There are 9 ways to get from Copenhagen to Aarau by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Basel, train
best- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Basel (BSL)plane CPH - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Oltentrain
5h 33mCHF 44–228Train via Schleswig
- Take the train from København H to Schleswigtrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Schleswig to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain Ec
14h 1mCHF 281–486Bus, train
- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N74 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Aarautrain Ic5 / ...
19h 42mCHF 109–169Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain 301
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Aarautrain Ic5 / ...
18h 34mCHF 114–197Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CPH - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Aarautrain
5h 36mCHF 106–257Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane CPH - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Aarautrain
7h 58mCHF 119–317Train
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
15h 13mCHF 180–370Drive, car train
- Drive from Copenhagen to Lüneburgcar
- Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Aaraucar
15h 28mCHF 203–274Drive 1,320.1 km
- Drive from Copenhagen to Aaraucar 1,320.1 km
11h 21mCHF 261–376
Copenhagen to Aarau by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Copenhagen to Aarau is to fly and train which costs SFr 40 - SFr 230 and takes 5h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Copenhagen to Aarau is to fly and train which takes 5h 33m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 230.
No, there is no direct train from Copenhagen to Aarau. However, there are services departing from København H and arriving at Aarau via Schleswig, Hamburg Hbf, Basel SBB and Olten. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 1m.
The distance between Copenhagen and Aarau is 1032 km. The road distance is 1320.1 km.
The best way to get from Copenhagen to Aarau without a car is to train via Schleswig which takes 14h 1m and costs SFr 280 - SFr 490.
It takes approximately 5h 33m to get from Copenhagen to Aarau, including transfers.
Copenhagen to Aarau train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), depart from København H station.
Copenhagen to Aarau train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), arrive at Schleswig station.
Yes, the driving distance between Copenhagen to Aarau is 1320 km. It takes approximately 11h 21m to drive from Copenhagen to Aarau.
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What companies run services between Copenhagen, Denmark and Aarau, Switzerland?
You can take a train from København H to Aarau via Schleswig, Hamburg Hbf, Basel SBB, and Olten in around 14h 1m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–320
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–290
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–600
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–360
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–360
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–280
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–280
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–180
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–150
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–160
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–320
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Geneva International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–360
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–19
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–390
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Aarau
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–20
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Aarau
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–20
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Aarau
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–24
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–29
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Aarau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from København H to Schleswig
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 27
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Schleswig to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 37
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Schleswig to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–20
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Schleswig to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–290
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 58
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 59
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 70–85
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 45–55
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–250
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
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