There are 10 ways to get from Genk to Budapest by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train to Brussels Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Genk to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane BRU - BUD
5h 59mFt 32,051–67,773Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Genk to Louvaintrain
- Take the train from Louvain to Fleurustrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane CRL - BUD
7h 31mFt 16,865–53,467Train via Passau
- Take the train from Genk to Landentrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbftrain 91 / ...
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain Ice
- Take the train from Vienna Meidling Train Station to Budapest-Kelenföldtrain
16h 43mFt 72,056–130,415Bus
- Take the bus from Aachen station west to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus 1924
19h 59mFt 28,930–55,130Train, night train
- Take the train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbftrain S43
- Take the night train from Aachen Hbf to Wien Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain Ec
19h 32mFt 39,480–145,080Bus, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Genk to Venlobus
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane DUS - BUD
7h 4mTrain to Eindhoven Airport, fly
- Take the train from Maastricht to Eindhoventrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane EIN - BUD
7h 22mFt 22,640–83,080Train
- Take the train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbftrain S43
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Wien Meidlingtrain Nj
- Take the train from Vienna Meidling Train Station to Budapest-Kelenföldtrain
19h 8mFt 40,130–67,630Drive 1,235.2 km
- Drive from Genk to Budapestcar 1,235.2 km
11h 21mFt 70,189–101,384Drive, car train
- Drive from Genk to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Budapestcar
12h 29mFt 73,257–422,037
Genk to Budapest by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Genk to Budapest is to train and fly which costs 16 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft and takes 7h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Genk to Budapest is to train and fly which takes 5h 59m and costs 32 000 Ft - 70 000 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 Genk and arriving at Budapest-Kelenföld via Landen, Liege-Guillemins, Frankfurt, Passau Hbf and Vienna Meidling Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 43m.
The distance between Genk and Budapest is 1241 km. The road distance is 1235.2 km.
The best way to get from Genk to Budapest without a car is to train via Passau which takes 16h 43m and costs 70 000 Ft - 130 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 5h 59m 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 Genk station.
The best way to get from Genk to Budapest is to train via Passau which takes 16h 43m and costs 70 000 Ft - 130 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 28 000 Ft - 55 000 Ft and takes 19h 59m.
What companies run services between Genk, Belgium and Budapest, Hungary?
You can take a train from Genk to Budapest-Kelenföld via Landen, Liege-Guillemins, Frankfurt, Passau Hbf, Wien Meidling, and Vienna Meidling Train Station in around 16h 43m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Aachen station west to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar once a week. Tickets cost Ft 27,000–47,000 and the journey takes 16h 35m.
Airlines
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–100,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–100,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–110,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–110,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–55,000
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–55,000
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–55,000
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–65,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–100,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 23,000–95,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 25,000–110,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–95,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–110,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 12,000–55,000
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 10,000–36,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–100,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 21,000–70,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Genk to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,600–7,200
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 6,600–7,200
- 1st Class
- Ft 9,000–10,000
Train from Genk to Landen
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,300–3,400
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 2,300–3,400
- 1st Class
- Ft 3,500–5,500
Train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,400–3,500
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 2,400–3,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 3,700–5,500
Train from Genk to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,900–4,200
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 2,900–4,200
- 1st Class
- Ft 4,500–6,500
Train from Louvain to Fleurus
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,600–3,700
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 2,600–3,700
- 1st Class
- Ft 3,900–6,000
Train from Aachen Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–46,000
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 32,000–46,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 50,000–75,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–22,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–31,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–23,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 20,000–29,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 17,000–24,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–24,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 16,000–24,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 14,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- Ft 14,000–21,000
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 16,000–60,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 16,000–25,000
- 1st Class
- Ft 34,000–60,000
Train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,500–9,500
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 3,500–5,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 5,500–9,500
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,100–12,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 4,100–6,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 7,000–12,000
Train from Maastricht to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 6,000–20,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- Ft 6,000–9,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 11,000–20,000
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Vienna Meidling Train Station to Budapest-Kelenföld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,600–11,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- Ft 4,600–6,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 7,500–11,000
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,500–11,000
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- Ft 4,500–6,500
- 1st Class
- Ft 7,500–11,000
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,100–4,600
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- Ft 4,100–4,600
Train from Maastricht to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 8,000–9,000
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- Ft 8,000–9,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,100–6,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Aachen Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–105,000
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- Ft 95,000–105,000
- Couchette Carriage
- Ft 60,000–70,000
- Seating Carriage
- Ft 31,000–38,000
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- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–24,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 4,900–7,000
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 38,000–370,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- Ft 100,000–210,000
- Car Compartment
- Ft 200,000–370,000
Bus operators
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Aachen station west to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 27,000–47,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Genk to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
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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 Landen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Genk to Budapest is 1235 km. It takes approximately 11h 21m to drive from Genk to Budapest.
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