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There are 4 ways to get from Genk to Ostend by train, car, or bus

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Train
best
1. Take the train from Genk to Louvaintrain L / ...
2. Take the train from Louvain to Ostendetrain Ic / ...
3h 3m
€44–91
Drive 205.8 km
cheapest
1. Drive from Genk to Ostendcar 205.8 km
1h 59m
€32–45
Train via Ghent
1. Take the train from Genk to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain Ic
2. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Ostendetrain Ic / ...
3h 5m
€51–91
Train, line 30 bus
1. Take the train from Genk to Brugestrain Ic
2. Take the bus from Brugge Station perron C7 to Oostende Gouwelozestraatbus 30
4h 29m
€53–85

Genk to Ostend by train

221Weekly Trains

3h 3mAverage Duration

€44Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Genk to Ostend.

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Distance: 212.7 km
Duration: 3h 3m

What companies run services between Genk, Belgium and Ostend, Belgium?

You can take a train from Genk to Ostende via Louvain in around 3h 3m.

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Ostend(opens in a new window), Belgium(opens in a new window)

Ostend is a coastal city and municipality, located in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It comprises the boroughs of Mariakerke, Raversijde, Stene and Zandvoorde, and the city of Ostend proper – the largest on the Belgian coast. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Ostend

Fort Napoleon(Opens in a new window)

Fort Napoleon in Ostend is a polygonal fort built in the Napoleonic era. It has recently been restored and is open to the public.

Basilica of the Holy Blood(Opens in a new window)

The Basilica of the Holy Blood (Dutch: Heilig-Bloedbasiliek, French: Basilique du Saint-Sang) is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in Bruges, Belgium. Originally built in the 12th century as the chapel of the residence of the Count of Flanders, the church houses a venerated relic of the Holy Blood allegedly collected by Joseph of Arimathea and brought from the Holy Land by Thierry of Alsace, Count of Flanders. Built between 1134 and 1157, it was promoted to minor basilica in 1923.

Markt(Opens in a new window)

The Markt ("Market Square") of Bruges is located in the heart of the city and covers an area of about 1 hectare. Some historical highlights around the square include the 12th-century belfry and the Provincial Court (originally the Waterhall, which in 1787 was demolished and replaced by a classicist building that from 1850 served as provincial court and after a fire in 1878 was rebuilt in a neo-Gothic style in 1887. In the center of the market stands the statue of Jan Breydel and Pieter de Coninck.

Walraversijde(Opens in a new window)

Walraversijde is an abandoned medieval fishing village on the Belgian coast, near Ostend. It was rediscovered in 1992 in a dune area, near a medieval dyke. Archeological research showed that it had been occupied, in two phases, between 1200 and 1600. Walraversijde has been studied more thoroughly and more systematically than any other medieval fishing community in Europe. The village has been partially reconstructed, and has a museum, Walraversijde Museum, dedicated to the site.

Places to stay in Ostend

C-Hotels Andromeda(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

Between Waves(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

Hotel Princess(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

Leopold5 Luxe-Design Apartment(Opens in a new window)

9.3Superb

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