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There are 10 ways to get from Ghent to Bratislava by train, plane, bus, night train, or car

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  1. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane BRU - VIE
    3. Take the bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Most SNPbus bus
    6h 4m
    €91–294

  2. Bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane CRL - VIE
    3. Take the bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Most SNPbus bus
    6h 10m
    €60–343

  3. Train via Munich

    1. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    4. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10 to Salzburg Hbftrain train Re / ...
    5. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Wien Hbftrain train Rjx / ...
    6. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava-Petrzalkatrain train Re / ...
    13h 39m
    €181–452

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Ghent Dampoort to Brussels-North train stationbus bus N802 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus bus N136 / ...
    21h 20m
    €115–187

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels-Nordtrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Brussels-Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava-Petrzalkatrain train Re / ...
    17h 32m
    €82–393

  6. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Vienna International Airport, bus

    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 Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane AMS - VIE
    4. Take the bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Most SNPbus bus
    6h 46m
    €138–396

  7. Bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Bratislava Airport

    1. Take the bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Bratislava Airport (BTS)plane plane CRL - BTS
    5h 44m
    €62–309

  8. Train, train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Bredatrain train
    3. Take the train from Breda to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    4. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane plane EIN - VIE
    5. Take the bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Most SNPbus bus
    7h 49m
    €101–295

  9. Train

    1. Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien HBFtrain train Nj / ...
    3. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bratislava-Petržalkatrain train
    17h 48m
    €232–374

  10. Drive  1,203.8 km

    1. Drive from Ghent to Bratislavacar car 1,203.8 km
    11h 20m
    €197–285

Ghent to Bratislava by train

Calendar118Weekly Trains
Duration13h 39mAverage Duration
Ticket€181Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,052.5 km
  • Duration: 6h 4m

What companies run services between Ghent, Belgium and Bratislava, Slovakia?

You can take a train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bratislava-Petrzalka via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt, München Hbf, Muenchen Hbf Gl.5-10, Salzburg Hbf, and Wien Hbf in around 13h 39m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ghent Dampoort to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy via Brussels-North train station in around 21h 20m.

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