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

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  1. Train via Mannheim

    best
    1. Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    5h 55m
    CHF 66–459

  2. Night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the night train from Duisburg Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain night train Nj
    8h 50m
    CHF 49–163

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dusseldorf Central Bus Station to Basel, Bahnhofbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    10h 13m

  4. Drive 596.3 km

    1. Drive from Duisburg to Aaraucar car 596.3 km
    5h 7m
    CHF 98–142

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Badentrain train Nightjet
    8h 30m
    CHF 81–172

  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 47m
    CHF 92–260

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane plane FRA - BSL
    4h 52m
    CHF 135–479

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

    1. Take the train from Duisburg 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 51m
    CHF 121–414

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

    1. Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain 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 26m
    CHF 101–287

  10. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel

    1. Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane plane AMS - BSL
    7h 18m
    CHF 131–415

Duisburg to Aarau by train

Calendar140Weekly Trains
Duration5h 55mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 66Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 609.2 km
  • Duration: 5h 55m

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

You can take a train from Duisburg Hbf to Aarau via Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, and Olten in around 5h 55m. 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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