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Compare train and coach for Dortmund to Ghent
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Dortmund to Ghent among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £8. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 58m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.2kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £8, and a train costs an average of £24.
Distance: 266 km
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Most popular Coach | Train |
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£22 Average Price Cheapest | £78 Average Price |
5h 37m Average total duration 5h 7m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 28m Average total duration Fastest 3h 58m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.3 - 0.7kg CO2 emissions | 0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest |
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Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Dortmund to Ghent
How to get to Ghent from Dortmund by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Dortmund to Ghent is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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LH5574Other options
ICE 107 · ICE 314 · IC 2837
ICE 109 · ICE 14 · IC 8002
ICE 105 · ICE 16 · IC 2835
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This is compared to other travel options from Dortmund to Ghent:
A coach is £16 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Dortmund to Ghent costing on average £24.
Other travel options to Ghent take longer:
Coach takes on average 6h 0m.
- Around 6 trains per day.
- Around 4 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Dortmund and Ghent as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Dortmund Hbf and arrive in Ghent St Pieters.
- Coaches mostly depart from Dortmund, ZOB am Hbf and arrive in Gent, Ghent.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar to go to Ghent by coach.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, Eurostar, National Express to go to Ghent by train.
- 2 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar.
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