There are 7 ways to get from Amsterdam to Achen by train, bus, car, or plane
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 Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain 82 / ...
8h 44m€81–226Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Saarbrücken bus stationbus 011
11h 18m€47–70Bus via Luxembourg
- Take the bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Luxembourgbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Saarbrücken Hbfbus L40
10h 48mDrive 501 km
- Drive from Amsterdam to Achencar 501 km
5h 26m€93–134Fly to Luxembourg, bus, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane AMS - LUX
- Take the bus from Kirchberg, Gare routière Luxexpo to Merzig, Bahnhofbus
- Take the train from Merzig to Saarbrücken Hbftrain
- Take the train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Sarregueminestrain
- Take the bus from SARREGUEMINES - Gare Routiere to ACHEN - Rue De Rohrbachbus
6h 47m€113–385Train via Koblenz
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain Re1
9h 31m€79–159Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane AMS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain
8h 27m€146–393
Amsterdam to Achen by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Amsterdam to Achen is to bus which costs €45 - €75 and takes 11h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Amsterdam to Achen is to drive which takes 5h 26m and costs €90 - €140.
No, there is no direct bus from Amsterdam to Achen. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk and arriving at ACHEN - Rue De Rohrbach via Hollerich, P+R Bouillon, Luxembourg, Hauptbahnhof, Saarbrücken and SARREGUEMINES - Gare Routiere. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 48m.
No, there is no direct train from Amsterdam to Achen. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Centraal and arriving at Sarreguemines via Düsseldorf Hbf, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof and Saarbruecken Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 44m.
The distance between Amsterdam and Achen is 667 km. The road distance is 501 km.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Achen without a car is to train which takes 8h 44m and costs €80 - €230.
It takes approximately 8h 44m to get from Amsterdam to Achen, including transfers.
Amsterdam to Achen bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk station.
Amsterdam to Achen train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Amsterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Achen is to train which takes 8h 44m and costs €80 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus via Luxembourg, which costs and takes 10h 48m.
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Achen, France?
You can take a train from Amsterdam Centraal to ACHEN - Rue De Rohrbach via Duesseldorf Hbf, Düsseldorf Hbf, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Saarbruecken Hbf, Sarreguemines, and SARREGUEMINES - Gare Routiere in around 8h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to ACHEN - Rue De Rohrbach via Luxembourg, Hollerich, P+R Bouillon, Luxembourg, Gare Centrale routière, Luxembourg, Saarbrücken Hbf, Hauptbahnhof, Saarbrücken, and SARREGUEMINES - Gare Routiere in around 10h 48m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–300
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Merzig to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Merzig to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Sarreguemines
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 6731 999 27-27
- info@vlexx.de
- Website
- vlexx
Train from Merzig to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- vlexx
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Sarreguemines
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- service@trans-regio.de
- Website
- Trans Regio Deutsche Regionalbahn GmbH (MittelrheinBahn)
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Schedules at
- Trans Regio Deutsche Regionalbahn GmbH (MittelrheinBahn)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Köln Hbf to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Saarbrücken bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
Bus from Luxembourg to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
- Phone
- +352 2465 2465
- service@mobiliteit.lu
- Website
- Mobiliteit
Bus from Kirchberg, Gare routière Luxexpo to Merzig, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Mobiliteit
- Phone
- 09 70 80 90 10
- webmestre@moselle.fr
- Website
- Réseau interurbain Moselle - Fluo
Bus from SARREGUEMINES - Gare Routiere to ACHEN - Rue De Rohrbach
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- Réseau interurbain Moselle - Fluo
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Booking & Getting There
Amsterdam to Achen bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Luxembourg station.
Amsterdam to Achen train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Duesseldorf Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Amsterdam to Achen is 501 km. It takes approximately 5h 26m to drive from Amsterdam to Achen.
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