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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 an average ticket price of £20 For those with little time, consider booking a coach, which has an average total journey time of 2h 2m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.0 - 0.1kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a train costs an average of £20, while a coach costs an average of £21.
Distance: 88 km
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Most popular Coach | Train |
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£21 Average Price | £20 Average Price Cheapest |
2h 2m Average total duration Fastest 1h 32m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 3m Average total duration 1h 33m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions | 0.0 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions Lowest |
 Most popular bus company |  Most popular train company |
Direct Options | Direct Options |
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Travel optionsfrom Ghent to Charleroi
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.
- 2809 · 3432 · 381110:412h09Ghent St Pieters12:50Charleroi-Sud£131One-way2 changes
Cheapest
- 2809 · 3432 · 381110:412h09Ghent St Pieters12:50Charleroi-Sud£131One-way2 changes
Fastest
Flibco3:101h10Gent, Voskenslaan / Sint-Denijslaan4:20Charleroi, Aéroport de Charleroi Bruxelles Sud (Gare des navettes)£231One-way0 changes
Other options
- 2810 · 3433 · 381211:412h09Ghent St Pieters13:50Charleroi-Sud£131One-way2 changes
- 2807 · 3430 · 38098:412h09Ghent St Pieters10:50Charleroi-Sud£131One-way2 changes
- 2808 · 3431 · 38109:412h09Ghent St Pieters11:50Charleroi-Sud£131One-way2 changes
- Flibco21:151h15Gent, Voskenslaan / Sint-Denijslaan22:30Charleroi, Aéroport de Charleroi Bruxelles Sud (Gare des navettes)£191One-way0 changes
- Flibco18:451h15Gent, Voskenslaan / Sint-Denijslaan20:00Charleroi, Aéroport de Charleroi Bruxelles Sud (Gare des navettes)£211One-way0 changes
- Flibco17:151h30Gent, Voskenslaan / Sint-Denijslaan18:45Charleroi, Aéroport de Charleroi Bruxelles Sud (Gare des navettes)£211One-way0 changes
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FAQs: Ghent to Charleroi
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This is compared to other travel options from Ghent to Charleroi:
A train is £0.92 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Ghent to Charleroi costing on average £21.
Other travel options to Charleroi take longer:
Train takes on average 2h 3m.
- Around 19 trains per day.
- Around 12 coaches 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 Intercity, Regional, SNCB | BUS, SNCB to go to Charleroi by train.
- Travel with flibco, Flibco, Infobus, BlaBlaCar to go to Charleroi by coach.
- 12 direct coaches per day with flibco, Flibco, Infobus, BlaBlaCar.
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