Cheapest€34.44
- Eurostar International EI900206:152h 16m08:31Paris Gare de LyonGent Sint Pieters
Door to door 3hCO2 10.0 kgChanges 0Refundable
Traveling from Paris to Ghent costs €34.44 at the cheapest and takes 2h 51m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 303 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 303 km
- Fastest
- 2h 51m
- Average
- 3h 1m
- Services per day
- 6
- Cheapest
- €34.44
- CO2 per passenger
- 10.0 kg
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 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 55m | 2h 11m | 44m | €38.83 | 10.0 kg | 6 |
- 2h 55mFastest, by Train
- €38.83Cheapest, by Train
- 10.0 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 303 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€43.24
- Eurostar E154706:092h 11m08:20Paris Gare de LyonGent Sint Pieters
Door to door 2h 55mCO2 10.0 kgChanges 0Refundable
Lowest CO2€41.59
- Eurostar E483507:301h 28m08:58Paris Gare de LyonLille Europe
- Eurostar E586710:0340m10:43Lille EuropeGent Sint Pieters
Changes at Lille, with 65 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.
Door to door 3h 57mCO2 9.2 kgChanges 1Refundable
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.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
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.
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 Paris to Ghent | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €72.94 | €85.04 | €66.89 | €55.34 | €48.19 | €60.29 | €61.39 | €52.04 | €60.84 | €54.79 | €38.83 | €42.14 | €46.54 | €49.29 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €34.44
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Ghent is not something we sell.
Rooms within reach of Gent Sint Pieters
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Paris to Ghent
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €33.3490 days
- €31.6960 days
- €32.2445 days
- €37.7330 days
- €43.2421 days
- €49.2914 days
- €61.397 days
- €66.893 days
- €72.941 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €31.69.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 130 percent. The most expensive point is €72.94, 1 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.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €54.79Sun
- €38.83Mon
- €42.14Tue
- €46.54Wed
- €49.29Thu
- €52.04Fri
- €60.84Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €48.19Sep
- €34.99Oct
- €34.99Nov
- €32.79Dec
- €36.64Jan
- €31.13Feb
The route
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
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 303 km against 263 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 Lille, Brussels, Charleroi, Reims. The gap between arriving and leaving is 65 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 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 Paris at 06:09 and the last at 07:30, across 6 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Paris
Rail
- Paris Gare de Lyon
- Massy TGV
- Paris Gare du Nord
Bus
- Paris Bercy Seine
- Gare de Cormeilles-en-Parisis
Air
- CDG
- ORY
- BVA
Ferry
- Paris-Canal
- Bateaux parisiens
Gent
Rail
- Gent Sint Pieters
- Gent-Sint-Pieters
- Gent-Oost railway station
Bus
- Gent Dampoort
- Gent Sint-Pieters
Ferry
- De Bootjes van Gent
- Veerpont Baarle
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
| Eurostar | €38.84 | 2h 53m |
 Eurostar International | €34.44 | 2h 51m |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €29.50 | 86% |
| Taxes | €2.95 | 9% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 6% |
| Total you pay | €34.44 | 100% |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Ghent?
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Questions about Paris to Ghent
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 Paris to Ghent?
The fastest journey from Paris to Ghent takes 2h 51m door to door, of which 2h 11m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 3h 1m, 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 Paris to Ghent?
The cheapest fare from Paris to Ghent is €34.44, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €58.09. 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 Paris to Ghent?
The cheapest way from Paris to Ghent is by Train, at €38.83 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 2h 55m 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 Paris to Ghent?
Fares from Paris to Ghent bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €31.69. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 130 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Paris to Ghent?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Paris to Ghent, at €38.83. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Paris to Ghent?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Paris to Ghent, at €31.13 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 Paris to Ghent?
2 operators sell services from Paris to Ghent across 1 modes: Eurostar, Eurostar International. 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 Paris to Ghent?
33 percent of the services we sell from Paris to Ghent are direct. The rest connect at Lille, Brussels, Charleroi, Reims, with about 65 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 Paris to Ghent use?
Services from Paris to Ghent by Train leave from Paris Gare de Lyon and arrive at Gent Sint Pieters. 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 Paris to Ghent?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Paris to Ghent 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 Paris to Ghent on September 10, 2026: 303 km of route against 263 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €34.44, and 2h 51m 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 Ghent is somebody else's catalog.
What to book in Ghent before you go
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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