There are 4 ways to get from Ghent to Bruges by train, bus, car, or taxi
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Ghent to Bruges by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ghent to Bruges is to bus which costs €4 - €7 and takes 40 min.
The fastest way to get from Ghent to Bruges is to train which takes 24 min and costs €6 - €14.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Ghent Dampoort and arriving at Bruges. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 40 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Gand-Saint-Pierre and arriving at Bruges. Services depart every 15 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 24 min.
The distance between Ghent and Bruges is 40 km. The road distance is 45.5 km.
The best way to get from Ghent to Bruges without a car is to train which takes 24 min and costs €6 - €14.
The train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruges takes 24 min including transfers and departs every 15 minutes.
Ghent to Bruges bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ghent Dampoort station.
Ghent to Bruges train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Gand-Saint-Pierre station.
The best way to get from Ghent to Bruges is to train which takes 24 min and costs €6 - €14. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €4 - €7 and takes 40 min.
What companies run services between Ghent, Belgium and Bruges, Belgium?
Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB) operates a train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruges every 15 minutes. Tickets cost €7–12 and the journey takes 24 min. Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) also services this route twice a week. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Ghent Dampoort to Bruges every 3 hours. Tickets cost €4–7 and the journey takes 40 min. Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB) also services this route twice daily.
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ghent Dampoort to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Bus from Ghent Dampoort to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Estimated price
- €130–170
Q-Taxi Ghent
- Phone
- +32 0496298888
- Website
- qtaxigent.be
Taxi 222
- Phone
- +32 0468222222
- Website
- taxi222gent.be
Taxi 4 You
- Phone
- +32 0487112233
- Website
- taxi4you.gent
Taxi Gent
- Phone
- +32 093333333
- Website
- taxigent.be
T-Tax
- Phone
- +32 468299103
- Website
- t-tax.be
V-Tax
- Phone
- +32 092222222
- Website
- v-tax.be
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Ghent to Bruges bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bruges station.
Ghent to Bruges train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Bruges station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ghent to Bruges is 46 km. It takes approximately 37 min to drive from Ghent to Bruges.
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