There are 5 ways to get from Stuttgart to Aarau by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Zurich
best- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Singentrain 87
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain Ic
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Aarautrain Ic5 / ...
4h 7mCHF 71–118Drive 209.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Stuttgart to Aaraucar 209.4 km
2h 33mCHF 34–49Bus, train
- Take the bus from Böblingen central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus N24 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Aarautrain Ic5 / ...
5h 26mCHF 46–83Fly, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Aarautrain
3h 39mCHF 131–254Train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain 87
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Brugg AGtrain S12
4h 57mCHF 63–115
Stuttgart to Aarau by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Aarau is to drive which costs SFr 30 - SFr 50 and takes 2h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Aarau is to drive which takes 2h 33m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 50.
No, there is no direct train from Stuttgart to Aarau. However, there are services departing from Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Aarau via Singen and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 7m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Aarau is 272 km. The road distance is 209.4 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Aarau without a car is to train via Zurich which takes 4h 7m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 120.
It takes approximately 4h 7m to get from Stuttgart to Aarau, including transfers.
Stuttgart to Aarau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hauptbahnhof station.
Stuttgart to Aarau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Singen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stuttgart to Aarau is 209 km. It takes approximately 2h 33m to drive from Stuttgart to Aarau.
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What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Aarau, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Hauptbahnhof to Aarau via Singen and Zürich HB in around 4h 7m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–160
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–24
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Aarau
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Aarau
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–34
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Schaffhausen to Brugg AG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Böblingen central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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