There are 9 ways to get from Aachen to Potsdam by train, bus, car, plane, or train (Eurostar)
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 Düsseldorf
best- Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain 10
7h 11mTrain
cheapest- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain 10
7h 16m€65–286Bus
- Take the bus from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße to Masurenallee - Berlinbus Mykolayiv
7h 50mDrive 598.3 km
- Drive from Aachen to Potsdamcar 598.3 km
5h 12m€89–128Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane CGN - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
4h 46m€93–315Train via Aachen Hbf
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Potsdam Central Stationtrain Flx30
7h 49m€74–120Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane DUS - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 27mTrain to Frankfurt, fly, train
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane FRA - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 18m€130–330Train to Brussels Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane BRU - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 19m€121–349
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Aachen to Potsdam is to train via Aachen Hbf which costs €70 - €120 and takes 7h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Aachen to Potsdam is to train and fly which takes 4h 46m and costs €90 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Aachen to Potsdam station. However, there are services departing from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße and arriving at Potsdam central train station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Aachen to Potsdam. However, there are services departing from Aachen West and arriving at S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof via Düsseldorf Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 11m.
The distance between Aachen and Potsdam is 628 km. The road distance is 598.3 km.
The best way to get from Aachen to Potsdam without a car is to train via Düsseldorf which takes 7h 11m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 11m to get from Aachen to Potsdam, including transfers.
Aachen to Potsdam bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße station.
Aachen to Potsdam train services, operated by National Express, depart from Aachen West station.
The best way to get from Aachen to Potsdam is to train via Düsseldorf which takes 7h 11m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 7h 50m.
What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Potsdam, Germany?
You can take a train from Aachen West to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof via Duesseldorf Hbf and Düsseldorf Hbf in around 7h 11m. Alternatively, OrionBus operates a bus from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße to Masurenallee - Berlin once daily, and the journey takes 6h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Brussels Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Aachen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Aachen Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aachen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aachen Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Dortmund Hbf to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Potsdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- [email protected]
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße to Masurenallee - Berlin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
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Booking & Getting There
Aachen to Potsdam bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Masurenallee - Berlin station.
Aachen to Potsdam train services, operated by National Express, arrive at Duesseldorf Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Aachen to Potsdam is 598 km. It takes approximately 5h 12m to drive from Aachen to Potsdam.
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