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There are 12 ways to get from Athens to Ghent by plane, train, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Fly to Brussels Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane ATH - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train
    7h 7m
    €106–238

  2. Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane plane ATH - CRL
    2. Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Gent Sint Pieters Stationbus bus
    8h 35m
    €80–328

  3. Bus, train via Liège

    1. Take the bus from Athens to Tiranabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tirana to Liege Gare des Guilleminsbus bus
    3. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train Ic / ...
    35h 31m
    €198–226

  4. Train, bus via Budapest

    1. Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain train Ic
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Budapestbus bus
    3. Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain train Ec / ...
    4. Take the train from Wien HBF to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Nj / ...
    5. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train Ic / ...
    39h 34m
    €359–568

  5. Drive  2,789.5 km

    1. Drive from Athens to Ghentcar car 2,789.5 km
    26h 30m
    €522–754

  6. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane ATH - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    3. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Gand-Dampoorttrain train
    8h 29m
    €144–370

  7. Fly to Lille-Lesquin Airport, train

    1. Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL)plane plane ATH - LIL
    2. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train
    8h 43m
    €160–300

  8. Fly to Eindhoven Airport, train

    1. Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane plane ATH - EIN
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Bredatrain train
    3. Take the train from Breda to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    4. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Gand-Dampoorttrain train
    9h 8m
    €112–390

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Athens to Tiranabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tirana to Brussels-Nordbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Ghent Dampoortbus bus
    38h 46m

  10. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tirana to Brussels-Nordbus bus
    3. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train Ic / ...
    44h 1m

  11. Train, Bus

    1. Take the train from Athens to Larissatrain train Ic
    2. Take the bus from Larissa to Frankfurt am Mainbus bus
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Brussels-Nordtrain train 79
    4. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train Ic / ...
    2d 3h
    €332–531

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Athens to Villach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Fuldacartrain train
    3. Drive from Fulda to Ghentcar car
    31h 35m
    €491–697

Athens to Ghent by train and bus

Calendar1Weekly Services
Duration2d 3hAverage Duration
Ticket€332Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,201.7 km
  • Duration: 7h 7m

What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Ghent, Belgium?

You can take a bus from Athens to Ghent Dampoort via Tirana, Tirana, Brussels-Nord, and Brussels-North train station in around 38h 46m.

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