There are 8 ways to get from Utrecht to Aken by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Duisburg
best- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köthentrain 55 / ...
8h 13m€67–233Train
cheapest- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Hannover Hbftrain GoVolta
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köthentrain 55 / ...
8h 26m€54–104Bus, train
- Take the bus from Utrecht Centraal station to Essen Hbfbus
- Take the bus from Südviertel, Essen to Magdeburgbus
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Köthentrain 55 / ...
9h 9mDrive 543.2 km
- Drive from Utrecht to Akencar 543.2 km
5h 1m€100–145Train, fly to Hannover Airport
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane AMS - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köthentrain
7h 16m€175–438Train via Enschede
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Hengelotrain Ice
- Take the train from Hengelo to Bielefeld Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Köthentrain 55
9h 31m€82–188Train, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane AMS - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbftrain
8h 30m€177–488Train, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane AMS - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbftrain
7h 35m€125–418
Utrecht to Aken by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Utrecht to Aken is to train which costs €50 - €110 and takes 8h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Utrecht to Aken is to drive which takes 5h 1m and costs €100 - €150.
No, there is no direct train from Utrecht to Aken. However, there are services departing from Utrecht Centraal and arriving at Köthen via Duisburg Hbf and Hannover Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 13m.
The distance between Utrecht and Aken is 622 km. The road distance is 543.2 km.
The best way to get from Utrecht to Aken without a car is to train via Duisburg which takes 8h 13m and costs €65 - €240.
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from Utrecht to Aken, including transfers.
Utrecht to Aken train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Utrecht Centraal station.
Utrecht to Aken train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Duisburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Utrecht to Aken is 543 km. It takes approximately 5h 1m to drive from Utrecht to Aken.
There are 273+ hotels available in Aken.
What companies run services between Utrecht, Netherlands and Aken, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany?
You can take a train from Utrecht Centraal to Aken, Heidestr. via Duisburg Hbf, Hannover Hauptbahnhof, Köthen, and Köthen, Busbahnhof in around 8h 13m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–700
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–550
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–28
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hengelo to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köthen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Köthen
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köthen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köthen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Köthen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Köthen
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Messe to Dessau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Lutherstadt Wittenberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €8–13
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €8–13
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €8–13
- service@govolta.nl
- Website
- GoVolta
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–30
- Website
- GoVolta
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Hengelo to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Utrecht Centraal station to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–25
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- orionbilet@gmail.com
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Südviertel, Essen to Magdeburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
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