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Compare bus, train, and flight for Hamburg to Ghent
Omio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Hamburg to Ghent among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of $76 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 4h 30m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.2 - 0.5kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $76, while a flight costs an average of $503.
Distance: 318 miles (512 km)
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Most popular Bus | Train | Flight | Driving |
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$76 Average price Cheapest | $137 Average price | $503 Average price | $121 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
11h 25m Average total duration 10h 55m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 7h 33m Average total duration 7h 3m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 30m Average total duration Fastest 2h 30m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 7h 30m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.5 - 1.3kg CO2 emissions | 0.2 - 0.5kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 1.5 - 3.1kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Hamburg to Ghent:
A bus is $103 (€85) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Hamburg to Ghent costing on average $179 (€147).
A bus is $427 (€349) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Hamburg to Ghent costing on average $503 (€411).
Other travel options to Ghent take longer:
Train takes on average 7h 16m.
Bus takes on average 11h 25m.
You'll arrive about 5h 0m sooner (2h 30m by flight vs 7h 30m by car). Tickets start at around $503 (€411) compared to roughly $121 (€99) in fuel and tolls — a bit more, but you get time back and avoid a long drive.
Driving makes more sense if you're travelling as a group, want flexibility on timing, or plan to stop en route.
Travel optionsfrom Hamburg to Ghent
How to get from Hamburg to Ghent by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Hamburg to Ghent is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus · FlixBus7:30 AM12h25Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof7:55 PMGent, Ghent$481One-way1 transfer
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus7:30 AM12h25Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof7:55 PMGent, Ghent$481One-way1 transfer
Fastest
KL1754 · KL170511:50 AM2h50Hamburg Airport2:40 PMBrussels Airport$8721One-way1 transfer
Other options
- ICE 203 · ICE 10 · IC 28432:45 PM7h34Hamburg Hbf10:19 PMGhent St Pieters$1611One-way2 transfers
- ICE 1037 · ICE 10 · IC 28433:23 PM6h56Hamburg Harburg10:19 PMGhent St Pieters$1801One-way2 transfers
- ICE 2517 · ICE 314 · IC 28378:42 AM7h37Hamburg Hbf4:19 PMGhent St Pieters$1971One-way2 transfers
- FlixBus · FlixBus12:55 PM12h50Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof1:45 AMGent, Ghent$571One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus6:45 PM13h40Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof8:25 AMGent, Ghent$581One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus3:55 AM10h00Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof1:55 PMGent, Ghent$591One-way0 transfers
- KL1758 · KL17076:35 PM3h40Hamburg Airport10:15 PMBrussels Airport$3071One-way1 transfer
- KL1750 · KL17036:10 AM3h40Hamburg Airport9:50 AMBrussels Airport$3071One-way1 transfer
- KL1756 · KL17072:50 PM7h25Hamburg Airport10:15 PMBrussels Airport$3071One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Hamburg to Ghent:
A bus is $103 (€85) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Hamburg to Ghent costing on average $179 (€147).
A bus is $427 (€349) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Hamburg to Ghent costing on average $503 (€411).
Other travel options to Ghent take longer:
Train takes on average 7h 16m.
Bus takes on average 11h 25m.
- Around 27 flights per day.
- Around 6 buses per day.
- Around 4 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Hamburg and Ghent as scheduled services by bus, train, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Hamburg Airport and arrive in Brussels Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Hamburg Hbf and arrive in Ghent St Pieters.
- Buses mostly depart from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and arrive in Gent, Ghent.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn to go to Ghent by train.
- Travel with Lufthansa Cityline, KLM Cityhopper, Swiss, Condor Flugdienst, Eurowings, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa City Airlines, KLM, Air Dolomiti, Qatar Airways, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, Smartwings, Air Baltic, Helvetic Airways, Lot Polish Airlines, ITA, British Airways, Edelweiss Air to go to Ghent by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Ghent by bus.
- 2 direct flights per day with Brussels Airlines.
- 1 direct buses per day with FlixBus.
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