There are 12 ways to get from Genk to Bologna by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, night train, or car
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Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
best- Take the train from Genk to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane BRU - BLQ
5h 11m€80–239Train, train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Genk to Louvaintrain
- Take the train from Louvain to Fleurustrain
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane CRL - BLQ
7h 25m€53–263Train
- Take the train from Genk to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ic
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
13h 26m€332–656Train, bus
- Take the train from Genk to Brussels-Nordtrain Ic
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bolognabus
19h 42mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbftrain S43
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to München Osttrain Nj
- Take the night train from Muenchen Ost to Bologna Centralenighttrain Nj
22h 43m€153–349Line 45 bus, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the bus from Genk Shopping Center perron 4 to Maastricht Station perron Dbus
- Take the train from Maastricht to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane EIN - BLQ
6h 32m€85–262Line 45 bus, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the bus from Genk Shopping Center perron 4 to Maastricht Station perron Dbus
- Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane DUS - BLQ
7h 13mTrain, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Genk to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane AMS - BLQ
7h 17m€156–362Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the train from Genk to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane BRU - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
6h 35m€78–278Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Genk to Landentrain
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane CGN - BLQ
7h 22m€81–350Bus
- Take the bus from Maastricht to Cologne Airport CGNbus N870 / ...
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Bologna Centralebus N537
19h 44m€97–171Drive 1,054.5 km
- Drive from Genk to Bolognacar 1,054.5 km
11h 2m€165–239
Genk to Bologna by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Genk to Bologna is to train and fly which costs €50 - €270 and takes 7h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Genk to Bologna is to train and fly which takes 5h 11m and costs €75 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Genk to Bologna. However, there are services departing from Genk Shopping Center perron 4 and arriving at Bologna Centrale via Maastricht and Cologne Airport CGN. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 44m.
No, there is no direct train from Genk to Bologna. However, there are services departing from Genk and arriving at Bologna Centrale via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Chambery Challes Les Eaux and Torino Porta Susa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 26m.
The distance between Genk and Bologna is 962 km. The road distance is 1054.5 km.
The best way to get from Genk to Bologna without a car is to train which takes 13h 26m and costs €330 - €700.
It takes approximately 5h 11m to get from Genk to Bologna, including transfers.
Genk to Bologna bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Maastricht station.
Genk to Bologna train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Genk station.
The best way to get from Genk to Bologna is to train which takes 13h 26m and costs €330 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €180 and takes 19h 44m.
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 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Genk Shopping Center perron 4 to Bologna Centrale via Maastricht Station perron D, Maastricht, and Cologne Airport CGN in around 19h 44m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–700
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–410
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–210
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €28–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday, Thursday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Genk to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Genk to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Genk to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Genk to Louvain
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Louvain to Fleurus
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Genk to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Genk to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Genk to Landen
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €250–440
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Maastricht to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Maastricht to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- €9–14
Train from Maastricht to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- €15–23
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Muenchen Ost to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €95–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +32 70 22 02 00
- Website
- delijn.be
Bus from Genk Shopping Center perron 4 to Maastricht Station perron D
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- https://www.delijn.be/en/
Bus from Genk Shopping Center perron 4 to Maastricht Station perron D
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- https://www.delijn.be/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Maastricht to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Maastricht to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Genk to Bologna bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Cologne Airport CGN station.
Genk to Bologna train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Bruxelles-Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Genk to Bologna is 1054 km. It takes approximately 11h 2m to drive from Genk to Bologna.
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