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How to get fromGhent to Baselby train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, plane, or train (TGV)

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There are 11 ways to get from Ghent to Basel by train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, plane, or train (TGV)

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  1. Train via Paris

    best
    1. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nordtrain train
    3. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain train Tgv
    6h 18m
    CHF 150–329

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    8h 58m
    CHF 39–72

  3. Drive  587.3 km

    1. Drive from Ghent to Baselcar car 587.3 km
    6h 8m
    CHF 99–143

  4. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Basel (BSL)plane plane BRU - BSL
    6h 53m
    CHF 105–262

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Strasbourgtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain train Ter
    6h 51m
    CHF 162–257

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Gent to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strassebus bus
    9h 19m

  7. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane BRU - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    6h 11m
    CHF 124–276

  8. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane plane AMS - BSL
    5h 35m
    CHF 131–380

  9. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zurich Airport

    1. Take the train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane AMS - ZRH
    4. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    7h 3m
    CHF 170–414

  10. Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain train
    3. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Basel (BSL)plane plane CDG - BSL
    6h 8m
    CHF 162–461

  11. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane BRU - GVA
    3. Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain train
    4. Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain train
    8h 49m
    CHF 134–319

Ghent to Basel by train

Calendar83Weekly Trains
Duration6h 18mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 150Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 886.5 km
  • Duration: 6h 18m

What companies run services between Ghent, Belgium and Basel, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Basel Sbb via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 6h 18m. Alternatively, Pistoia viaggi operates a bus from Gent to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse once a week, and the journey takes 9h 19m.

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