Charleroi to Düren

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Charleroi to Düren. From €22.33, fastest 2h, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Charleroi to Düren costs €22.33 at the cheapest and takes 2h door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 174 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.

Checked September 11, 2026Priced for September 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
174 km
Fastest
2h
Average
2h 6m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€22.33
CO2 per passenger
5.7 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Train2h 2m1h 18m44m€24.545.7 kg5
  • 2h 2mFastest, by Train
  • €24.54Cheapest, by Train
  • 5.7 kgLowest CO2, by Train
  • 174 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€22.33
  1. DB Fernverkehr DB416007:3044m08:14Charleroi-OuestLiège-Guillemins
  2. SNCF Voyageurs SN804409:0839m09:47Liège-GuilleminsDüren station

Changes at Liège, with 54 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.

Door to door 3h 1mCO2 5.7 kgChanges 1Refundable

Fastest€23.99
  1. SNCF Voyageurs SN698606:121h 18m07:30Charleroi-OuestDüren station

Door to door 2h 2mCO2 5.7 kgChanges 0Refundable

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Today's real departures
OperatorServiceDepartsArrivesTakes
NMBS/SNCB3 changesIC 451008:2511:293h 28m
NMBS/SNCB4 changesIC 451008:2511:353h 25m
NMBS/SNCB3 changesIC 571008:3912:103h 59m
NMBS/SNCB4 changesIC 571008:3912:053h 45m
LETEC5 changesCITY08:2112:103h 58m
LETEC6 changesCITY08:2112:053h 44m

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Charleroi to Düren
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Charleroi to DürenSatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25
Train€60.84€51.49€41.59€32.79€38.84€42.69€35.54€29.49€33.34€25.09€24.54€30.59€37.74€30.59

Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €22.33

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Düren is not something we sell.

A hotel room

Where to stay in Düren

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Booking window

When to book Charleroi to Düren

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €30.0490 days
  2. €20.6960 days
  3. €17.3945 days
  4. €22.3330 days
  5. €23.9921 days
  6. €30.5914 days
  7. €35.547 days
  8. €41.593 days
  9. €60.841 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €17.39.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 250 percent. The most expensive point is €60.84, 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.
€60.84€17.391371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €33.34Sun
  2. €25.09Mon
  3. €24.54Tue
  4. €30.59Wed
  5. €37.74Thu
  6. €30.59Fri
  7. €29.49Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €32.79Sep
  2. €22.33Oct
  3. €22.34Nov
  4. €20.14Dec
  5. €23.44Jan
  6. €20.14Feb

The route

CharleroiCharleroiDürenDüren
The journey

What the journey actually 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 174 km against 151 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, Leuven, Schaerbeek, Brussels. The gap between arriving and leaving is 54 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 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.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Charleroi at 06:12 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Charleroi

Rail
  • Charleroi-Ouest
  • Charleroi Dry Port
  • Charleroi-Nord railway station
Bus
  • Charleroi Gare Centrale
  • Gilly Soleilmont

Düren

Rail
  • Düren station
  • Düren-Annakirmesplatz
  • Hausen (b Duren) railway station
Bus
  • Bahnhof / ZOB
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
SNCF Voyageurs€22.892h140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Train fare we sell on 2026-09-28, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€18.4983%
Taxes€1.858%
Our service fee€1.999%
Total you pay€22.33100%

Check-in is at three and you will be in Düren well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Düren

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

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Questions about Charleroi to Düren

The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Charleroi to Düren?

The fastest journey from Charleroi to Düren takes 2h door to door, of which 1h 18m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 2h 6m, 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 Charleroi to Düren?

The cheapest fare from Charleroi to Düren is €22.33, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €34.44. 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 Charleroi to Düren?

The cheapest way from Charleroi to Düren is by Train, at €24.54 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 2h 2m 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 Charleroi to Düren?

Fares from Charleroi to Düren bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €17.39. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 250 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Charleroi to Düren?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Charleroi to Düren, at €24.54. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Charleroi to Düren?

December is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Charleroi to Düren, at €20.14 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 service from Charleroi to Düren?

1 operators sell services from Charleroi to Düren across 1 modes: SNCF Voyageurs. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Charleroi to Düren?

20 percent of the services we sell from Charleroi to Düren are direct. The rest connect at Liège, Leuven, Schaerbeek, Brussels, with about 54 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 Charleroi to Düren use?

Services from Charleroi to Düren by Train leave from Charleroi-Ouest and arrive at Düren station. 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 Charleroi to Düren?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Charleroi to Düren 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

Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Charleroi to Düren on September 11, 2026: 174 km of route against 151 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €22.33, and 2h 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 Düren is somebody else's catalog.

A guided tour group

Things to do in Düren

Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Düren, with free cancellation on most of it.

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