IC train to Antwerpen-CentraalorIC train to Gent-Sint-Pieters?
The short answer
For one traveler the IC train to Antwerpen-Centraal is cheaper by €5. That does not change up to 8 travelers.
The IC train to Antwerpen-Centraal is quicker: 31 min against 55 min. The IC train to Gent-Sint-Pieters varies between 54 and 86 minutes.
IC train to Antwerpen-Centraal: 05:41–23:41. IC train to Gent-Sint-Pieters: 05:24–23:24.
Priced against each other
Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
Travelers
IC train to Antwerpen-Centraal
IC train to Gent-Sint-Pieters
Difference
1
€15
€20
€5
2
€30
€40
€10
3
€45
€60
€15
4
€60
€80
€20
5
€75
€100
€25
6
€90
€120
€30
7
€105
€140
€35
8
€120
€160
€40
Side by side
Where each one leaves you
IC · NMBS/SNCBIC train to Antwerpen-Centraal
From
The station under the terminal, below the departures and arrivals hall
To
Antwerpen-Centraal, via Mechelen and Antwerpen-Berchem
Luggage
Intercity carriages with racks and space by the doors.
Runs
05:41–23:41
Journey
30–33 min
EUR 15.00 on a weekday and EUR 12.60 at the weekend, the EUR 6.90 supplement inside both; the weekend discount never touches the supplement.
Half the weekday trains are the EC to Rotterdam and Amsterdam. NMBS's own product sheet lists EC among the domestic trains an ordinary ticket is valid on, so board it for Antwerp; you need an international ticket only beyond it.
Twice an hour on weekdays, hourly at weekends, and about 30 minutes either way.
Children under 12 travel free with you and pay no supplement.
The station under the terminal, below the departures and arrivals hall
To
Gent-Sint-Pieters, via Bruxelles-Nord, Central and Midi
Luggage
Intercity carriages with racks and space by the doors.
Runs
05:24–23:24
Journey
54–86 min
EUR 20.00 on a weekday and EUR 16.10 at the weekend, the EUR 6.90 supplement inside both — the same ticket is valid on the fast train and the slow one.
Take the train at 24 past on a weekday. The one at 57 past also goes to Ghent, direct, and takes 83 minutes instead of 55.
At weekends only the 83-minute train runs, hourly, and the last one leaves at 22:57.
Gent-Sint-Pieters is south of the old town: De Lijn trams 1 and 3 from the station forecourt reach Kouter on an ordinary EUR 3.00 ticket.
Children under 12 travel free with you and pay no supplement.
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