Travel to Ghent
Every way to reach Ghent: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Ghent is reachable from 82 places across 5 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 8 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 13m door to door. The nearest origin is 40 km away.
How people reach Ghent
Every mode that actually calls at Ghent, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 164 | €11.88 | 1h 13m | 871 km | 5 |
| Coach | 12 | €10.07 | 1h 33m | 138 km | 3 |
- 82Places you can arrive from
- 82Places you can leave for
- 5Countries
- 8Operators
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Rooms within reach of Gent Sint Pieters
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 110 | 63% | Kortrijk, 40 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 60 | 34% | Krefeld, 200 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 6 | 3% | Montpellier, 827 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Ghent that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 78 | 44% |
| Germany | 26 | 15% |
| Netherlands | 26 | 15% |
| France | 24 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 22 | 13% |
Stations, airports and ports in Ghent
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Gent
- Gent Sint Pieters
- Gent-Sint-Pieters
- Gent-Oost railway station
- Gent Dampoort
- Gent Sint-Pieters
- De Bootjes van Gent
- Veerpont Baarle
The cheapest journeys into Ghent
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antwerp to Ghent bus | €10.07 | 1h 36m | 51 km |
| Brussels to Ghent bus | €10.07 | 1h 34m | 50 km |
| Anderlecht to Ghent bus | €10.07 | 1h 33m | 48 km |
| Schaarbeek to Ghent bus | €10.07 | 1h 35m | 50 km |
| Charleroi to Ghent bus | €10.07 | 2h 9m | 88 km |
| Liège to Ghent bus | €10.63 | 2h 54m | 138 km |
| Antwerp to Ghent train | €11.88 | 1h 14m | 51 km |
| Brussels to Ghent train | €11.88 | 1h 13m | 50 km |
| Anderlecht to Ghent train | €11.88 | 1h 13m | 48 km |
| Schaarbeek to Ghent train | €11.88 | 1h 14m | 50 km |
| Lille to Ghent train | €11.88 | 1h 21m | 66 km |
| Charleroi to Ghent train | €12.99 | 1h 31m | 88 km |
| Rotterdam to Ghent train | €17.39 | 1h 41m | 110 km |
| The Hague to Ghent train | €19.04 | 1h 46m | 121 km |
| Liège to Ghent train | €20.14 | 1h 53m | 138 km |
| Aachen to Ghent train | €25.64 | 2h 8m | 169 km |
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Common questions about Travel to Ghent
How can I get to Ghent?
Ghent is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 82 places, across 5 countries, on services run by 8 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Ghent?
The cheapest way into Ghent is by Coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 82 origins we sell into Ghent over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Ghent?
The fastest journey into Ghent is by Train, at 1h 13m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 40 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Ghent have?
Ghent has 7 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are Gent Sint Pieters, Gent-Sint-Pieters, Gent-Oost railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Ghent from within 200 km?
110 of the routes we sell into Ghent start within 200 km. The nearest is Kortrijk, 40 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Ghent in Belgium?
Ghent connects to 82 places on our network across 5 countries, the furthest of them 871 km away in a straight line. Belgium routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
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.
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