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Compare bus and train for Ghent to Charleroi
Omio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Ghent to Charleroi among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the train with prices starting from $15. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 1h 31m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.0 - 0.1kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a train costs an average of $15, and a bus costs an average of $23.
Distance: 54 miles (88 km)
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Most popular Bus | Train |
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$26 Average price | $24 Average price Cheapest |
2h 3m Average total duration 1h 33m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 1m Average total duration Fastest 1h 31m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions | 0.0 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions Lowest |
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Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
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How to get from Ghent to Charleroi by train, bus or flight.
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The best way to travel from Ghent to Charleroi is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- 1509 · 453110:00AM1h35Ghent St Pieters11:35AMCharleroi-Sud$171One-way1 transfer
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- 1509 · 453110:00AM1h35Ghent St Pieters11:35AMCharleroi-Sud$171One-way1 transfer
Fastest
Flibco03:10AM1h10Gent, Voskenslaan / Sint-Denijslaan04:20AMCharleroi, Aéroport de Charleroi Bruxelles Sud (Gare des navettes)$311One-way0 transfers
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- 509 · 203210:25AM1h41Ghent St Pieters12:06PMCharleroi-Sud$171One-way1 transfer
- 508 · 203109:25AM1h41Ghent St Pieters11:06AMCharleroi-Sud$171One-way1 transfer
- 1508 · 453009:00AM1h35Ghent St Pieters10:35AMCharleroi-Sud$171One-way1 transfer
- Flibco09:30AM1h15Gent, Voskenslaan / Sint-Denijslaan10:45AMCharleroi, Aéroport de Charleroi Bruxelles Sud (Gare des navettes)$341One-way0 transfers
- Flibco11:45AM1h20Gent, Voskenslaan / Sint-Denijslaan01:05PMCharleroi, Aéroport de Charleroi Bruxelles Sud (Gare des navettes)$341One-way0 transfers
- Flibco07:45AM1h30Gent, Voskenslaan / Sint-Denijslaan09:15AMCharleroi, Aéroport de Charleroi Bruxelles Sud (Gare des navettes)$311One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Ghent to Charleroi:
A train is $8 (€7) less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from Ghent to Charleroi costing on average $23 (€19).
Other travel options to Charleroi take longer:
Bus takes on average 1h 20m.
- Around 16 buses per day.
- Around 13 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Ghent and Charleroi 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 Charleroi-Sud.
- Buses mostly depart from Gent, Voskenslaan / Sint-Denijslaan and arrive in Charleroi, Aéroport de Charleroi Bruxelles Sud (Gare des navettes).
- Travel with flibco, Infobus, Flibco, BlaBlaCar to go to Charleroi by bus.
- Travel with Intercity, SNCB | BUS, Deutsche Bahn, SNCB to go to Charleroi by train.
- 16 direct buses per day with flibco, Infobus, Flibco, BlaBlaCar.
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