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How to get fromLucerne to Ghentby train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or plane

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

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  1. Train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)

    best
    1. Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain train Ec / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train 47 / ...
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain train 79
    5. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train Ic / ...
    8h 44m
    €163–354

  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
    €59–89

  3. Drive  684.6 km

    1. Drive from Lucerne to Ghentcar car 684.6 km
    7h 7m
    €124–179

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

    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

  5. 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
    €197–312

  6. 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

  7. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Luxembourg, train

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane plane ZRH - LUX
    3. Take the train from Luxembourg to Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    4. Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain train
    8h 10m
    €156–454

  8. 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
    €162–400

  9. 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
    €148–346

  10. 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 10m
    €168–449

Lucerne to Ghent by train

Calendar70Weekly Trains
Duration8h 44mAverage Duration
Ticket€163Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 858.1 km
  • Duration: 8h 44m

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

You can take a train from Luzern to Gand-Saint-Pierre via Basel SBB, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, and Bruxelles-Midi in around 8h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Luzern to Ghent Dampoort via Brussels-North train station in around 11h 20m.

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