There are 13 ways to get from Exeter to Aachen by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train, or car ferry
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Train via London
best- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddingtontrain
- 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 30m€240–472Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Exeter Central to London Waterlootrain Exeter St Davids - London Waterloo
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Maastrichtbus N870
17h 39m€123–262Bus
- Take the bus from Bampfylde Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 504 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the bus from Brussels South to Aachen station westbus N79 / ...
15h 45mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Exeter to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Aachencar
8h 9mFly Exeter to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane EXT - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Westtrain
8h 46mTrain
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Aachen, Hbftrain 79
8h€248–502Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Exeter to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Aachencar
9h 23m€124–224Fly Exeter to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane EXT - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Eindhoventrain
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Heerlentrain
7h 26m€170–426Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane BRS - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Eindhoventrain
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Heerlentrain
8h 33m€132–336Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LHR - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Westtrain
8h 12mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BHX - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Westtrain
8h 29mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane LHR - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbftrain
7h 49m€194–477Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane STN - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Heerlentrain
9h 13m€157–400
Exeter to Aachen by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Exeter to Aachen is to train and bus which costs €120 - €270 and takes 17h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Exeter to Aachen is to fly and train which takes 7h 26m and costs €170 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Exeter to Aachen station. However, there are services departing from Bampfylde Street and arriving at Aachen station west via London Victoria and Brussels South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Exeter to Aachen. However, there are services departing from Exeter St Davids and arriving at Aachen Hbf via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 30m.
The distance between Exeter and Aachen is 803 km.
The best way to get from Exeter to Aachen without a car is to train via London which takes 7h 30m and costs €240 - €480.
It takes approximately 7h 30m to get from Exeter to Aachen, including transfers.
Exeter to Aachen bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bampfylde Street station.
Exeter to Aachen train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Exeter St Davids station.
The best way to get from Exeter to Aachen is to train via London which takes 7h 30m and costs €240 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 15h 45m.
What companies run services between Exeter, England and Aachen, Germany?
You can take a train from Exeter St Davids to Aachen Hbf via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 7h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bampfylde Street to Aachen station west via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Brussels South in around 15h 45m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Exeter to Düsseldorf International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–290
Flights from Exeter to Düsseldorf International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Exeter to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–400
Flights from Exeter to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–380
Flights from Bristol Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Exeter to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–380
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Exeter to Düsseldorf International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.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
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- 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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from 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 Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- 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
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Exeter Central to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Eindhoven to Heerlen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–30
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €26–30
Train from Eindhoven to Heerlen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €21–23
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €21–23
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bampfylde Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels South to Aachen station west
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brussels South to Aachen station west
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.poferries.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
- €6–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Exeter to Aachen bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Aachen is 1h ahead of Exeter. It is currently 4:32 AM in Exeter and 5:32 AM in Aachen.
Exeter to Aachen train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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