There are 10 ways to get from Barcelona to Genk by plane, train, train (Renfe, TGV), bus, car, or train (TGV, Renfe)
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Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Brussels Airport, train
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane BCN - BRU
- Take the train from Louvain to Genktrain
6h 40m€52–227Train via Lyon
- 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 / ...
12h 12m€252–417Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Ghent Dampoortbus FlixBus N1142
- Take the bus from Ghent Dampoort to Hasselt Stationbus N84
22h 43m€120–193Drive 1,323.7 km
- Drive from Barcelona to Genkcar 1,323.7 km
13h 11m€208–300Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane BCN - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Maastrichttrain
7h 48m€87–317Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BCN - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Herzogenrathtrain
8h 39mFly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane BCN - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Louvaintrain
- Take the train from Louvain to Genktrain
8h 44m€75–282Bus to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Girona Costa Brava Airportbus
- Fly from Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane GRO - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Louvaintrain
- Take the train from Louvain to Genktrain
9h 20m€90–332Train
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Genktrain Ic / ...
13h 26m€291–499Bus, train
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Antwerp - Luchtbalbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Hasselttrain Ic / ...
23h 3m€149–264
Barcelona to Genk by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Barcelona to Genk is to fly and train which costs €50 - €230 and takes 6h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Barcelona to Genk is to fly and train which takes 6h 40m and costs €50 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Barcelona to Genk station. However, there are services departing from Barcelona and arriving at Genk Station perron 13 via Ghent Dampoort and Hasselt Station perron 14. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 43m.
No, there is no direct train from Barcelona to Genk. However, there are services departing from Barcelona-Sants and arriving at Genk via Lyon Part Dieu and Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 12m.
The distance between Barcelona and Genk is 1194 km. The road distance is 1323.7 km.
The best way to get from Barcelona to Genk without a car is to train via Lyon which takes 12h 12m and costs €250 - €420.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Barcelona to Genk, including transfers.
Barcelona to Genk bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Barcelona station.
Barcelona to Genk train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Barcelona-Sants station.
The best way to get from Barcelona to Genk is to train via Lyon which takes 12h 12m and costs €250 - €420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €200 and takes 22h 43m.
What companies run services between Barcelona, Spain and Genk, Belgium?
You can take a train from Barcelona-Sants to Genk via Lyon Part Dieu and Bruxelles-Midi in around 12h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Barcelona to Genk Station perron 13 via Ghent Dampoort and Hasselt Station perron 14 in around 22h 43m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Eindhoven Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Eindhoven Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Girona–Costa Brava Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–230
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Brussels Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–300
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Louvain to Genk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Genk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Charleroi-Central to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Louvain to Genk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Charleroi-Central to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Louvain to Genk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Genk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Hasselt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Perpignan to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €250–400
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €15–23
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Herzogenrath
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Barcelona to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ghent Dampoort to Hasselt Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 902 13 00 14
- [email protected]
- Website
- sagales.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Girona Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- sagales.com
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Antwerp - Luchtbal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–240
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Barcelona to Genk bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ghent Dampoort station.
Barcelona to Genk train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Barcelona to Genk is 1324 km. It takes approximately 13h 11m to drive from Barcelona to Genk.
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