There are 13 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 7mDrive 946.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Vienna to Aachencar 946.8 km
8h 39m€152–220Train 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 4mBus
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Aachen station westbus 1924
13h 35mNight train
- Take the night train from Wien Hbf to Aachen Hbfnighttrain Nj
13h 11mFly 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 8mFly 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 4mFly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane VIE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbftrain
6h 6mFly 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 44mFly 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 15mDrive, 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 34mTrain #2
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Aachen, Hbftrain 90N
14h 27m
Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Aachen is to drive which costs €150 - €220 and takes 8h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Aachen is to drive which takes 8h 39m and costs €150 - €220.
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 4m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Vienna to Aachen, including transfers.
Vienna to Aachen bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, depart from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) station.
Vienna to Aachen train services, operated by Öbb Pv Ag, 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 . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 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(Main)Hbf and Frankfurt in around 9h 4m. Alternatively, FlixBus-eu operates a bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Aachen station west once a week, 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 Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
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
- €75–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- 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
- condor.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Luxembourg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- Website
- delfi.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg to Angleur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Angleur to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Wien HBF to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- belgiantrain.be
- Website
- delfi.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Wien HBF to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Wien Meidling to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
- Website
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
Night train from Wien Hbf to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- personenverkehr.oebb.at
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Website
- belgianrail.be
Train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- belgianrail.be
Train from Angleur to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- belgianrail.be
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- belgianrail.be
- Website
- thalys.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- thalys.com
- 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
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Aachen station west
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Vienna to Aachen bus services, operated by FlixBus-eu, arrive at Aachen station west.
Vienna to Aachen train services, operated by Öbb Pv Ag, 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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