There are 11 ways to get from Chester to Aachen by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, plane, or car ferry
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 Chester to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbftrain Ice
7h 21m€162–844Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Newhall Stbus
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Aachen station westbus 328
14h 39m€42–72Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Chester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Aachencar
8h 36mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MAN - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Westtrain
7h 4m€100–264Bus via London
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Victoriabus Ukn21 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Maastrichtbus N870
19h 11m€58–186Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Chester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Aachencar
9h 44m€161–235Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MAN - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbftrain
6h 29m€70–284Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane MAN - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbftrain
7h 4m€95–297Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane MAN - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Liège Rue du Plan Inclinedbus
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbftrain
7h 20m€69–291Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Crewe to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BHX - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Westtrain
7h 58m€108–342Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane MAN - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbftrain
8h 50m€109–432
Chester to Aachen by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chester to Aachen is to bus which costs €40 - €75 and takes 14h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Chester to Aachen is to train and fly which takes 6h 29m and costs €70 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Chester to Aachen station. However, there are services departing from Chester Bus Interchange and arriving at Aachen station west via Birmingham and Brussels-North train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Chester to Aachen. However, there are services departing from Chester and arriving at Aachen Hbf via London St Pancras Intl and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 21m.
The distance between Chester and Aachen is 809 km.
The best way to get from Chester to Aachen without a car is to train which takes 7h 21m and costs €160 - €850.
It takes approximately 7h 21m to get from Chester to Aachen, including transfers.
Chester to Aachen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Chester Bus Interchange station.
Chester to Aachen train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Chester station.
The best way to get from Chester to Aachen is to train which takes 7h 21m and costs €160 - €850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €75 and takes 14h 39m.
What companies run services between Chester, England and Aachen, Germany?
You can take a train from Chester to Aachen Hbf via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 7h 21m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Aachen station west via Newhall St, Birmingham, Brussel Eurolines Busstation, and Brussels-North train station in around 14h 39m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Chester to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–400
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €29–45
- Comfort
- €30–45
- Premium
- €45–65
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- €27–40
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–18
Train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €14–20
- 1st Class
- €21–35
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- 1st Class
- €10–15
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €65–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €260–310
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Aachen station west
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–25
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Charleroi Airport to Liège Rue du Plan Inclined
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–19
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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Chester to Aachen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Newhall St station.
Aachen is 1h ahead of Chester. It is currently 8:00 AM in Chester and 9:00 AM in Aachen.
Chester to Aachen train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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