There are 10 ways to get from Madrid to Gent (Station) by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Brussels Airport, train
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane MAD - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
5h 55m€76–243Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane MAD - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Gent Sint Pieters Stationbus
7h 22m€70–283Train
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain Ic / ...
14h 45m€282–516Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Ghentbus BlaBlaCar Bus
20h 54m€109–179Drive 1,532.3 km
- Drive from Madrid to Gent (Station)car 1,532.3 km
14h 51m€250–360Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane MAD - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Gand-Dampoorttrain
7h 19m€106–367Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane MAD - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
7h 25m€138–494Fly to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane MAD - ORY
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
7h 14m€142–501Train via Bordeaux
- Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Iruntrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Ter
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Tourcoingtrain
- Take the train from Tourcoing to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain Ic / ...
17h 57m€266–446Bus
- Take the bus from Madrid to Brussels-North train stationbus FlixBus N1143
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Ghent Dampoortbus N802 / ...
24h 51m€141–209
Madrid to Gent (Station) by train and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Gent (Station) is to bus via Paris which costs €100 - €180 and takes 20h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Gent (Station) is to fly and train which takes 5h 55m and costs €75 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Gent (Station). However, there are services departing from Estación Sur de Autobuses and arriving at Ghent via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Madrid to Gent (Station). However, there are services departing from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes and arriving at Gent Zuid perron 2 via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Bruxelles-Midi and Gent Sint-Pietersstation perron 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 45m.
The distance between Madrid and Gent (Station) is 1396 km. The road distance is 1532.3 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Gent (Station) without a car is to train which takes 14h 45m and costs €280 - €550.
It takes approximately 5h 55m to get from Madrid to Gent (Station), including transfers.
Madrid to Gent (Station) bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Madrid to Gent (Station) train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes station.
The best way to get from Madrid to Gent (Station) is to train which takes 14h 45m and costs €280 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus via Paris, which costs €100 - €180 and takes 20h 54m.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Gent (Station), Belgium?
You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Gent Zuid perron 2 via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Bruxelles-Midi, Gand-Saint-Pierre, and Gent Sint-Pietersstation perron 2 in around 14h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Gent (Station) via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Ghent in around 20h 54m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–340
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–340
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Paris Orly Airport via Asturias
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Gand-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Tourcoing to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid Chamartín to Irun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Tourcoing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Tourcoing to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Ghent
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +352 50 55 62 63 10
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- Flibco
Bus from Charleroi Airport to Gent Sint Pieters Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- Flibco
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Madrid to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Flixbus
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Madrid to Gent (Station) bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Madrid to Gent (Station) train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Barcelona-Sants station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Gent (Station) is 1532 km. It takes approximately 14h 51m to drive from Madrid to Gent (Station).
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