There are 10 ways to get from Ghent to Bern by train, bus, car, plane or night bus
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
Train via Paris Est • 8 h 49 min
$242 - $371
Cheapest option
Bus • 10 h 55 min
$38 - $70
8 alternative options
Train • 12 h
$125 - $200
Train, bus • 12 h 55 min
$88 - $152
Drive • 6 h 52 min
$90 - $140
Train to Brussels, fly to Basel, train • 6 h
$95 - $334
Train to Brussels, fly to Zurich, train • 5 h 59 min
$127 - $374
Train to Brussels, fly to Geneva, train • 7 h 5 min
$107 - $289
Night bus to Lille Lesquin, fly to Strasbourg, train • 7 h 26 min
$142 - $501
Train, train to Amsterdam, fly to Basel • 7 h 57 min
$104 - $307
Questions & Answers
No, there is no direct bus from Ghent to Bern. However, there are services departing from Ghent and arriving at Bern via Brussels, Brussels-North station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10 h 55 min.
No, there is no direct train from Ghent to Bern. However, there are services departing from Gent-Sint-Pieters and arriving at Bern via Brussel-Zuid/Midi, Paris Est, Strasbourg and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8 h 49 min.
The distance between Ghent and Bern is 531 km. The road distance is 699.5 km.
The best way to get from Ghent to Bern without a car is to train which takes 8 h 49 min and costs .
It takes approximately 8 h 49 min to get from Ghent to Bern, including transfers.
Ghent to Bern bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ghent station.
Ghent to Bern train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Gent-Sint-Pieters station.
The best way to get from Ghent to Bern is to train which takes 8 h 49 min and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 10 h 55 min.
The quickest flight from Brussels Airport to Basel Airport is the direct flight which takes 1 h.
Ghent to Bern bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bern station.
- Distance: 331.9 miles
- Duration: 8 h 49 min
What companies run services between Ghent, Belgium and Bern, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Ghent to Bern via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Brussel-Zuid/Midi, Paris-Nord, Paris Est, Strasbourg, and Basel SBB in around 8 h 49 min. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ghent to Bern via Brussels, Brussels-North station in around 10 h 55 min.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 2 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70 - $1,000
Flights from Brussels to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 13 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $750
Flights from Brussels to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $460
Flights from Brussels to Geneva via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $400
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 2 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70 - $1,000
Flights from Brussels to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 13 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $750
Flights from Brussels to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $460
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 43 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $800
Flights from Brussels to Zurich via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $700
Flights from Brussels to Geneva via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 4 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $650
Flights from Brussels to Geneva via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $650
Flights from Amsterdam to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 10 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $800
Flights from Amsterdam to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 15 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brussels to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 5 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45 - $290
Flights from Brussels to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $290
Flights from Amsterdam to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35 - $270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 16 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90 - $440
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Brussels to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 15 min
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90 - $360
- Website
- hop.com
Flights from Lille Lesquin to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $500
- Phone
- +32 2 528 28 28
- Website
- b-rail.be
Train from Gent-Sint-Pieters to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- 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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22 - $35
- Website
- belgianrail.be
- Book at
- eurail.com
- 2nd Class
- $22 - $35
- 1st Class
- $30 - $50
Train from Gent-Sint-Pieters to Bru.-Noord / Brux.-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8 - $12
- Website
- belgianrail.be
- Book at
- eurail.com
- 2nd Class
- $8 - $12
- 1st Class
- $12 - $19
Train from Gent-Sint-Pieters to Brussels Airport - Zaventem
- 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
- $30 - $34
Train from Gent-Dampoort to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 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 Brussel-Zuid/Midi to Paris-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $85 - $120
- Website
- thalys.com
- 2nd Class
- $85 - $120
- 1st Class
- $120 - $160
- Phone
- 0033 892 353535
- Website
- sncf.com
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85 - $100
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $85 - $100
- 1st Class
- $120 - $170
Deutsche Bahn is the German railway company, and the largest railway operator and infrastructure owner in Europe. Based in Berlin, Deutsche Bahn was founded in 1994, and offers many different types of rail transportation including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 46 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85 - $130
- Website
- bahn.de
Loosely translated as the French National Railway Corporation, the SNCF is France’s state-owned railway company. It covers the country’s extensive rail network, as well as the TGV and Thalys, France’s two high-speed railway networks. With over 14,000 trains operating daily, it is a fast and efficient way of travelling around the country. The railway network consists of about 32,000km in total, of which 1800km are high-speed lines and 14,500km are electrified.
Rome2rio's guide to SNCF
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 9 70 60 99 70
- Website
- sncf.com
Train from Strasbourg to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29 - $45
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
Train from Metz Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27 - $40
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $27 - $40
- 1st Class
- $35 - $60
The national railway company of Switzerland, Swiss Railways operates trains throughout the country and adjacent European nations including Germany, France, Italy and Austria. Tickets are sold in two classes - First and Second - with most long-distance trains offering a bistro car serving beverages and snacks. Individual tickets can be bought easily at stands, while a variety of travel passes are on offer to suit different travel needs. Swiss Railways codeshares with American Airlines and Swiss International Air Lines out of Zurich International Airport.
Contact Details
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35 - $65
- Website
- fahrplan.sbb.ch
- Schedules at
- fahrplan.sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40 - $80
- Website
- fahrplan.sbb.ch
- Schedules at
- fahrplan.sbb.ch
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50 - $95
- Website
- fahrplan.sbb.ch
- Schedules at
- fahrplan.sbb.ch
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 Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23 - $45
- Website
- ns.nl
- Book at
- eurail.com
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 Ghent to Brussels, Brussels-North station
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3 - $6
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels, Brussels-North station to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35 - $65
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Night bus from Ghent to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4 - $7
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0041 (0) 844 257 224
- Website
- eurolines.ch
Bus from Brussels North to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 9 h 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45 - $75
- Book at
- eurolines.ch
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Read the travel guideMore Questions & Answers
Ghent to Bern train services, operated by Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS), arrive at Bern station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ghent to Bern is 699 km. It takes approximately 6 h 52 min to drive from Ghent to Bern.
Brussels Airlines, easyJet and Lufthansa offer flights from Brussels Airport to Basel Airport.
Book your Ghent to Bern bus tickets online with FlixBus and FlixBus.
There are 161+ hotels available in Bern. Prices start at $90 USD per night.