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There are 12 ways to get from Aachen to Italy by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)planeCGN - BLQ
    4h 37m
    €73–293

  2. Train, train to Luxembourg, fly to Milan Linate Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Angleurtrain
    2. Take the train from Angleur to Pfaffenthal-Kirchbergtrain
    3. Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)planeLUX - LIN
    7h 47m
    €48–160

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen FernbftrainIce / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain43 / ...
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain20 / ...
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to LuganotrainEc
    5. Take the train from Lugano to Milano CentraletrainEc
    6. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Roma TerminitrainFr / ...
    14h 5m
    €142–517

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Welkenraedt to Brussels-NordtrainIc
    2. Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Bolognabus
    3. Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Roma Terminitrain
    22h 1m

  5. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen FernbftrainIce / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to München Hbftrain41 / ...
    3. Take the night train from Muenchen Hbf to Roma TiburtinanighttrainNj
    20h 32m
    €137–636

  6. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport

    1. Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)planeDUS - LIN
    5h 20m
    €101–275

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport

    1. Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)planeDUS - BLQ
    5h 24m
    €85–232

  8. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport

    1. Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)planeBRU - LIN
    5h 9m
    €72–219

  9. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport

    1. Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)planeDUS - MXP
    5h 57m
    €54–227

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Aachen station west to Cologne Airport CGNbusN79 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Florence Villa Constanza Bus Stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station to Roma, Autostazione Tiburtinabus510 / ...
    22h 46m
    €95–200

  11. Drive 1,375.6 km

    1. Drive from Aachen to Romecar1,375.6 km
    13h 54m
    €215–310

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Aachen to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Romecar
    13h 59m
    €231–1,197

Aachen to Italy by train

Calendar84Weekly Trains
Duration14h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket€142Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Italy?

You can take a train from Aachen Hbf to Roma Termini via Frankfurt, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 14h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Aachen station west to Termini via Cologne Airport CGN, Florence Villa Constanza Bus Station, and Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina in around 22h 46m.

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