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Compare coach and train for Ghent to Charleroi
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Ghent to Charleroi among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the train with prices starting from £11. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 1h 31m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.0 - 0.1kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a train costs an average of £11, and a coach costs an average of £17.
Distance: 88 km
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£20 Average Price | £18 Average Price Cheapest |
2h 3m Average total duration 1h 33m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 1m Average total duration Fastest 1h 31m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions | 0.0 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions Lowest |
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Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
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How to get to Charleroi from Ghent by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Ghent to Charleroi is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
13502 · 3131Cheapest
13502 · 3131Fastest
FlibcoOther options
13503 · 3132
1509 · 5732
1508 · 5731
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This is compared to other travel options from Ghent to Charleroi:
A train is £6 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Ghent to Charleroi costing on average £17.
Other travel options to Charleroi take longer:
Coach takes on average 1h 20m.
- Around 16 coaches per day.
- Around 13 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Ghent and Charleroi as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Ghent St Pieters and arrive in Charleroi-Sud.
- Coaches mostly depart from Gent, Voskenslaan / Sint-Denijslaan and arrive in Charleroi, Aéroport de Charleroi Bruxelles Sud (Gare des navettes).
- Travel with flibco, Infobus, Flibco, BlaBlaCar to go to Charleroi by coach.
- Travel with PKP Intercity, SNCB | BUS, Deutsche Bahn, SNCB to go to Charleroi by train.
- 16 direct coaches per day with flibco, Infobus, Flibco, BlaBlaCar.
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