There are 12 ways to get from Aachen to Brighton by train (Eurostar), train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brighton
5h 48m£109–392Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Aachen station west to Liège GuilleminsN79 / ...
- Take the bus from Liege to Calais
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoria700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to St Peter's Church025
12h 48m£32–58Train, bus
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nord79
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Chatham
- Take the bus from Railway Station to St Peter's Church29 / ...
11h 34m£46–89Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Aachen to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Brighton
5h 46mTrain to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)DUS - LHR
- Take the train from Farringdon to Brighton
7h 7m£100–273Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Aachen to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Brighton
6h 50m£96–137Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)DUS - LGW
5h 36m£80–223Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)CGN - LHR
- Take the train from Farringdon to Brighton
6h 54m£95–360Train to Brussels Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)BRU - LHR
- Take the train from Farringdon to Brighton
6h 50m£112–301Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)CGN - STN
- Take the train from London Victoria to Brighton
6h 54m£65–299Train to Eindhoven Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoven
- Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)EIN - STN
- Take the train from London Victoria to Brighton
7h 45m£83–270Train, train to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, fly to London City Airport
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to London City Airport (LCY)RTM - LCY
- Take the train from London Bridge to Brighton
7h 36m£162–455
Aachen to Brighton by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aachen to Brighton is to bus which costs £30 - £60 and takes 12h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Aachen to Brighton is to train and fly which takes 5h 36m and costs £80 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Aachen station to Brighton. However, there are services departing from Aachen station west and arriving at St Peter's Church via Liege, Gare Sncf, Calais and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 48m.
No, there is no direct train from Aachen to Brighton. However, there are services departing from Aachen, Hbf and arriving at Brighton via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 48m.
The distance between Aachen and Brighton is 379 miles.
The best way to get from Aachen to Brighton without a car is to train which takes 5h 48m and costs £100 - £400.
It takes approximately 5h 48m to get from Aachen to Brighton, including transfers.
Aachen to Brighton bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Aachen station west.
Aachen to Brighton train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Aachen, Hbf station.
The best way to get from Aachen to Brighton is to train which takes 5h 48m and costs £100 - £400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £30 - £60 and takes 12h 48m.
What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Brighton, England?
You can take a train from Aachen, Hbf to Brighton via Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, and London St Pancras Intl in around 5h 48m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Aachen station west to St Peter's Church via Liège Guillemins, Liege, Calais, Gare Sncf, Terminal Ferry, Calais, and London Victoria in around 12h 48m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–230
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Eindhoven Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £26–40
- Comfort
- £28–40
- Premium
- £40–60
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £31–36
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Farringdon to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from London Bridge to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £39–41
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–45
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
Train from London Bridge to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–26
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Heerlen to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Heerlen to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £18–21
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl
- 2nd Class
- £18–21
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Chatham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–13
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 01273 886200
- info@buses.co.uk
- Website
- buses.co.uk
Bus from Railway Station to St Peter's Church
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–8
- Website
- https://www.buses.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Aachen station west to Liège Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Aachen station west to Liège Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 0745 638 910
- transnicolaescu@yahoo.com
- Website
- transnicolaescu.ro
Bus from Liege to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11
- Schedules at
- transnicolaescu.ro
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to St Peter's Church
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–13
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Aachen to Brighton bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Liège Guillemins station.
Brighton is 1h behind Aachen. It is currently 11:35 PM in Aachen and 10:35 PM in Brighton.
Aachen to Brighton train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Bruxelles Midi station.
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