Porz am Rhein to Charleroi runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:39 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €23.99, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 2h 18m over 220 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €23.99, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 7 October 2026
€23.99
- 159%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Porz am Rhein
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:39First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 5Services per day
- 20%Run direct
Departure times on this route
12Go lists the departures it sells between Porz am Rhein and Charleroi.
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DB Fernverkehr runs this service and does not sell it here. Trainline takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Trainline lists departures for Porz am Rhein to Charleroi on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €59.19Mon21
- about €42.69Tue22
- about €53.14Wed23
- about €53.14Thu24
- about €45.99Fri25
- about €48.74Sat26
- about €49.29Sun27
- about €33.34Mon28
- about €29.49Tue29
- about €31.69Wed30
- about €37.74Thu1
- about €34.44Fri2
- about €35.54Sat3
- about €34.98Sun4
- about €25.09Mon5
- about €24.53Tue6
- about €23.99Wed7
- about €34.98Thu8
- about €29.49Fri9
- about €34.44Sat10
- about €30.04Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Charleroi. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Charleroi for the night the train gets in
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When to book Porz am Rhein to Charleroi
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €33.3490 days
- €30.0360 days
- €22.8845 days
- €25.6330 days
- €30.0421 days
- €34.9814 days
- €49.297 days
- €53.143 days
- €59.191 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €22.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 159 percent. The dearest point is €59.19, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Porz am Rhein to Charleroi and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
220 km
192 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
113,415 → 200,132
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 220 km against 192 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Liège, Aachen, Maastricht, Düren. The gap between arriving and leaving is 52 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Charleroi-Central
Most of the points near Charleroi-Central open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Porz am Rhein to Charleroi
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Porz am Rhein to Charleroi?
The fastest journey from Porz am Rhein to Charleroi takes 2h 18m door to door, of which 1h 40m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 2h 25m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Porz am Rhein to Charleroi?
The cheapest fare from Porz am Rhein to Charleroi is €23.99, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €37.19. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Porz am Rhein to Charleroi?
The cheapest way from Porz am Rhein to Charleroi is by train, at €23.99 for one passenger on 7 October 2026. That journey takes 2h 24m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Porz am Rhein to Charleroi?
Fares from Porz am Rhein to Charleroi bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €22.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 159 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Porz am Rhein to Charleroi?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Porz am Rhein to Charleroi, at €29.49. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Porz am Rhein to Charleroi?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Porz am Rhein to Charleroi, at €21.79 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Porz am Rhein to Charleroi?
DB Fernverkehr publish service areas covering both Porz am Rhein and Charleroi, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Porz am Rhein to Charleroi?
20 percent of the services we sell from Porz am Rhein to Charleroi are direct. The rest connect at Liège, Aachen, Maastricht, Düren, with about 52 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Porz am Rhein to Charleroi use?
Services from Porz am Rhein to Charleroi by train leave from Porz station and arrive at Charleroi-Central. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Porz am Rhein to Charleroi?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Porz am Rhein to Charleroi allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Porz am Rhein to Charleroi on 20 September 2026: 220 km of route against 192 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €23.99, and 2h 18m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Charleroi is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Charleroi and across Belgium
Day trips that leave Charleroi in the morning and cover a good part of Belgium by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Porz am Rhein reaches 39 places in 4 countries on services we hold, over distances from 41 to 372 km. Charleroi reaches 61 places in 6 countries, from 44 to 485 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Porz am Rhein
- 39Places you can leave for
- 4Countries
- 4Operators
Arriving in Charleroi
Leaving Charleroi
- 61Places you can leave for
- 6Countries
- 10Operators