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How to get fromLucerne to Ghentby train, plane, bus, or car

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

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

    best
    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane ZRH - BRU
    3. Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train
    5h 31m
    €109–258

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Luzern to Brussels-North train stationbus bus FlixBus N846
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Ghent Dampoortbus bus N802 / ...
    11h 20m
    €60–91

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain train Ec / ...
    2. Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Strasbourg to Bruxelles-Miditrain train Trn / ...
    4. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train Ic / ...
    9h 14m
    €198–312

  4. Drive  684.6 km

    1. Drive from Lucerne to Ghentcar car 684.6 km
    7h 7m
    €123–178

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

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane ZRH - AMS
    3. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    4. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Gand-Dampoorttrain train
    7h 5m
    €163–405

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

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Genève-Aéroporttrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane GVA - BRU
    3. Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train
    7h 51m
    €167–367

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

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane BSL - AMS
    3. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    4. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Gand-Dampoorttrain train
    7h 15m
    €170–454

  8. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Brussels Airport

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Luganotrain train
    2. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane MXP - BRU
    4. Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train
    8h 35m
    €142–328

  9. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain train Ec / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain train 79
    4. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train Ic / ...
    9h 15m
    €167–347

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain train Ec / ...
    2. Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse to Brussels-North Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train Ic / ...
    11h 56m

Lucerne to Ghent by train and tram

Calendar2Weekly Services
Duration9h 14mAverage Duration
Ticket€198Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 617.1 km
  • Duration: 5h 31m

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

You can take a train from Luzern to Gand-Saint-Pierre via Basel SBB, Basel, Bahnhof SBB, St-Louis, Gare de Saint-Louis, St Louis, Strasbourg, and Bruxelles-Midi in around 9h 14m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Luzern to Ghent Dampoort via Brussels-North train station in around 11h 20m.

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