Train to Brussels
Gent → Brussels · about 30m
Bus to Zaventem
Brussels → Zaventem · about 20m
Flight to Madrid
Zaventem → Madrid · about 2h in the air
Gent → Madrid
Belgium to Spain · 1 border · Where else can you go from Gent?
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About the trip from Gent to Madrid
Gent (Belgium) and Madrid (Spain) are 1,314 km (816 mi) apart in a straight line. The way we suggest is by train, bus and flight, via Brussels and Zaventem: about 5h 35m door to door with 2 changes. Without flying, it takes about 12h 55m by bus and train, via Lille, Lyon and Barcelona. The trip crosses one border, so check what papers you need.
Step by step
- Train from Gent to Brussels: about 30m, 50 km
- Bus from Brussels to Zaventem: about 20m, 9 km
- Flight from Zaventem to Madrid: about 2h in the air, 1,324 km
Every route we know
- Train + Bus + Flight, via Brussels and Zaventem: about 5h 35m, 2 changes
- Bus + Train, via Lille, Lyon and Barcelona: about 12h 55m, 3 changes
- Bus + Flight, via Amsterdam: about 8h 5m, 1 change
- Train + Flight, via Brussels and Charleroi: about 5h 55m, 2 changes
- Bus + Train + Flight, via Lille and Paris: about 6h 25m, 2 changes
- Flight, via Charleroi: about 7h 5m, 1 change
Times are rough door-to-door times, with time to change and to get through airports included. We don't have prices or timetables: check Google Maps or the operator before you travel.