There are 5 ways to get from Heerlen to Achen by train, bus, or car
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 Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain Re1
7h 49m€73–354Drive 297.2 km
cheapest- Drive from Heerlen to Achencar 297.2 km
3h 19m€54–77Bus
- Take the bus from Maastricht to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillonbus FlixBus N831 / ...
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Saarbrücken Hbfbus L40
9h 37mTrain via Cologne
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain Re
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain Re1
7h 54m€84–320Train, bus
- 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 40m
Heerlen to Achen by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heerlen to Achen is to drive which costs €50 - €80 and takes 3h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Heerlen to Achen is to drive which takes 3h 19m and costs €50 - €80.
No, there is no direct bus from Heerlen to Achen. However, there are services departing from Heerlen and arriving at ACHEN - Rue De Rohrbach via Maastricht, Hollerich, P+R Bouillon, Luxembourg, Hauptbahnhof, Saarbrücken and SARREGUEMINES - Gare Routiere. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 37m.
No, there is no direct train from Heerlen to Achen. However, there are services departing from Heerlen and arriving at Sarreguemines via Aachen Hbf, Frankfurt, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof and Saarbruecken Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 49m.
The distance between Heerlen and Achen is 503 km. The road distance is 297.2 km.
The best way to get from Heerlen to Achen without a car is to train which takes 7h 49m and costs €70 - €360.
It takes approximately 7h 49m to get from Heerlen to Achen, including transfers.
Heerlen to Achen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Maastricht station.
Heerlen to Achen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Aachen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Heerlen to Achen is to train which takes 7h 49m and costs €70 - €360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 9h 37m.
What companies run services between Heerlen, Netherlands and Achen, France?
You can take a train from Heerlen to ACHEN - Rue De Rohrbach via Aachen Hbf, Frankfurt, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Saarbruecken Hbf, Sarreguemines, and SARREGUEMINES - Gare Routiere in around 7h 49m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Heerlen to ACHEN - Rue De Rohrbach via Maastricht, Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon, Hollerich, P+R Bouillon, Luxembourg, Gare Centrale routière, Luxembourg, Saarbrücken Hbf, Hauptbahnhof, Saarbrücken, and SARREGUEMINES - Gare Routiere in around 9h 37m.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Heerlen to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Liège-Guillemins to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Heerlen to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Heerlen to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- Second Class Single
- €10–15
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Maastricht to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Bus from Luxembourg to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
Bus from Luxembourg to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
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More Questions & Answers
Heerlen to Achen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon station.
Heerlen to Achen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Heerlen to Achen is 297 km. It takes approximately 3h 19m to drive from Heerlen to Achen.
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