There are 10 ways to get from Ghent to Bern by train, bus, car 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.
Recommended option
Train via Paris Est • 7 h 46 min
$245 - $377
Cheapest option
Bus • 12 h 32 min
$39 - $79
8 alternative options
Train • 8 h 1 min
$205 - $287
Train, bus • 12 h 25 min
$94 - $162
Drive • 6 h 52 min
$90 - $140
Train to Brussels, fly to Basel, train • 5 h 31 min
$97 - $340
Train to Brussels, fly to Zurich, train • 5 h 30 min
$134 - $375
Train to Brussels, fly to Geneva, train • 6 h 37 min
$109 - $290
Train to Brussels, fly to Strasbourg, train • 6 h 10 min
$169 - $450
Train to Antwerp, fly to Zurich, train • 6 h 36 min
$112 - $490
What companies run services between Ghent, Belgium and Bern, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Ghent to Bern via Bruxelles-Midi, Paris Nord, Paris Est, Strasbourg, and Basel SBB in around 7 h 46 min. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ghent to Bern via Luxembourg, Metz, and Strasbourg in around 12 h 32 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 20 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
Flights from Brussels to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $700
- 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
- 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
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Brussels to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 15 min
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90 - $360
- Website
- flyvlm.force3.be
Flights from Antwerp to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 40 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $50 - $390
- Website
- aegeanair.com
Flights from Brussels to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $800
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Brussels to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 5 min
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330 - $600
- Phone
- +32 2 528 28 28
- Website
- b-rail.be
Train from Gent St Pieters to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8 - $12
- Website
- belgianrail.be
- Purchase a
- eurail.com
- 2nd Class
- $8 - $12
- 1st Class
- $12 - $19
Train from Gent St Pieters to Bruxelles-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8 - $13
- Website
- belgianrail.be
- Purchase a
- eurail.com
- 2nd Class
- $8 - $13
- 1st Class
- $13 - $19
Train from Gent St Pieters to Bruxelles-Nat.-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23 - $26
- Website
- belgianrail.be
- Purchase a
- eurail.com
- 2nd Class
- $23 - $26
- 1st Class
- $32 - $36
Train from Gent-Dampoort to Antwerpen Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8 - $13
- Website
- belgianrail.be
- Purchase a
- eurail.com
- 2nd Class
- $8 - $13
- 1st Class
- $13 - $19
- Website
- thalys.com
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $90 - $120
- Website
- thalys.com
- 2nd Class
- $90 - $120
- 1st Class
- $120 - $170
- Phone
- 0033 892 353535
- Website
- tgv.com
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90 - $105
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $90 - $105
- 1st Class
- $120 - $180
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $170
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $140 - $170
- 1st Class
- $190 - $290
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Paris Est to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90 - $140
- Website
- bahn.de
- 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
- $22 - $35
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35 - $70
- 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
- $45 - $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
- 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
- $50 - $80
- Book at
- eurolines.ch
- Website
- turancar.sk
Bus from Gent to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 25 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $21 - $35
- Schedules at
- turancar.sk
- Phone
- 0890715298
- Website
- ouibus.com
Bus from Luxembourg to Metz
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3 - $5
- Website
- Ouibus
Bus from Metz to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6 - $10
- Website
- Ouibus
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Metz to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10 - $17
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Strasbourg to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15 - $25
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 542 42 42 42
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.sk
Bus from Štrasburk, Place de l'Étoile to Bern, Car-Terminal Neufeld
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9 - $12
- Schedules at
- regiojet.sk
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How far is it from Ghent to Bern?
The distance between Ghent and Bern is 531 km. The road distance is 699 km.
What is the cheapest way to get from Ghent to Bern?
The cheapest way to get from Ghent to Bern is to bus which costs 30€ - 65€ and takes 12 h 32 min.
What is the fastest way to get from Ghent to Bern?
The quickest way to get from Ghent to Bern is to train and fly which takes 5 h 30 min and costs 100€ - 310€.
Is there a direct train between Ghent and Bern?
No, there is no direct train from Ghent to Bern. However, there are services departing from Gent St Pieters and arriving at Bern via Bruxelles-Midi, Paris Est, Strasbourg and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7 h 46 min.
Is there a direct bus between Ghent and Bern?
No, there is no direct bus from Ghent to Bern. However, there are services departing from Gent and arriving at Bern via Luxembourg, Metz and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12 h 32 min.
How long does it take to get from Ghent to Bern?
It takes approximately 7 h 46 min to get from Ghent to Bern, including transfers.