Distance | 259 miles | |
Available travel modes | Coach, flight, ferry or train | |
Fastest mode | Flight • £173 • 1 h 15 min | |
Popular travel companies | Flixbus or tab |
Take a coach, flight, ferry or train to travel 259 miles to Ghent from Birmingham. The most popular travel providers which serve this journey are Flixbus or tab among others. Travellers can even take a direct from Birmingham to Ghent.
International travel from Birmingham, United Kingdom to Ghent, Belgium is: Fully open.
Entry into Belgium is currently allowed for: Entry is fully open for citizens and permanent residents of United Kingdom.
Conditions of entry:
All travellers in Belgium must observe the following coronavirus safety measures:
The information above was last checked on 27/06/2022; however, this can change before your date of travel so please make sure to review the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations for your journey between Birmingham and Ghent.
The current restriction level for returning to Birmingham, United Kingdom from Belgium is: Fully open.
Reentering United Kingdom is currently allowed for: Entry is fully open for citizens and permanent residents of Belgium
All travellers returning to United Kingdom must observe the following safety measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the country:
The information above was last checked on 29/06/2022. We do our best to keep this information up-to-date, but regulations can change due to the nature of the coronavirus pandemic, so please double check the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations ahead of your trip back to Birmingham from Ghent here.
You can travel to Ghent from Birmingham 4 different ways: coach, flight, ferry or train.
A ferry service offers the cheapest way to travel from Birmingham to Ghent, which costs on average £1.
This is compared to other ways of getting to Ghent:
A ferry is generally £22 less than a coach for the same route. A coach costs on average £22 from Birmingham to Ghent.
A ferry is £173 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Birmingham to Ghent costing on average £173.
A ferry journey is usually £2 less than a journey to Ghent by train, which costs on average £2 for the same trip.
The fastest way from Birmingham to Ghent is by flight with an average journey time of 1 h 15 min.
Other travel options to Ghent from Birmingham can usually take longer:
In comparison, taking a coach requires on average 14 h 40 min of travel time.
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In comparison, going by train can take 6 h 26 min on average.
The distance from Birmingham to Ghent is approximately 259 miles.
The average frequency per day from Birmingham to Ghent is:
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey to Ghent from Birmingham as scheduled services by coach, flight, ferry or train can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points for travellers from Birmingham to Ghent:
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