There are 9 ways to get from Madrid to Genk by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, or car
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Fly to Brussels Airport, train
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane MAD - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Genktrain
6h 47m€78–237Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane MAD - CRL
- Take the train from Fleurus to Louvaintrain
- Take the train from Louvain to Genktrain
8h 17m€77–278Train
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Genktrain Ic
16h 14m€305–567Bus, train
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Genktrain Ic
22h 28m€139–260Drive 1,631.3 km
- Drive from Madrid to Genkcar 1,631.3 km
15h 57m€257–371Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane MAD - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Maastrichttrain
7h 59m€82–273Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MAD - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Herzogenrathtrain
8h 57mFly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane MAD - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Diesttrain
8h 47m€117–326Bus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Brussels-North train stationbus N1143
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Hasselt Stationbus N884
25h 20m€120–199
Madrid to Genk by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Genk is to fly and train which costs €75 - €280 and takes 8h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Genk is to fly and train which takes 6h 47m and costs €75 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Genk station. However, there are services departing from Estación Sur de Autobuses and arriving at Genk Station perron 13 via Brussels-North train station and Hasselt Station perron 14. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Genk. However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Genk via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu and Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 14m.
The distance between Madrid and Genk is 1410 km. The road distance is 1631.3 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Genk without a car is to train which takes 16h 14m and costs €300 - €600.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Madrid to Genk, including transfers.
Madrid to Genk bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Madrid to Genk train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Genk is to train which takes 16h 14m and costs €300 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €200 and takes 25h 20m.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Genk, Belgium?
You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Genk via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, and Bruxelles-Midi in around 16h 14m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Genk Station perron 13 via Brussels-North train station and Hasselt Station perron 14 in around 25h 20m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Eindhoven Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Genk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Genk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Fleurus to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Louvain to Genk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Anvers-Central to Diest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Eindhoven to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Eindhoven to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €21–24
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €21–24
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Herzogenrath
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Hasselt Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Madrid to Genk bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Madrid to Genk train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Genk is 1631 km. It takes approximately 15h 57m to drive from Madrid to Genk.
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