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How to get fromDresden to Ghentby train, bus, car, plane, or train (Eurostar)

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There are 9 ways to get from Dresden to Ghent by train, bus, car, plane, or train (Eurostar)

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  1. Train via Erfurt

    best
    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain train 55 / ...
    2. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train 28 / ...
    3. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 12 / ...
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain train 79
    5. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train Ic / ...
    9h 21m
    €162–398

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Dresden central station to Brussels-North train stationbus bus 1304
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Ghent Dampoortbus bus N802 / ...
    14h 5m
    €70–105

  3. Drive  799.9 km

    1. Drive from Dresden to Ghentcar car 799.9 km
    7h 25m
    €128–185

  4. Fly Dresden Airport to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane DRS - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train
    6h 38m
    €144–400

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain train 55
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain train 79
    3. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train Ic / ...
    10h 36m
    €104–403

  6. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Kölnbus bus
    2. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the train from Bruxelles-Central to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train Ic / ...
    21h 8m
    €218–283

  7. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane BER - BRU
    3. Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train
    6h 11m
    €128–331

  8. Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    2. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane PRG - BRU
    3. Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train
    6h 59m
    €114–284

  9. Fly Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane DRS - DUS
    2. Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Koeln Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    4. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train
    7h 8m
    €233–565

Dresden to Ghent by train

Calendar56Weekly Trains
Duration9h 21mAverage Duration
Ticket€162Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 942.2 km
  • Duration: 9h 21m

What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Ghent, Belgium?

You can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Gand-Saint-Pierre via Leipzig Hbf, Erfurt Hbf, Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, and Bruxelles-Midi in around 9h 21m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dresden central station to Ghent Dampoort via Brussels-North train station in around 14h 5m.

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