There are 9 ways to get from Palermo to Ghent by plane, train, ferry, car ferry, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Palermo Airport to Brussels Airport, train
best- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane PMO - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
6h 46m€76–304Fly Palermo Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane PMO - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Gent Sint Pieters Stationbus
7h 49m€60–275Train, ferry
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain Ic / ...
24h 44mCar ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoacarferry
- Drive from Port of Genoa to Ghentcar
31h 47m€273–394Bus, train
- Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Bruxelles - Rue du Progrèsbus
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain Ic / ...
37h 30m€323–444Fly Palermo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane PMO - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Gand-Dampoorttrain
7h 55m€129–416Bus to Trapani Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airportbus
- Fly from Trapani Airport (TPS) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane TPS - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Gent Sint Pieters Stationbus
8h 25m€78–589Fly Palermo Airport to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane PMO - ORY
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
7h 59m€152–522Train, ferry via Lyon
- Take the train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centraletrain Re
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susatrain Fr
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain Ic / ...
24h 45m
Palermo Airport (PMO) to Brussels Airport (BRU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palermo to Ghent is to fly and bus which costs €55 - €280 and takes 7h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Palermo to Ghent is to fly and train which takes 6h 46m and costs €75 - €310.
The distance between Palermo and Ghent is 1667 km.
The best way to get from Palermo to Ghent without a car is to train and ferry which takes 24h 44m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 46m to get from Palermo to Ghent, including transfers.
There are 858+ hotels available in Ghent.
What companies run services between Palermo, Italy and Ghent, Belgium?
There is no direct connection from Palermo to Ghent. However, you can take the train to Palermo Aeroporto, walk to Palermo Airport (PMO) airport, fly to Brussels Airport (BRU), walk to Brussels Airport-Zaventem, then take the train to Gand-Saint-Pierre. Alternatively, you can take a train from Palermo Centrale to Gand-Saint-Pierre via Messina Centrale, Messina Marittima, Villa S.Giovanni, Villa S.Giovanni, Torino Porta Susa, Chambery Challes Les Eaux, and Bruxelles-Midi in around 24h 44m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from Trapani Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–550
Flights from Trapani Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–550
Flights from Trapani Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–550
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Brussels Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Palermo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Palermo Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–470
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Palermo Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Palermo Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–450
Flights from Palermo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Palermo Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–450
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Palermo Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels-Nord to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Gand-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Palermo Centrale to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €180–310
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €180–310
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €310–500
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussels-Nord to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Bruxelles - Rue du Progrès
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €310–430
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- +352 50 55 62 63 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flibco
Bus from Charleroi Airport to Gent Sint Pieters Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Flibco
Bus from Charleroi Airport to Gent Sint Pieters Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Flibco
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
Bus from Palermo Via Belgio/Via dei Nebrodi to Trapani Birgi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Schedules at
- Autoservizi Salemi Srl
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Grandi Navi Veloci
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