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Compare bus and train for Ghent to Brussels
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Ghent to Brussels among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the train, with an average ticket price of kr125 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 1h 14m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.0 - 0.0kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a train costs an average of kr125, while a bus costs an average of kr240.
Distance: 31 miles (50 km)
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Most popular Train | Bus | Driving |
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kr125 Average price Cheapest | kr240 Average price | kr104 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
1h 14m Average total duration Fastest 44m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 1h 57m Average total duration 1h 27m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 53m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.0 - 0.0kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.0 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
 Most popular train company |  Most popular bus company | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Ghent to Brussels:
A train is kr115 less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Ghent to Brussels costing on average kr240.
Other travel options to Brussels take longer:
Bus takes on average 1h 57m.
You'll arrive about 9m sooner (44m by train vs 53m by car). Tickets start at around kr125 compared to roughly kr104 in fuel and tolls — so you're paying a bit more, but getting hours of your day back, a city-centre arrival, and the freedom to work or relax instead of drive.
Driving makes more sense if you're travelling as a group (where fuel costs split several ways), want to stop along the way, or need a car once you arrive.
Travel optionsfrom Ghent to Brussels
How to get from Ghent to Brussels by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Ghent to Brussels is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- 28056:41 AM0h28Ghent St Pieters7:09 AMBrussels-Midikr1301One-way0 transfers
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- 28056:41 AM0h28Ghent St Pieters7:09 AMBrussels-Midikr1301One-way0 transfers
Fastest
- 28056:41 AM0h28Ghent St Pieters7:09 AMBrussels-Midikr1301One-way0 transfers
Other options
- 5067:25 AM0h28Ghent St Pieters7:53 AMBrussels-Midikr1301One-way0 transfers
- 15067:01 AM0h28Ghent St Pieters7:29 AMBrussels-Midikr1301One-way0 transfers
- 70066:36 AM0h28Ghent St Pieters7:04 AMBrussels-Midikr1301One-way0 transfers
- Flibco9:15 PM1h15Gent, Voskenslaan / Sint-Denijslaan10:30 PMCharleroi, Aéroport de Charleroi Bruxelles Sud (Gare des navettes)kr2431One-way0 transfers
1682 · 509182:35 PM4h45Gent, Ghent7:20 PMBrussels, Brussels South (Gare du Midi)kr2511One-way1 transfer- Flibco6:45 PM1h15Gent, Voskenslaan / Sint-Denijslaan8:00 PMCharleroi, Aéroport de Charleroi Bruxelles Sud (Gare des navettes)kr2711One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Ghent to Brussels:
A train is kr115 less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Ghent to Brussels costing on average kr240.
Other travel options to Brussels take longer:
Bus takes on average 1h 57m.
- Around 84 trains per day.
- Around 12 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Ghent and Brussels as scheduled services by bus and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Ghent St Pieters and arrive in Brussels-Central.
- Buses mostly depart from Gent, Voskenslaan / Sint-Denijslaan and arrive in Charleroi, Aéroport de Charleroi Bruxelles Sud (Gare des navettes).
- Travel with Intercity, Regional, České dráhy, Deutsche Bahn, EuroCity to go to Brussels by train.
- Travel with FlixBus, Flibco, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Brussels by bus.
- 84 direct trains per day with Intercity, Regional, Deutsche Bahn.
- 11 direct buses per day with FlixBus, Flibco.
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