Center perron 4 to Maastricht Station perron D
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,087
- Website
- De Lijn
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Népliget Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 40,000–60,000
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Népliget Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–30,000
- Website
- Citylines
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Genk to Budapest bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Genk to Budapest train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Aachen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Genk to Budapest is 1235 km. It takes approximately 11h 18m to drive from Genk to Budapest.
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