By train

Ghent is easy to reach by train from all Belgian and European cities and is only half an hour from Brussels South Station. Thanks to the high-speed Eurostar and Thalys trains, you can travel from Ghent to Paris in barely 2 hours and to London, Amsterdam and Cologne in less than 3 hours.
The two main stations in Ghent are:

Gent-Sint-Pieters Station
from here tram no. 1 will take you direct to the city centre, temporary stop 'Justitiepaleis'

Dampoort Station
from here trolleybus no. 3 and the buses 38 and 39 will also take you direct to the city centre stop 'Sint-Jacobs', bus 17 and 18 stop 'Zonnestraat'

From Gent-Sint-Pieters railway station you can reach be in station Brussels Zuid in a half an hour (by 'IC' Inter City or 'IR' InterRegio train). Here the Eurostar and Thalys high-speed trains can rush you to Paris (1½ hours) and London, Amsterdam or Cologne (2½ hours).

www.b-rail.be/main/E/

Gent-Sint-Pieters Station
Koningin Maria Hendrikaplein 1
9000 Gent
Information and facilities:
hari.b-holding.be/infsta/InfoStation.aspx?StationId=1000455&Lang=3

Dampoort Station
Oktrooiplein 10
9000 Gent
Information and facilities:
hari.b-holding.be/infsta/InfoStation.aspx?StationId=1000449&Lang=3
www.eurostar.com
www.thalys.com

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