There are 11 ways to get from Merano to Aachen by shuttle, plane, train, bus, car, or train (Trenitalia)
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Shuttle to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
best- Take a shuttle bus from Merano to Verona - Aeroporto
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane VRN - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbftrain
6h 41m€201–430Bus
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€62–105Train via Munich
- Take the train from Bolzano-Bozen 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 27m€169–419Drive 792.8 km
- Drive from Merano to Aachencar 792.8 km
8h 2m€124–179Shuttle 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 Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbftrain
8h 16m€197–454Fly 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 48mTrain to Munich International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Bolzano-Bozen to München Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MUC - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbftrain
9h 29m€225–508Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Bolzano-Bozen to München Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MUC - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Westtrain
10h 31mTrain, train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brennertrain
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SZG - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Westtrain
11h 23mTrain
- 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 / ...
14h 54m€169–407Bus, train
- Take the bus from Moso, Paese to Obergurgl Zentrumbus 335
- Take the bus from Obergurgl Zentrum to Ötztal-Bahnhofbus 320
- Take the train from Ötztal to Köln Hbftrain Drf
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbftrain Re
17h 14m
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 shuttle and fly and train which takes 6h 41m and costs €200 - €430.
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 Bolzano-Bozen, München Hbf and Koeln Messe/Deutz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 27m.
The distance between Merano and Aachen is 948 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 27m and costs €160 - €420.
It takes approximately 6h 41m 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 Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Bolzano-Bozen station.
The best way to get from Merano to Aachen is to train via Munich which takes 11h 27m and costs €160 - €420. 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 Bolzano-Bozen, München Hbf, Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, and Koeln Messe/Deutz in around 11h 27m. 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 Verona Villafranca Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–310
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–1,100
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–310
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- 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
- €210–430
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bolzano-Bozen to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bolzano-Bozen to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Siegburg/Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–320
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Siegburg Bf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Siegburg Bf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Siegburg Bf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- 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 Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- 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
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–50
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Ötztal to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
- Phone
- +39 0471 305604
- info@suedtirolbus.it
- Website
- clevertransfer.eu
Shuttle from Merano to Verona - Aeroporto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- 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/
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 220 880
- contact@suedtirolmobil.info
- Website
- suedtirolmobil.info
Bus from Moso, Paese to Obergurgl Zentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.suedtirolmobil.info/en/#/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5254 3550
- info@oetztaler.at
- Website
- oetztaler.at
Bus from Obergurgl Zentrum to Ötztal-Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- oetztaler.at
- Phone
- +43 512 56 16 16
- info@vvt.at
- Website
- vvt.at
Bus from Obergurgl Zentrum to Ötztal-Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- vvt.at
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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 Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf 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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