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There are 14 ways to get from Genk to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Istanbul

    best
    1. Take the train from Genk to Louvaintrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul (IST)planeBRU - IST
    7h 34m
    ₺6,857–16,558

  2. Train, bus, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Maastricht to Aachen HbftrainS43
    2. Take the bus from Aachen to Bucharest Oborbus
    3. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    30h 2m
    ₺2,434–4,591

  3. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Genk to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
    4. Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
    42h 49m
    ₺21,331–106,400

  4. Drive 2,526.1 km

    1. Drive from Genk to Istanbulcar2,526.1 km
    22h 21m
    ₺19,065–27,539

  5. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Genk to Louvaintrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeBRU - SAW
    8h 22m
    ₺4,070–19,079

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul

    1. Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul (IST)planeDUS - IST
    9h 19m
    ₺6,716–18,926

  7. Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Maastricht to Eindhoventrain
    2. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeEIN - SAW
    9h 19m
    ₺7,169–18,997

  8. Line 45 bus, train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Genk Shopping Center perron 3 to Maastricht Station perron Dbus
    2. Take the train from Maastricht to Herzogenrathtrain
    3. Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
    4. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeDUS - SAW
    10h 2m
    ₺3,929–11,947

  9. Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Genk to Louvaintrain
    2. Take the train from Louvain to Fleurustrain
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeCRL - SAW
    9h 41m
    ₺5,660–44,179

  10. Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

    1. Take the train from Genk to Landentrain
    2. Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain
    3. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)planeCGN - SAW
    9h 45m
    ₺4,188–19,520

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Maastricht to Eindhoven Stationbus831 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Eindhoven, Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
    3. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to İstanbul Esenlerbus
    33h 53m

  12. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Maastricht to Aachen HbftrainS43
    2. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)HbftrainIce / ...
    3. Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt central to Burgas Bus Station Southbus
    4. Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
    46h 46m
    ₺8,956–17,046

  13. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Maastricht to Aachen HbftrainS43
    2. Take the night train from Aachen Hbf to Wien HbfnighttrainNj
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Videletrain347
    4. Take the night train from Videle to Halkalinighttrain
    47h 56m
    ₺14,284–29,991

  14. Train, night train via Prague

    1. Take the train from Genk to Bruxelles-MiditrainIc / ...
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Praha hl.n.train
    3. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien HbftrainRj
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain347
    5. Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
    2d 2h
    ₺14,669–25,306

Genk to Istanbul by bus, train, and foot

Calendar3Weekly Services
Duration46h 46mAverage Duration
Ticket₺8,956Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Genk, Belgium and Istanbul, Turkey?

You can take a bus from Genk Shopping Center perron 3 to İstanbul Esenler via Maastricht Station perron D, Maastricht, Eindhoven Station, Eindhoven, Station, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 33h 53m.

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