There are 6 ways to get from Amsterdam to Ahlen by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Duisburg
best- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Oberhausen Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Ahlen(Westf)train Re
3h 2mTrain
cheapest- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Münstertrain Nightjet
5h 21m€33–65Bus, train
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Dortmund central bus stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Ahlen(Westf)train Re
3h 36mDrive 257.3 km
- Drive from Amsterdam to Ahlencar 257.3 km
3h 1m€46–67Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane AMS - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Ahlen(Westf)train
3h 47mFly to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane AMS - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bielefeld Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bielefeld Hbf to Ahlen(Westf)train
4h 44m€193–466
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Amsterdam to Ahlen is to train which costs €30 - €65 and takes 5h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Amsterdam to Ahlen is to drive which takes 3h 1m and costs €45 - €70.
No, there is no direct train from Amsterdam to Ahlen. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Centraal and arriving at Ahlen(Westf) via Oberhausen Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 2m.
The distance between Amsterdam and Ahlen is 278 km. The road distance is 257.3 km.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to Ahlen without a car is to train via Duisburg which takes 3h 2m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 2m to get from Amsterdam to Ahlen, including transfers.
Amsterdam to Ahlen train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Amsterdam Centraal station.
Amsterdam to Ahlen train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Oberhausen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Amsterdam to Ahlen is 257 km. It takes approximately 3h 1m to drive from Amsterdam to Ahlen.
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What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Ahlen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany?
You can take a train from Amsterdam Centraal to Ahlen(Westf) via Oberhausen Hbf in around 3h 2m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–380
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Oberhausen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Münster
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Ahlen(Westf)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Ahlen(Westf)
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Ahlen(Westf)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Ahlen(Westf)
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bielefeld Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Bielefeld Hbf to Ahlen(Westf)
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
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