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There are 10 ways to get from Düsseldorf to Aarau by train, bus, night train, car, or plane

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  1. Train via Mannheim

    best
    1. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    5h 41m
    CHF 63–439

  2. Night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the nighttrain from Duesseldorf Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain night train Nj
    8h 33m
    CHF 47–157

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Basel, Bahnhofbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    8h 48m

  4. Drive 578.7 km

    1. Drive from Düsseldorf to Aaraucar car 578.7 km
    4h 59m
    CHF 94–135

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43 / ...
    5h 56m
    CHF 71–434

  6. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane DUS - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Aarautrain train
    4h 44m
    CHF 89–238

  7. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Basel

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Basel (BSL)plane plane DUS - BSL
    6h 30m
    CHF 98–293

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel, train

    1. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane plane FRA - BSL
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Oltentrain train
    4h 38m
    CHF 133–460

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane FRA - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Aarautrain train
    4h 37m
    CHF 114–395

  10. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane CGN - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Aarautrain train
    5h 30m
    CHF 97–270

Düsseldorf to Aarau by train

Calendar164Weekly Trains
Duration5h 41mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 63Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 585.4 km
  • Duration: 5h 41m

What companies run services between Düsseldorf, Germany and Aarau, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Aarau via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, and Olten in around 5h 41m. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Basel, Bahnhof once daily, and the journey takes 6h 18m.

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