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Omio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Ghent to Amsterdam among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from €10. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 55m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.2kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €10, and a flight costs an average of €397.
Distance: 168 km
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€19 Average price Cheapest | €54 Average price | €635 Average price |
3h 42m Average total duration 3h 12m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 7m Average total duration 2h 37m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 55m Average total duration Fastest 55m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* |
0.2 - 0.4kg CO2 emissions | 0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.5 - 1.0kg CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
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How to get from Ghent to Amsterdam by train, bus or flight.
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The best way to travel from Ghent to Amsterdam is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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This is compared to other travel options from Ghent to Amsterdam:
A bus is €20 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Ghent to Amsterdam costing on average €30.
A bus is €387 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Ghent to Amsterdam costing on average €397.
Other travel options to Amsterdam take longer:
Train takes on average 2h 23m.
Bus takes on average 3h 5m.
- Around 12 buses per day.
- Around 10 trains per day.
- Around 4 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Ghent and Amsterdam as scheduled services by train, bus, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Brussels Airport and arrive in Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
- Trains mostly depart from Ghent St Pieters and arrive in Amsterdam Centraal.
- Buses mostly depart from Gent, Ghent and arrive in Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk).
- Travel with KLM Cityhopper to go to Amsterdam by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus, Eurocity Direct, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Amsterdam by bus.
- Travel with PKP Intercity, Eurostar, Deutsche Bahn, EuroCity, NS International | IC Brussel, SNCB to go to Amsterdam by train.
- 4 direct flights per day with KLM Cityhopper.
- 12 direct buses per day with FlixBus.
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