There are 9 ways to get from Merano to Aachen by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, shuttle, plane, or train
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Train via Munich
best- Take the train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brennertrain Re
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kufsteintrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Kufstein to München Hbftrain 89 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Aachen Hbftrain Re
11h 39m€161–488Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bolzano South to Cologne Airport CGNbus N537
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Aachen station westbus 068 / ...
16h 11m€62–104Drive 792.8 km
- Drive from Merano to Aachencar 792.8 km
8h 2m€126–182Shuttle to Munich International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Merano to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MUC - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln-Ehrenfeld to Aachen Hbftrain
8h 46m€244–440Train
- Take the train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brennertrain Re
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Siegburg/Bonntrain Ice
- Take the train from Siegburg Bf to Aachen, Hbftrain Re9 / ...
15h€168–497Train #2
- Take the train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brennertrain Re
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain Drf
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen-Rothe Erdetrain Re
15h 21m€77–178Shuttle to Munich International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Merano to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MUC - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Westtrain
9h 26mShuttle to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Merano to Orio al Serio Airport
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BGY - CGN
- Take the train from Koeln-Ehrenfeld to Aachen Hbftrain
8h 40m€204–443Fly Bolzano Dolomiti Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Bolzano Dolomiti Airport (BZO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BZO - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Westtrain
7h 50m
Merano to Aachen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merano to Aachen is to bus which costs €60 - €110 and takes 16h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Merano to Aachen is to drive which takes 8h 2m and costs €120 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Merano to Aachen station. However, there are services departing from Terme Merano and arriving at Aachen station west via Bolzano, Via Cesare Battisti, Bolzano South and Cologne Airport CGN. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from Merano to Aachen. However, there are services departing from Merano Meran and arriving at Aachen Hbf via Brennero - Brenner, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Kufstein, München Hbf and Koeln Messe/Deutz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 39m.
The distance between Merano and Aachen is 973 km. The road distance is 792.8 km.
The best way to get from Merano to Aachen without a car is to train via Munich which takes 11h 39m and costs €160 - €490.
It takes approximately 11h 39m to get from Merano to Aachen, including transfers.
Merano to Aachen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bolzano South station.
Merano to Aachen train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Merano Meran station.
The best way to get from Merano to Aachen is to train via Munich which takes 11h 39m and costs €160 - €490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €110 and takes 16h 11m.
What companies run services between Merano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy and Aachen, Germany?
You can take a train from Merano Meran to Aachen Hbf via Brennero - Brenner, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Kufstein, München Hbf, Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, and Koeln Messe/Deutz in around 11h 39m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terme Merano to Aachen station west via Bolzano - Via Longon, Bolzano, Via Cesare Battisti, Bolzano, Cimitero Nord, Bolzano South, and Cologne Airport CGN in around 16h 11m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Bolzano Dolomiti Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–420
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €16–24
Train from Kufstein to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €19–28
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kufstein to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Siegburg/Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–400
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Siegburg Bf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Kufstein to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Kufstein to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln-Ehrenfeld to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen-Rothe Erde
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln-Ehrenfeld to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Siegburg Bf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen-Rothe Erde
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Siegburg Bf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–55
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bolzano South to Cologne Airport CGN
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Aachen station west
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Aachen station west
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 0471 305604
- info@suedtirolbus.it
- Website
- clevertransfer.eu
Shuttle from Merano to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–200
- Website
- https://clevertransfer.eu/en/
Shuttle from Merano to Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- Website
- https://clevertransfer.eu/en/
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Merano to Aachen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Cologne Airport CGN station.
Merano to Aachen train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Brennero - Brenner station.
Yes, the driving distance between Merano to Aachen is 793 km. It takes approximately 8h 2m to drive from Merano to Aachen.
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