There are 12 ways to get from Vienna to Aachen by plane, train, train (Eurostar), 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 Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbftrain
5h 52m€70–235Night train
cheapest- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Aachen Hbfnighttrain Nj
13h 11m€55–150Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Wien 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
9h 49m€182–407Bus
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Aachen station westbus 1924
13h 35m€65–120Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane VIE - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Aachen Hbftrain
6h 14m€95–285Fly 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 Hbftrain
7h 4m€100–276Fly to Luxembourg, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane VIE - LUX
- Take the train from Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg to Angleurtrain
- Take the train from Angleur to Aachen Hbftrain
8h 42m€106–311Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane VIE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Köln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbftrain
6h 51m€108–270Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane VIE - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbftrain
7h 15m€84–277Drive, 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€164–1,094Train
- Take the train from Wien HBF to Aachen Hbftrain Nj
13h 34m€260–450Drive 946.8 km
- Drive from Vienna to Aachencar 946.8 km
8h 39m€152–219
Vienna to Aachen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Aachen is to bus which costs €65 - €120 and takes 13h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Aachen is to fly and train which takes 5h 52m and costs €70 - €240.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) and arriving at Aachen station west station. Services depart once a week, and operate Saturday. The journey takes approximately 13h 35m.
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 49m and costs €180 - €410.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Vienna to Aachen, including transfers.
Vienna to Aachen bus services, operated by FlixBus, 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 49m and costs €180 - €410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €120 and takes 13h 35m.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Aachen, Germany?
You can take a train from Wien Hbf to Aachen Hbf via Frankfurt and Koeln Hbf in around 9h 49m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Aachen station west once a week. Tickets cost €65–120 and the journey takes 13h 35m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–330
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–310
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Luxembourg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- 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 Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–320
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Frankfurt Flughafen Fernb to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–150
- Couchette Carriage
- €85–100
- Seating Carriage
- €55–70
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg to Angleur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Angleur to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Wien HBF to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €260–450
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 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
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Vienna to Aachen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Aachen station west.
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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