There are 4 ways to get from Heerlen to Achen by train, bus, car, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Heerlen to Liège-Guilleminstrain S43 / ...
- Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Luxembourgtrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Saarbrücken Hbfbus L40
8h 38mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Aachen station west to Cologne Airport CGNbus N79 / ...
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Saarbrücken bus stationbus FlixBus N11 / ...
9h 45m€35–60Drive 297.2 km
- Drive from Heerlen to Achencar 297.2 km
3h 20m€55–80Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Aachen Hbf to Koblenz Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain Re1
9h 40m€57–171
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Heerlen to Achen is to bus which costs €30 - €60 and takes 9h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Heerlen to Achen is to drive which takes 3h 20m and costs €55 - €80.
No, there is no direct bus from Heerlen to Achen. However, there are services departing from Heerlen, Zandweg and arriving at ACHEN - Rue De Rohrbach via Aachen station west, Cologne Airport CGN, Brauerstr./Fernbusbahnhof, Saarbrücken, Karstadt, Saarbrücken and SARREGUEMINES - Gare Routiere. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Heerlen to Achen. However, there are services departing from Heerlen and arriving at Sarreguemines via Aachen Hbf, Koblenz Hauptbahnhof and Saarbruecken Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 40m.
The distance between Heerlen and Achen is 346 km. The road distance is 297.2 km.
The best way to get from Heerlen to Achen without a car is to train and bus which takes 8h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 38m to get from Heerlen to Achen, including transfers.
Heerlen to Achen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Aachen station west.
Heerlen to Achen train services, operated by Nightjet, depart from Aachen Hbf station.
Heerlen to Achen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Cologne Airport CGN station.
What companies run services between Heerlen, Netherlands and Achen, France?
You can take a bus from Heerlen, Zandweg to ACHEN - Rue De Rohrbach via Aachen, Ponttor, Aachen station west, Cologne Airport CGN, Saarbrücken bus station, Brauerstr./Fernbusbahnhof, Saarbrücken, Rabbiner-Rülf-Platz, Saarbrücken, Karstadt, Saarbrücken, and SARREGUEMINES - Gare Routiere in around 9h 45m.
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Heerlen to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Heerlen to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €10–15
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Heerlen to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Aachen Hbf to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €19–23
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- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- 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)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Aachen station west to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Saarbrücken bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Aachen station west to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Heerlen to Achen train services, operated by Nightjet, arrive at Koblenz Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Heerlen to Achen is 297 km. It takes approximately 3h 20m to drive from Heerlen to Achen.
There are 916+ hotels available in Achen.