There are 11 ways to get from Ely 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 Ely to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen HbfIce
6h 15m€129–460Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Parkside to Stratford City Bus Station
- Take the bus from Upminster to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Aachen station west328
14h 16m€37–97Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Ely to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Aachen
6h 18mTrain to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Ely to Stansted Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)STN - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
5h 40m€59–292Train via Brussels
- Take the train from Ely to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Aachen, Hbf79
6h 19m€115–460Train via Eupen, Bahnhof
- Take the train from Ely to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to EupenIc
7h 40m€92–276Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Ely to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Aachen
7h 25m€124–181Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Take the train from Ely to Stansted Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)STN - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Heerlen
6h 23m€76–272Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Ely to King's Cross
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)LHR - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
7h 8m€102–414Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Ely to King's Cross
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)LHR - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen West
7h 41m€106–299Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Luxembourg, train
- Take the train from Ely to Stansted Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Luxembourg (LUX)STN - LUX
- Take the train from Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg to Liège-Guillemins
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbf
8h 42m€67–441
Ely to Aachen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ely to Aachen is to bus which costs €35 - €100 and takes 14h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Ely to Aachen is to train and fly which takes 5h 40m and costs €55 - €300.
No, there is no direct train from Ely to Aachen. However, there are services departing from Ely and arriving at Aachen Hbf via London St Pancras Intl and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 15m.
The distance between Ely and Aachen is 634 km.
The best way to get from Ely to Aachen without a car is to train which takes 6h 15m and costs €120 - €460.
It takes approximately 6h 15m to get from Ely to Aachen, including transfers.
Ely to Aachen train services, operated by Great Northern, depart from Ely station.
The best way to get from Ely to Aachen is to train which takes 6h 15m and costs €120 - €460. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €100 and takes 14h 16m.
Aachen is 1h ahead of Ely. It is currently 8:59 PM in Ely and 9:59 PM in Aachen.
Ely to Aachen train services, operated by Great Northern, arrive at King's Cross station.
What companies run services between Ely, England and Aachen, Germany?
You can take a train from Ely to Aachen Hbf via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 6h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Market Street to Aachen station west via Drummer St Bus Station, Parkside, Stratford City Bus Station, Stratford (London), Upminster, Upminster, Brussel Eurolines Busstation, and Brussels-North train station in around 14h 16m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Train from Ely to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €29–45
- Comfort
- €30–45
- Premium
- €45–65
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- 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
Train from Ely to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Ely to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–26
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Schedules at
- 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 Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €14–21
- 1st Class
- €22–35
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Eupen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €14–20
- 1st Class
- €21–35
Train from Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €14–21
- 1st Class
- €22–35
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €55–85
- 1st Class
- €110–200
Train from Eindhoven to Heerlen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €16–24
- 1st Class
- €30–50
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Eindhoven to Heerlen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €21–23
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl
- 2nd Class
- €21–23
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Parkside to Stratford City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Aachen station west
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Parkside to Stratford City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Upminster to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/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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