Brussels to Genoa train
Trains from Brussels to Genoa start at €110.89 and take 6h 23m at their fastest.
The Trains from Brussels to Genoa starts at €110.89 and takes 6h 23m door to door, run by 1 operator over 795 km, with around 6 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 6h 23mDoor to door
- 5h 39mMoving
- €110.89From
- 26.2 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
No bookable itinerary on the day this page prices, so none is shown.
Rail operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SNCF | €94.39 | 6h 6m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
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Rooms within reach of Genova Piazza Principe
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When to book Brussels to Genoa
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €46.9390 days
- €28.7860 days
- €37.0345 days
- €39.7830 days
- €43.6321 days
- €54.6314 days
- €86.537 days
- €97.533 days
- €93.681 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €28.78.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 239 percent. The most expensive point is €97.53, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €63.43Sun
- €43.63Mon
- €45.83Tue
- €49.13Wed
- €54.63Thu
- €57.38Fri
- €66.18Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Brussels
- Bruxelles Midi
- Bruxelles-Midi
- Brussels-Chapel Station
Genoa
- Genova Piazza Principe
- Genoa Piazza Manin railway station
- Bari railway station
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
- 56% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 44% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 795 km against 795 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Turin, Antwerp, Zürich, Milan. The gap between arriving and leaving is 55 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 Brussels at 06:55 and the last at 14:13, across 6 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 46m | 1h 36m | 3h 10m | €98.67 | 201.5 kg | 1 |
| Train | 6h 23m | 5h 39m | 44m | €110.89 | 26.2 kg | 6 |
| Coach | 11h 58m | 11h 14m | 44m | €43.63 | 21.5 kg | 2 |
Questions about Brussels to Genoa
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 the Train from Brussels to Genoa take?
The Train from Brussels to Genoa takes 6h 23m door to door, of which 5h 39m is spent moving. The route runs 795 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Brussels to Genoa cost?
The Train from Brussels to Genoa starts at €110.89 for one passenger, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare is €109.79. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Brussels to Genoa?
1 operators run the Train from Brussels to Genoa: SNCF. Between them they file around 6 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Brussels to Genoa use?
The Train from Brussels to Genoa leaves from Bruxelles Midi and arrives at Genova Piazza Principe. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Train the best way from Brussels to Genoa?
Traveling from Brussels to Genoa by Flight costs €98.67 and takes 4h 46m door to door, against 6h 23m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Train from Brussels to Genoa?
Fares for the Train from Brussels to Genoa bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €28.78. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 239 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Brussels to Genoa produce?
The Train from Brussels to Genoa produces about 26.2 kg of CO2 per passenger over 795 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Brussels to Genoa?
Operators on the Train from Brussels to Genoa publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 6h 23m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
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
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Brussels to Genoa on September 10, 2026: 795 km of route against 795 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €110.89, and 6h 23m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Related journeys
Being on the water gives Genoa a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
What to book in Genoa before you go
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Genoa, with free cancellation on most of it.
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