There are 13 ways to get from Genk to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or night train
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Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
best- Take the train from Genk to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul (IST)BRU - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
8h 38m₺5,727–14,235Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Genk to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)BRU - SAW
8h 13m₺3,810–15,976Train, bus
- Take the train from Genk to LandenIc / ...
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln HbfIce
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf41 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbul
35h 12m₺8,446–18,864Drive, car train
- Drive from Genk to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbul
42h 49m₺21,442–112,517Drive 2,526.1 km
- Drive from Genk to Istanbul2,526.1 km
22h 27m₺19,325–27,914Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Maastricht to Eindhoven
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)EIN - SAW
9h 16m₺8,235–36,013Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)DUS - SAW
10h 14m₺4,045–26,623Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Istanbul (IST)DUS - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
10h 45m₺5,562–15,882Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Genk to Landen
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)CGN - SAW
9h 46m₺4,909–20,655Bus
- Take the bus from Maastricht to Munich central bus stationN884
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbul
38h 59m₺6,052–10,152Train, bus via Sofia
- Take the train from Maastricht to Aachen HbfS43
- Take the bus from Aachen Main Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
40h 49m₺5,272–8,652Train, night train
- Take the train from Maastricht to Aachen HbfS43
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidling90N
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
45h 22m₺22,400–34,097Train, night train via Paris
- Take the train from Genk to Bruxelles-MidiIc
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to Wien MeidlingNj
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
2d 1h₺18,788–39,933
Genk to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Genk to Istanbul is to train and bus via Sofia which costs 5.000 ₺ - 9.000 ₺ and takes 40h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Genk to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 8h 13m and costs 3.800 ₺ - 16.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Genk to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Genk Shopping Center perron 3 and arriving at Istanbul via Maastricht and Munich. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 59m.
No, there is no direct train from Genk to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Genk and arriving at Yenikapi via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Paris l'Est, Wien Meidling, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Genk and Istanbul is 2273 km. The road distance is 2526.1 km.
The best way to get from Genk to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 35h 12m and costs 8.000 ₺ - 19.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 38m to get from Genk to Istanbul, including transfers.
Genk to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Maastricht station.
Genk to Istanbul train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Genk station.
Genk to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
What companies run services between Genk, Belgium and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Genk Shopping Center perron 3 to Istanbul via Maastricht Station perron D, Maastricht, and Munich in around 38h 59m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,800–23,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,400–21,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,200–20,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–11,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–8,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,800–12,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–16,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–12,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–10,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Istanbul via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–14,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Istanbul via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–11,000
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Genk to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,000
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺850–1,000
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,400
Train from Genk to Landen
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺310–450
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺310–450
- 1st Class
- ₺480–700
Train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺320–470
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺320–470
- 1st Class
- ₺490–750
Train from Genk to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺550–800
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺550–800
- 1st Class
- ₺850–1,300
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–3,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–7,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,700–4,300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,900–7,500
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-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
- ₺5,000–49,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- ₺14,000–28,000
- Car Compartment
- ₺27,000–49,000
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,460–51,996
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,460
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺28,298
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺32,340
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺30,117
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺47,954
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺51,996
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Maastricht to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺850–2,600
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺850–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,600–2,600
Train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺470–1,300
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺470–700
- 1st Class
- ₺750–1,300
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Maastricht to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺1,050–1,200
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- ₺1,050–1,200
Train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺550–610
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- ₺550–610
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,100
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺550–800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺11,000–16,000
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Wien Meidling to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,600
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,600–6,000
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- ₺2,600–3,800
- Rail 1st Class
- ₺4,000–6,000
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Paris l'Est to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–15,000
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- ₺13,000–15,000
- Couchette Carriage
- ₺8,500–10,000
- Seating Carriage
- ₺4,700–6,000
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–280
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Maastricht to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–4,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Aachen Main Train Station to Sofia Serdica Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,800–5,500
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–2,200
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,200–1,500
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
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More Questions & Answers
Istanbul is 2h ahead of Genk. It is currently 10:59 PM in Genk and 12:59 AM in Istanbul.
Genk to Istanbul train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Bruxelles-Midi station.
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