There are 12 ways to get from Vienna to Aachen by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane VIE - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbftrain
5h 20m€66–300Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Aachen Main Train Stationbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3643
14h 44m€35–55Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbftrain 79
9h 4m€91–294Bus via Stephansplatz
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Aachen station westbus 1924
14h 42m€42–122Night train
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Aachen Hbfnighttrain Nj
13h 11m€80–280Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane VIE - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Westtrain
6h 9m€91–277Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane VIE - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbftrain
6h 20m€96–315Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane VIE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbftrain
6h 2m€99–295Fly to Luxembourg, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane VIE - LUX
- Take the train from Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg to Liège-Guilleminstrain
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbftrain
8h 11m€94–356Drive, car train
- Drive from Vienna to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Düsseldorf Hbf to Aachencar
11h 1m€165–1,094Train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Aachen Hbftrain Nj
13h 11m€85–320Drive 946.8 km
- Drive from Vienna to Aachencar 946.8 km
8h 39m€153–221
Vienna to Aachen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Aachen is to bus which costs €35 - €55 and takes 14h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Aachen is to fly and train which takes 5h 20m and costs €65 - €300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) and arriving at Aachen Main Train Station station. Services depart once a week, and operate Saturday. The journey takes approximately 14h 44m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Wien Hbf and arriving at Aachen Hbf. This train operates Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 13h 11m.
The distance between Vienna and Aachen is 851 km. The road distance is 946.8 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Aachen without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 9h 4m and costs €90 - €300.
It takes approximately 5h 20m to get from Vienna to Aachen, including transfers.
Vienna to Aachen bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) station.
Vienna to Aachen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Wien Hbf station.
The best way to get from Vienna to Aachen is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 9h 4m and costs €90 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus via Stephansplatz, which costs €40 - €130 and takes 14h 42m.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Aachen, Germany?
You can take a train from Wien Hbf to Aachen, Hbf via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf and Frankfurt in around 9h 4m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Aachen station west once a week. Tickets cost €40–120 and the journey takes 13h 35m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels Airport via Innsbruck
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt via Graz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Luxembourg via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Luxembourg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- €18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- 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
- €29–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €29–45
- Comfort
- €30–45
- Premium
- €45–65
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- 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
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–18
Train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €14–20
- 1st Class
- €21–35
Train from Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €14–21
- 1st Class
- €22–35
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €6–10
- 1st Class
- €10–15
Train from Wien Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €85–130
- 1st Class
- €130–190
- 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/
Train from Wien Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €210–320
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €160–190
- Seating Carriage
- €80–100
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €270–550
- Car Compartment
- €550–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Aachen station west
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Aachen Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Vienna to Aachen bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Aachen Main Train Station.
Vienna to Aachen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to Aachen is 947 km. It takes approximately 8h 39m to drive from Vienna to Aachen.
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