There are 5 ways to get from Aachen to Rust by train, bus, night train, or car
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Frankfurttrain 79
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 20 / ...
5h 44m€95–220Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Aachen station west to Cologne Airport CGNbus N79 / ...
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Rustbus FlixBus 007
8h 15m€35–61Train, night train
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Re
- Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Offenburgnighttrain Nj
8h 44m€48–144Drive 437.3 km
- Drive from Aachen to Rustcar 437.3 km
3h 50m€62–89Train
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeldtrain Re
- Take the train from Köln-Ehrenfeld to Offenburgtrain Nightjet
8h 36m€65–150
Aachen to Rust by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aachen to Rust is to bus which costs €35 - €65 and takes 8h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Aachen to Rust is to drive which takes 3h 50m and costs €60 - €90.
No, there is no direct bus from Aachen station to Rust. However, there are services departing from Aachen station west and arriving at Rust via Cologne Airport CGN. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 15m.
The distance between Aachen and Rust is 489 km. The road distance is 437.3 km.
The best way to get from Aachen to Rust without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 5h 44m and costs €90 - €220.
It takes approximately 5h 44m to get from Aachen to Rust, including transfers.
Aachen to Rust bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Aachen station west.
The best way to get from Aachen to Rust is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 5h 44m and costs €90 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €65 and takes 8h 15m.
Aachen to Rust bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Cologne Airport CGN station.
Yes, the driving distance between Aachen to Rust is 437 km. It takes approximately 3h 50m to drive from Aachen to Rust.
What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Rust, Germany?
You can take a train from Aachen, Hbf to Rust Ritterstraße via Frankfurt, Offenburg Bahnhof, Ringsheim/Europa-Park, and Ringsheim/Europa-Park in around 5h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Aachen station west to Rust via Cologne Airport CGN in around 8h 15m.
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Offenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Köln-Ehrenfeld to Offenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Offenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–95
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €94–95
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–70
- Seating Carriage
- €27–33
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once 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
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Rust
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- 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 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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