There are 5 ways to get from Aachen to Ameland by train, ferry, bus, or plane
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Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Heerlen to Utrecht Centraal
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Leeuwarden
- Take the ferry from Holwert to Ameland
8h 20mBus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Aachen station west to The HagueN93
- Take the train from Den Haag Centraal to Leeuwarden
- Take the ferry from Holwert to Ameland
9h 52mTrain to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, train, ferry
- Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)DUS - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Leeuwarden
- Take the ferry from Holwert to Ameland
8h 56mTrain to Brussels Airport, fly, train, ferry
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)BRU - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Leeuwarden
- Take the ferry from Holwert to Ameland
8h 50mTrain to Frankfurt, fly, train, ferry
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)FRA - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Leeuwarden
- Take the ferry from Holwert to Ameland
10h 15m
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Aachen and Ameland is 418 km.
The best way to get from Aachen to Ameland without a car is to train and ferry which takes 8h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Aachen to Ameland, including transfers.
There are 507+ hotels available in Ameland.
What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Ameland, Netherlands?
There is no direct connection from Aachen to Ameland. However, you can take the train to Heerlen, take the train to Utrecht Centraal, take the train to Leeuwarden, walk to Leeuwarden, Busstation, take the line 66 bus to Holwert, Veerdam, walk to Holwert, then take the ferry to Ameland. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Aachen station west to Ameland via The Hague, Den Haag Centraal, Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, Busstation, Holwert, Veerdam, and Holwert in around 9h 52m.
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- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Heerlen to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Leeuwarden
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Den Haag Centraal to Leeuwarden
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €75–130
Train from Schiphol Airport to Leeuwarden
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- 1st Class
- €65–110
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Heerlen to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €37–41
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €37–41
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Aachen station west to The Hague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +31 900 9238
- Website
- wpd.nl
Ferry from Holwert to Ameland
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- WPD
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