There are 6 ways to get from Achen to Vaals by train, bus, car, or night train
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Train
best- Take the train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Frankfurttrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbftrain 79
7h 19m€87–210Drive 284.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Achen to Vaalscar 284.8 km
3h 8m€51–74Bus
- Take the bus from Saarbrücken, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centrale routièrebus L40
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Maastrichtbus FlixBus N831 / ...
8h 38mTrain via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Kalhausen Gare to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbftrain 79
8h 11m€101–242Bus, train
- Take the bus from Saarbrücken, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centrale routièrebus L40
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Angleurtrain Ic
- Take the train from Angleur to Aachen Hbftrain S41
9h 9mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain Re1
- Take the night train from Koblenz Hbf to Aachen Hbfnighttrain Nj
9h 59m€57–150
Achen to Vaals by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Achen to Vaals is to drive which costs €50 - €75 and takes 3h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Achen to Vaals is to drive which takes 3h 8m and costs €50 - €75.
The distance between Achen and Vaals is 502 km. The road distance is 284.8 km.
The best way to get from Achen to Vaals without a car is to train which takes 7h 19m and costs €85 - €210.
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Achen to Vaals, including transfers.
The best way to get from Achen to Vaals is to train which takes 7h 19m and costs €85 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 8h 38m.
Yes, the driving distance between Achen to Vaals is 285 km. It takes approximately 3h 8m to drive from Achen to Vaals.
There are 637+ hotels available in Vaals.
What companies run services between Achen, France and Vaals, Netherlands?
You can take a bus from ACHEN - Rue De Rohrbach to Vaals, Busstation via SARREGUEMINES - Gare Routiere, Sarreguemines, Saarbrücken Hbf, Frankfurt, Aachen, Hbf, Aachen, Schanz Bf, and Aachen, Schanz in around 7h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from ACHEN - Rue De Rohrbach to Vaals, Maastrichterlaan/Bosstraat via SARREGUEMINES - Gare Routiere, Sarreguemines, Saarbruecken Hbf, Saarbrücken, Hauptbahnhof, Luxembourg, Gare Centrale routière, Hollerich, P+R Bouillon, Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon, Maastricht, and Maastricht, Station in around 8h 38m.
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 6731 999 27-27
- info@vlexx.de
- Website
- vlexx.de
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- vlexx.de
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Kalhausen Gare to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Luxembourg to Angleur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Angleur to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koblenz Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €19–23
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Bus from Saarbrücken, Hauptbahnhof to Luxembourg, Gare Centrale routière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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