There are 11 ways to get from Ghent to Alès by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-MidiIc / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to NimesTgv
- Take the train from Nimes to AlesTer
8h 27m€118–242Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ghent Dampoort to Lille280 / ...
- Take the bus from Lille to Avignon
- Take the bus from Avignon - Pem to ALÈS - Gare Routière115
18h 29m€59–122Drive 924.4 km
- Drive from Ghent to Alès924.4 km
10h 41m€143–207Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)BRU - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Nimes
- Take the train from Nimes to Ales
8h 42m€105–278Train via Luxembourg
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-MidiIc / ...
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to LuxembourgIc / ...
- Take the train from Luxembourg to NimesTgv
- Take the train from Nimes to AlesTer
14h 17m€268–411Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)BRU - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Nimes
- Take the train from Nimes to Ales
8h 24m€132–349Bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Take the bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airport
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)CRL - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Nimes
- Take the train from Nimes to Ales
8h 48m€88–225Train to Lille-Lesquin Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Lille Flandres
- Fly from Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)LIL - MRS
- Take the train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Nimes
- Take the train from Nimes to Ales
8h 35m€124–290Bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport, train
- Take the bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airport
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport (FNI)CRL - FNI
- Take the train from Nimes to Ales
7h 59m€132–588Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Fréjorgues Airport
- Take the train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Central
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)AMS - MPL
- Take the train from Montpellier Sud De France to Nimes Pont Du Gard
- Take the train from Nimes to Ales
10h 12m€177–468Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)BRU - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nimes
- Take the train from Nimes to Ales
11h 50m€117–348
Ghent to Alès by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ghent to Alès is to bus which costs €55 - €130 and takes 18h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Ghent to Alès is to bus and fly and train which takes 7h 59m and costs €130 - €600.
No, there is no direct bus from Ghent to Alès. However, there are services departing from Ghent Dampoort and arriving at ALÈS - Gare Routière via Lille, Le Lac and Avignon - Pem. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 29m.
No, there is no direct train from Ghent to Alès. However, there are services departing from Gand-Saint-Pierre and arriving at Ales via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Nimes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 27m.
The distance between Ghent and Alès is 1115 km. The road distance is 924.4 km.
The best way to get from Ghent to Alès without a car is to train which takes 8h 27m and costs €110 - €250.
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Ghent to Alès, including transfers.
Ghent to Alès bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ghent Dampoort station.
Ghent to Alès train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Gand-Saint-Pierre station.
The best way to get from Ghent to Alès is to train which takes 8h 27m and costs €110 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €130 and takes 18h 29m.
What companies run services between Ghent, Belgium and Alès, France?
You can take a train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Ales via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Nimes in around 8h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ghent Dampoort to ALÈS - Gare Routière via Lille, Le Lac, Gare Centre, and Avignon - Pem in around 18h 29m.
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- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Fréjorgues Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Lille-Lesquin Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Fréjorgues Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Fréjorgues Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Fréjorgues Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- 1st Class
- €10–15
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–17
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €16–17
- 1st Class
- €21–24
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €20–29
- 1st Class
- €30–45
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–18
Train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €11–16
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Montpellier Sud De France to Nimes Pont Du Gard
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Nimes to Ales
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–12
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- Rail 1st Class
- €60–90
Train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- Rail 1st Class
- €15–21
Train from Montpellier Sud De France to Nimes Pont Du Gard
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- Rail 1st Class
- €14–20
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Aix En Provence Tgv to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Luxembourg to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €230–360
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- €230–360
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Nimes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- €60–100
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ghent Dampoort to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Avignon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0806 800 350
- Website
- mestrajets.lio.laregion.fr
Bus from Avignon - Pem to ALÈS - Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- mestrajets.lio.laregion.fr
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Ghent to Alès bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lille station.
Ghent to Alès train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Bruxelles-Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ghent to Alès is 924 km. It takes approximately 10h 41m to drive from Ghent to Alès.
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