There are 10 ways to get from Leipzig to Aachen by train, bus, car, plane, or night train
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbftrain 79
7h 22m€126–433Drive 525 km
cheapest- Drive from Leipzig to Aachencar 525 km
5h 10m€76–110Bus
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Brunswick central stationbus 182 / ...
- Take the bus from Braunschweig, Berliner Platz to Aachen - 58, Peterstraßebus Mykolayiv
7h 54mFly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LEJ - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Westtrain
6h 20mTrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Wuppertal Hbftrain 55
- Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Aachen Westtrain Re
7h 22mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Roeblingen Am See to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re
- Take the night train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Essen Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Aachen Westtrain
10h 7m€88–211Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DRS - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Westtrain
5h 40mTrain to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuztrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BER - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbftrain
5h 5m€118–380Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuztrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BER - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Westtrain
5h 35mFly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LEJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbftrain
5h 22m€143–340
Leipzig to Aachen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Aachen is to drive which costs €75 - €110 and takes 5h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Aachen is to train and fly which takes 5h 5m and costs €110 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Leipzig station to Aachen. However, there are services departing from Leipzig central train station and arriving at Aachen - 58, Peterstraße via Braunschweig, Berliner Platz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Aachen. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Aachen, Hbf via Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 22m.
The distance between Leipzig and Aachen is 686 km. The road distance is 525 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Aachen without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 7h 22m and costs €120 - €440.
It takes approximately 7h 22m to get from Leipzig to Aachen, including transfers.
Leipzig to Aachen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Aachen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Aachen is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 7h 22m and costs €120 - €440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 7h 54m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Aachen, Germany?
You can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Aachen, Hbf via Frankfurt in around 7h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leipzig central train station to Aachen - 58, Peterstraße via Braunschweig, Berliner Platz in around 7h 54m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–250
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–440
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–450
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–450
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–370
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Wuppertal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Wuppertal Hbf to Aachen West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Roeblingen Am See to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Roeblingen Am See to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €85–95
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–65
- Seating Carriage
- €22–27
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Aachen West
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Brunswick central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Brunswick central station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Braunschweig, Berliner Platz to Aachen - 58, Peterstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
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Leipzig to Aachen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brunswick central station.
Leipzig to Aachen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Aachen is 525 km. It takes approximately 5h 10m to drive from Leipzig to Aachen.
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