There are 6 ways to get from Ghent to Dortmund by train (Eurostar), bus, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain 10 / ...
4h 55m€68–300Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ghent Dampoort to Dortmund central bus stationbus N1360b
6h 30m€28–50Drive 290.9 km
- Drive from Ghent to Dortmundcar 290.9 km
3h 4m€45–65Train, fly
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BRU - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbftrain
6h 21m€146–331Train via Aachen
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels-Nordtrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain Re
5h 13m€64–303Train, bus
- Take the train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Berchemtrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Antwerp - Berchem to Dortmund - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
7h 1m€30–59
Ghent to Dortmund by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ghent to Dortmund is to bus which costs €28 - €50 and takes 6h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Ghent to Dortmund is to drive which takes 3h 4m and costs €45 - €65.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Ghent Dampoort and arriving at Dortmund central bus station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Ghent to Dortmund. However, there are services departing from Gand-Saint-Pierre and arriving at Dortmund Hbf via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Köln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 55m.
The distance between Ghent and Dortmund is 389 km. The road distance is 290.9 km.
The best way to get from Ghent to Dortmund without a car is to train which takes 4h 55m and costs €65 - €300.
It takes approximately 4h 55m to get from Ghent to Dortmund, including transfers.
Ghent to Dortmund bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ghent Dampoort station.
Ghent to Dortmund train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Gand-Saint-Pierre station.
The best way to get from Ghent to Dortmund is to train which takes 4h 55m and costs €65 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €28 - €50 and takes 6h 30m.
What companies run services between Ghent, Belgium and Dortmund, Germany?
You can take a train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Dortmund Hbf via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Köln Hbf in around 4h 55m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Ghent Dampoort to Dortmund central bus station once daily. Tickets cost €28–50 and the journey takes 6h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Brussels Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Berchem
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aachen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Berchem
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Ghent Dampoort to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Antwerp - Berchem to Dortmund - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Ghent to Dortmund bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dortmund central bus station.
Ghent to Dortmund train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Bruxelles-Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ghent to Dortmund is 291 km. It takes approximately 3h 4m to drive from Ghent to Dortmund.
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