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

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

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  1. Train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)

    best
    1. Take the train from Thun to Basel SBBtrain train Ic6 / ...
    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 / ...
    9h 8m
    €143–384

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Bern to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to Charleroi Airportbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Gent Sint Pieters Stationbus bus
    13h 1m
    €90–154

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Thun to Basel SBBtrain train Ic6 / ...
    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 / ...
    12h 20m

  4. Drive  709.3 km

    1. Drive from Thun to Ghentcar car 709.3 km
    7h 25m
    €129–186

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

    1. Take the train from Thun 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
    6h 2m
    €149–317

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Thun to Basel SBBtrain train Ic6 / ...
    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 38m
    €177–342

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

    1. Take the train from Bern 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 30m
    €119–308

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

    1. Take the train from Thun 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 41m
    €196–513

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

    1. Take the train from Thun 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 34m
    €148–479

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

    1. Take the train from Thun 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 36m
    €202–459

Thun to Ghent by train

Calendar70Weekly Trains
Duration9h 8mAverage Duration
Ticket€143Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 896.9 km
  • Duration: 9h 8m

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

You can take a train from Thun to Gand-Saint-Pierre via Basel SBB, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, and Bruxelles-Midi in around 9h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Thun to Gent Sint Pieters Station via Bern, Bern, Hauptbahnhof, Bern, Neufeld P+R, Bern, Luxembourg P+R Bouillon, and Charleroi Airport in around 13h 1m.

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