There are 5 ways to get from Aachen to Herrstein by train, bus, or car
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Train
best- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kirn, Bahnhoftrain Re3 / ...
4h 57m€63–125Drive 188.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Aachen to Herrsteincar 188.7 km
2h 23m€27–39Bus
- Take the bus from Aachen station west to Cologne Airport CGNbus N79 / ...
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Trier central train stationbus 011
- Take the bus from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Idar-Oberstein, Bahnhofbus 800
8hTrain via Cologne
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain Re
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ingelheim, Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Ingelheim, Bahnhof to Kirn, Bahnhoftrain Re3
6h 38m€61–90Train, bus
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbftrain Re9 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Wittlich, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Wittlich, Hauptbahnhof to Kempfeld, Wildenburgbus 840
7h 17m
Aachen to Herrstein by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aachen to Herrstein is to drive which costs €27 - €40 and takes 2h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Aachen to Herrstein is to drive which takes 2h 23m and costs €27 - €40.
No, there is no direct bus from Aachen station to Herrstein. However, there are services departing from Aachen station west and arriving at Herrstein, Mitte via Cologne Airport CGN, Trier, Hauptbahnhof and Idar-Oberstein, Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h.
The distance between Aachen and Herrstein is 360 km. The road distance is 188.7 km.
The best way to get from Aachen to Herrstein without a car is to train which takes 4h 57m and costs €60 - €130.
It takes approximately 4h 57m to get from Aachen to Herrstein, including transfers.
Aachen to Herrstein bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Aachen station west.
The best way to get from Aachen to Herrstein is to train which takes 4h 57m and costs €60 - €130. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 8h.
Aachen to Herrstein bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Cologne Airport CGN station.
Yes, the driving distance between Aachen to Herrstein is 189 km. It takes approximately 2h 23m to drive from Aachen to Herrstein.
What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Herrstein, Germany?
You can take a train from Aachen Hbf to Herrstein, Mitte via Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf, Frankfurt, Kirn, Bahnhof, and Kirn, Bahnhof in around 4h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Aachen station west to Herrstein, Mitte via Cologne Airport CGN, Trier central train station, Trier, Hauptbahnhof, and Idar-Oberstein, Bahnhof in around 8h.
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 6731 999 27-27
- info@vlexx.de
- Website
- vlexx.de
Train from Frankfurt to Kirn, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Schedules at
- vlexx.de
Train from Ingelheim, Bahnhof to Kirn, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- vlexx.de
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Wittlich, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- service@trans-regio.de
- Website
- mittelrheinbahn.de
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Ingelheim, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- mittelrheinbahn.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Aachen station west to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Trier central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Aachen station west to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 (6765) 270
- info@scherer-reisen.de
- Website
- scherer-reisen.de
Bus from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Idar-Oberstein, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- vrminfo.de
Bus from Wittlich, Hauptbahnhof to Kempfeld, Wildenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- vrminfo.de
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