There are 8 ways to get from Ulm to Aachen by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbftrain 79
4h 31mDrive 490.2 km
cheapest- Drive from Ulm to Aachencar 490.2 km
4h 35m€69–100Bus
- Take the bus from Ulm to Aachen station westbus N93
7h 55mTrain to Munich International Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MUC - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbftrain
5h 32mTrain via Cologne
- Take the train from Ulm Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbftrain Re
6h 6mTrain to Munich International Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MUC - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Westtrain
6h 33mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane FRA - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Westtrain
6h 8mTrain to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane STR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbftrain
5h 41m
Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ulm to Aachen is to drive which costs €65 - €100 and takes 4h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Ulm to Aachen is to drive which takes 4h 35m and costs €65 - €100.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Ulm and arriving at Aachen station west station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Ulm to Aachen. However, there are services departing from Ulm Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Aachen, Hbf via Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 31m.
The distance between Ulm and Aachen is 504 km. The road distance is 490.2 km.
The best way to get from Ulm to Aachen without a car is to train which takes 4h 31m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 31m to get from Ulm to Aachen, including transfers.
Ulm to Aachen bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, depart from Ulm station.
Ulm to Aachen train services, operated by DB Fernverkehr AG, depart from Ulm Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Ulm to Aachen is to train which takes 4h 31m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 7h 55m.
What companies run services between Ulm, Germany and Aachen, Germany?
You can take a train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Aachen, Hbf via Frankfurt in around 4h 31m. Alternatively, FlixBus-eu operates a bus from Ulm to Aachen station west once daily, and the journey takes 7h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–220
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €27–220
- Website
- delfi.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
- Website
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Ulm Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
- Website
- nsinternational.nl
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
- Website
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- belgiantrain.be
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Website
- thalys.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- thalys.com
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Ulm to Aachen station west
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Ulm to Aachen bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, arrive at Aachen station west.
Ulm to Aachen train services, operated by DB Fernverkehr AG, arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ulm to Aachen is 490 km. It takes approximately 4h 35m to drive from Ulm to Aachen.
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