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How to get fromGenk to Bolognaby train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, or night train

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There are 11 ways to get from Genk to Bologna by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, or night train

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  1. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Genk to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane BRU - BLQ
    5h 6m
    €81–263

  2. Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Genk to Louvaintrain train
    2. Take the train from Louvain to Charleroi-Centraltrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane CRL - BLQ
    6h 58m
    €72–260

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Genk to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain train
    3. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susatrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centraletrain train Fr
    13h 24m
    €383–674

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Liege - Rue Varin to Bolognabus bus
    19h 5m
    €148–220

  5. Drive  1,054.5 km

    1. Drive from Genk to Bolognacar car 1,054.5 km
    11h 3m
    €171–246

  6. Line 45 bus, train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    1. Take the bus from Genk Shopping Center perron 4 to Maastricht Station perron Dbus bus
    2. Take the train from Maastricht to Herzogenrathtrain train
    3. Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    4. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane DUS - BLQ
    7h 29m

  7. Line 45 bus, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    1. Take the bus from Genk Shopping Center perron 4 to Maastricht Station perron Dbus bus
    2. Take the train from Maastricht to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    3. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane EIN - BLQ
    6h 31m
    €84–322

  8. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    1. Take the train from Genk to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane plane AMS - BLQ
    7h 10m
    €139–374

  9. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Genk to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane BRU - LIN
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain train
    6h 43m
    €78–282

  10. Bus via Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)

    1. Take the bus from Maastricht to Cologne Airport CGNbus bus N84 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Bologna Centralebus bus N537
    19h 47m
    €103–159

  11. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbftrain train S43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to München Osttrain train Nj / ...
    3. Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Ost to Bologna Centralenighttrain night train Nj
    21h 46m
    €158–317

Genk to Bologna by train

Calendar5Weekly Trains
Duration13h 24mAverage Duration
Ticket€383Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 962.5 km
  • Duration: 5h 6m

What companies run services between Genk, Belgium and Bologna, Italy?

You can take a train from Genk to Bologna Centrale via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, and Torino Porta Susa in around 13h 24m. Alternatively, Onebus operates a bus from Liege - Rue Varin to Bologna once a week. Tickets cost €140–200 and the journey takes 14h 28m.

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