There are 11 ways to get from Aachen to Durham 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 King's Cross to Durham
7h 45m£153–527Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Aachen station west to Brussels South
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bus Station Stand 11
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stand 18 to Leazes Road - Millburngate BridgeX12
17h 2m£40–85Train, bus
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nord79
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffield
- Take the train from Sheffield to Durham
15h 5m£77–162Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Aachen to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Durham
9h 22mTrain to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Newcastle
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Newcastle (NCL)DUS - NCL
6h 12m£84–233Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Aachen to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Durham
10h 23m£157–228Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Newcastle
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Newcastle (NCL)CGN - NCL
5h 38m£91–204Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Durham Tees Valley Airport
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)DUS - MME
8h 54m£148–350Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Newcastle
- Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoven
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Newcastle (NCL)AMS - NCL
7h 55m£85–275Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)DUS - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Leeds
- Take the train from Leeds to Durham
8h 53m£106–353Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Durham Tees Valley Airport
- Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoven
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)AMS - MME
8h 37m£164–402
Aachen to Durham by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aachen to Durham is to bus which costs £40 - £85 and takes 17h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Aachen to Durham is to train and fly which takes 5h 38m and costs £90 - £210.
No, there is no direct bus from Aachen station to Durham. However, there are services departing from Aachen station west and arriving at Leazes Road - Millburngate Bridge via Brussels Midi / Brussels South West, London Victoria and Bus Station Stand 18. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Aachen to Durham. However, there are services departing from Aachen, Hbf and arriving at Durham via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 45m.
The distance between Aachen and Durham is 581 miles.
The best way to get from Aachen to Durham without a car is to train which takes 7h 45m and costs £150 - £550.
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from Aachen to Durham, including transfers.
Aachen to Durham bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Aachen station west.
Aachen to Durham train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Aachen, Hbf station.
The best way to get from Aachen to Durham is to train which takes 7h 45m and costs £150 - £550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £85 and takes 17h 2m.
What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Durham, England?
You can take a train from Aachen, Hbf to Durham via Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross in around 7h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Aachen station west to Leazes Road - Millburngate Bridge via Brussels South, Brussels Midi / Brussels South West, London Victoria, Bus Station Stand 11, and Bus Station Stand 18 in around 17h 2m.
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- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–490
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Durham Tees Valley Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–550
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–330
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Durham Tees Valley Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–150
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–210
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- 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
- £75–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- £30–50
- Comfort
- £35–50
- Premium
- £55–70
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
- 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
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £12–18
- 1st Class
- £19–28
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £18–45
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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 Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- 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
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £3–9
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Heerlen to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £14–21
- 1st Class
- £26–45
Train from Eindhoven to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £18–27
- 1st Class
- £35–60
- 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
Train from Eindhoven to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £23–26
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl
- 2nd Class
- £23–26
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–40
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–27
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Aachen station west to Brussels South
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station Stand 11
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 0344 800 4411
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stand 18 to Leazes Road - Millburngate Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/north-east/
- 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 Durham bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels South station.
Durham is 1h behind Aachen. It is currently 10:32 PM in Aachen and 9:32 PM in Durham.
Aachen to Durham train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Bruxelles Midi station.
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