There are 9 ways to get from Dublin to Ghent by plane, train, bus and ferry, car ferry, bus or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly to Brussels, train • 5 h 41 min
$60 - $207
Cheapest option
Bus and ferry, bus • 20 h 47 min
$53 - $75
7 alternative options
Fly to Charleroi, train • 6 h 17 min
$63 - $235
Fly to Amsterdam, train • 6 h 17 min
$87 - $250
Fly to Eindhoven, train • 7 h 39 min
$69 - $247
Bus and ferry, train • 14 h 59 min
$139 - $348
Carferry, train • 17 h 4 min
$239 - $593
Bus and ferry, bus via Lille • 19 h 52 min
$88 - $122
Carferry, drive • 15 h 11 min
$141 - $286
Questions & Answers
No, there is no direct bus from Dublin to Ghent. However, there are services departing from Dublin and arriving at Ghent via London Victoria and Lille. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19 h 52 min.
The distance between Dublin and Ghent is 724 km.
The best way to get from Dublin to Ghent without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 14 h 59 min and costs .
It takes approximately 5 h 41 min to get from Dublin to Ghent, including transfers.
Dublin to Ghent bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Dublin station.
The quickest flight from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport is the direct flight which takes 1 h 40 min.
Dublin to Ghent bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ghent station.
Ghent is 1 h ahead of Dublin. It is currently 4:08 PM in Dublin and 5:08 PM in Ghent.
Swiss, Ryanair, Aer Lingus and three other airlines offer flights from Dublin Airport to Brussels Airport.
There are 414+ hotels available in Ghent. Prices start at $84 USD per night.
- Distance: 452.8 miles
- Duration: 5 h 41 min
What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and Ghent, Belgium?
There is no direct connection from Dublin to Ghent. However, you can take the line 702 bus to Dublin Airport, take the walk to Dublin airport, fly to Brussels, take the walk to Brussels Airport - Zaventem, then take the train to Ghent. Alternatively, you can take the line 702 bus to Dublin Airport, take the walk to Dublin airport, fly to Charleroi, take the walk to Charleroi Airport, take the shuttle to Brussels-South Station, take the walk to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, then take the train to Ghent.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30 - $280
Flights from Dublin to Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 40 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $30 - $240
Flights from Dublin to Charleroi via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 50 min
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $30 - $240
Flights from Dublin to Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 41 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35 - $280
Flights from Dublin to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35 - $240
Flights from Dublin to Eindhoven via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 25 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35 - $240
Flights from Dublin to Eindhoven via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 10 min
- When
- Monday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35 - $240
Flights from Dublin to Eindhoven via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 25 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35 - $240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dublin to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $340
Flights from Dublin to Brussels via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 7 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $460
Flights from Dublin to Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 43 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $330
Flights from Dublin to Amsterdam via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 20 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100 - $430
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin to Brussels via Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 37 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $700
Flights from Dublin to Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 39 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90 - $400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $340
Flights from Dublin to Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 43 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin to Brussels via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 10 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $750
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dublin to Brussels via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 15 min
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230 - $950
- Phone
- +32 2 528 28 28
- Website
- b-rail.be
Train from Brussels Airport - Zaventem to Gent-Sint-Pieters
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22 - $24
- Website
- belgianrail.be
- Book at
- eurail.com
- 2nd Class
- $22 - $24
- 1st Class
- $31 - $34
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Gent-Sint-Pieters
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8 - $12
- Website
- belgianrail.be
- Book at
- eurail.com
- 2nd Class
- $8 - $12
- 1st Class
- $12 - $18
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Gent-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8 - $12
- Website
- belgianrail.be
- Book at
- eurail.com
- 2nd Class
- $8 - $12
- 1st Class
- $12 - $19
Train from Antwerpen-Berchem to Gent-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8 - $12
- Website
- belgianrail.be
- Book at
- eurail.com
- 2nd Class
- $8 - $12
- 1st Class
- $12 - $18
- Website
- thalys.com
Train from Schiphol Airport to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40 - $65
- Website
- thalys.com
- 2nd Class
- $40 - $65
- 1st Class
- $65 - $90
Dutch Railways (NS) is the main passenger railway operator in the Netherlands. Founded in 1938, NS connects all major cities in the Netherlands, and offers night trains, international trains, Intercity direct, and trains to and from the airport. NS International is the international subsidiary of NS; their services include high-speed trains such as Thalys, ICE International, Eurostar and TGV, to major European hubs including Paris, London, Brussels, Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt and Lille.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Eindhoven to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10 - $18
- Website
- ns.nl
- Book at
- eurail.com
Train from Breda to Antwerpen-Berchem
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10 - $18
- Website
- ns.nl
- Book at
- eurail.com
- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $65 - $110
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $40 - $65
- Anytime Day Single
- $65 - $110
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 12 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110 - $180
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $70 - $110
- Anytime Day Single
- $110 - $180
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- Phone
- +44 121 634 2040
- comments@londonmidland.com
- Website
- londonmidland.com
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45 - $65
- Website
- wmtrains.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- $26 - $40
- Anytime Day Single
- $45 - $65
Rome2rio's guide to Eurostar
Contact Details
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras International to Bruxelles-Midi Eurostar
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 1 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65 - $200
- Website
- eurostar.com
- Standard
- $65 - $200
- Premier
- $160 - $230
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National Express Coaches are a quick and convenient way of travelling around the UK. Over 550 National Express coaches run on Britain's roads every day, serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express Coaches carry around 19 million passenger journeys every year. For added convenience, National Express operate coach services to all major UK airports 24 hours per day, and is on its way to being 100% wheelchair accessible. The company also has a 24-hour control centre that receives a GPS signal to update on location, speed and the temperature inside coaches, ensuring the smoothest journey possible.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 08717 818178
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus and ferry from Dublin to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21 - $27
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus and ferry from Dublin to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 12 h 15 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29 - $40
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
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- Phone
- + 33 1 41 86 24 21
- Website
- eurolines.fr
Bus and ferry from London Victoria to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $80
- Schedules at
- eurolines.fr
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves over 1400 destinations, in 26 countries including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands, Croatia, Spain, and across Scandinavia and central and eastern Europe. Founded in 2012, Flixbus’ extensive network connects cities with approximately 200,000 trips, with buses often departing every 30 minutes. One of the most affordable ways to get around Europe (and expanding soon into the US), a Flixbus journey is cost-effective, well-connected, comfortable and safe.
Rome2rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Lille to Ghent
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4 - $7
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London to Ghent
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 25 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24 - $40
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01304 448866.
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Dublin to Bootle
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $200
- Schedules at
- poferries.com
- Book at
- directferries.co.uk
- Passenger & Car Saver
- $131
- Passenger & Car Flexi
- $197
- Overnight Cabin
- $53
Car ferry from Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24 - $35
- Schedules at
- poferries.com
- Book at
- directferries.co.uk
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Dublin to Douglas, Isle of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 55 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $19 - $65
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
- Book at
- directferries.co.uk
- Single offer
- $35
- Standard fare
- $62
Car ferry from Douglas, Isle of Man to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17 - $65
- Schedules at
- steam-packet.com
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The best way to get from Dublin to Dublin Airport is to line 702 bus which takes 11 min and costs .