There are 8 ways to get from Ghent to Pornic by train (TGV), 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 via Paris
best- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Lille Flandrestrain Ic
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nordtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Nantestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Nantes to Pornictrain Ter
7h 29m€126–229Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ghent Dampoort to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 803 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hubbus
- Take the bus from Pirmil to Théâtre St Gillesbus 303
10h 17m€62–95Drive 720.5 km
- Drive from Ghent to Porniccar 720.5 km
7h 7m€115–166Train to Brussels Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane BRU - NTE
- Take the train from Reze Pont Rousseau to Pornictrain
7h 15m€104–297Train
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Lille Flandrestrain Ic
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Nantestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Nantes to Pornictrain Ter
9h 22m€163–246Train #2
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Lille Flandrestrain Ic
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Nantestrain
- Take the train from Nantes to Pornictrain Ter
9h 22m€143–246Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane CDG - NTE
- Take the train from Reze Pont Rousseau to Pornictrain
7h 11m€175–507Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane AMS - NTE
- Take the train from Reze Pont Rousseau to Pornictrain
8h€131–415
Ghent to Pornic by train, subway, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ghent to Pornic is to bus which costs €60 - €95 and takes 10h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Ghent to Pornic is to drive which takes 7h 7m and costs €110 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Ghent to Pornic. However, there are services departing from Ghent Dampoort and arriving at Théâtre St Gilles via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Gare Sud, Hôtel Dieu and Pirmil. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 17m.
No, there is no direct train from Ghent to Pornic. However, there are services departing from Gand-Saint-Pierre and arriving at Pornic via Lille Flandres, Gare du Nord, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 and Nantes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 29m.
The distance between Ghent and Pornic is 744 km. The road distance is 720.5 km.
The best way to get from Ghent to Pornic without a car is to train via Paris which takes 7h 29m and costs €120 - €230.
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Ghent to Pornic, including transfers.
Ghent to Pornic bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ghent Dampoort station.
Ghent to Pornic train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Gand-Saint-Pierre station.
The best way to get from Ghent to Pornic is to train via Paris which takes 7h 29m and costs €120 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €95 and takes 10h 17m.
What companies run services between Ghent, Belgium and Pornic, France?
You can take a train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Pornic via Lille Flandres, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, and Nantes in around 7h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ghent Dampoort to Théâtre St Gilles via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub, Gare Sud, Commerce, Hôtel Dieu, and Pirmil in around 10h 17m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €30–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nantes Atlantique Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Flandres to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Flandres to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Pornic
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Reze Pont Rousseau to Pornic
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Pornic
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Flandres to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Pornic
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Reze Pont Rousseau to Pornic
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Reze Pont Rousseau to Pornic
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Eurostar
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ghent Dampoort to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +33 9 69 39 14 14
- [email protected]
- Website
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
Bus from Pirmil to Théâtre St Gilles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
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Booking & Getting There
Ghent to Pornic bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Ghent to Pornic train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Lille Flandres station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ghent to Pornic is 721 km. It takes approximately 7h 7m to drive from Ghent to Pornic.
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