There are 12 ways to get from Grantham to Aachen by train (Eurostar), train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Grantham to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbftrain Ice
5h 37m€161–366Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Grantham to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane STN - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbftrain
7h 11m€95–337Train, bus
- Take the train from Grantham to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille to Aachen station westbus 328
9h 8m€129–236Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Grantham to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Aachencar
7h 3m€236–287Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Grantham to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LHR - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Westtrain
7h 22mTrain via Peterborough
- Take the train from Grantham to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Aachen, Hbftrain 79
7h 21m€122–320Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Grantham to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Aachencar
8h 10m€109–204Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BHX - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Westtrain
7h 52mTrain, train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Eindhoven Airport
- Take the train from Grantham to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane STN - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Heerlentrain
8h 10m€98–326Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Grantham to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MAN - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Westtrain
8h 25mTrain, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Grantham to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane MAN - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbftrain
8h€102–342Train to Norwich International Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Grantham to Norwichtrain
- Fly from Norwich International Airport (NWI) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane NWI - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbftrain
8h 32m€287–867
Grantham to Aachen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grantham to Aachen is to drive and car ferry which costs €100 - €210 and takes 8h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Grantham to Aachen is to train which takes 5h 37m and costs €160 - €370.
No, there is no direct train from Grantham to Aachen. However, there are services departing from Grantham and arriving at Aachen Hbf via London St Pancras Intl and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 37m.
The distance between Grantham and Aachen is 690 km.
The best way to get from Grantham to Aachen without a car is to train which takes 5h 37m and costs €160 - €370.
It takes approximately 5h 37m to get from Grantham to Aachen, including transfers.
Grantham to Aachen train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Grantham station.
Aachen is 1h ahead of Grantham. It is currently 10:47 PM in Grantham and 11:47 PM in Aachen.
Grantham to Aachen train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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What companies run services between Grantham, England and Aachen, Germany?
You can take a train from Grantham to Aachen Hbf via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, and Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 5h 37m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–460
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–460
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Grantham to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Grantham to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Grantham to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Grantham to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Grantham to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 345 071 0222
- Website
- Hull Trains
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Hull Trains
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Hull Trains
Train from Grantham to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Hull Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Grantham to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Grantham to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Grantham to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Grantham to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Peterborough to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Heerlen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Peterborough to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Peterborough to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Aachen station west
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lille to Aachen station west
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–50
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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