There are 14 ways to get from Luton to Aachen by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train, 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 via Brussels
best- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Aachen, Hbftrain 79
5h 35m€181–350Bus via Brussels
cheapest- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to Green Line Coach Stationbus 757
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the bus from Brussels South to Aachen station westbus N79 / ...
12h 50m€47–77Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Luton to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Aachencar
5h 59m€226–265Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Luton DART Parkway to London Heathrow Airportbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LHR - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Westtrain
6h 26mTrain
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- 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 43m€181–350Bus
- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to Green Line Coach Stationbus 757
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Maastrichtbus N870
15h 17m€65–101Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Luton to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Aachencar
7h 7m€119–219Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Luton to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane LGW - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbftrain
6h€118–296Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the bus from Luton DART Parkway to London Heathrow Airportbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane LHR - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbftrain
6h 5m€102–281Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane STN - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbftrain
6h 13m€90–353Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane STN - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Heerlentrain
7h 25m€85–278Train to London City Airport, fly to Luxembourg, train
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane LCY - LUX
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Liège-Guilleminstrain
- Take the train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbftrain
8h 57m€153–461Train to London City Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane LCY - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Heerlentrain
8h 20m€166–429Train to London City Airport, fly to Rotterdam The Hague Airport, train
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)plane LCY - RTM
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbftrain
7h 50m€218–540
Luton to Aachen by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Luton to Aachen is to bus via Brussels which costs €45 - €80 and takes 12h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Luton to Aachen is to train via Brussels which takes 5h 35m and costs €180 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Luton station to Aachen station. However, there are services departing from Luton Station Interchange and arriving at Aachen station west via London Victoria Green Line Station and Brussels South. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Luton to Aachen. However, there are services departing from Luton and arriving at Aachen, Hbf via London St Pancras Intl and Bruxelles Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 35m.
The distance between Luton and Aachen is 569 km.
The best way to get from Luton to Aachen without a car is to train via Brussels which takes 5h 35m and costs €180 - €350.
It takes approximately 5h 35m to get from Luton to Aachen, including transfers.
Luton to Aachen bus services, operated by Green Line, depart from Luton Station Interchange.
Luton to Aachen train services, operated by Thameslink, depart from Luton station.
The best way to get from Luton to Aachen is to train via Brussels which takes 5h 35m and costs €180 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus via Brussels, which costs €45 - €80 and takes 12h 50m.
What companies run services between Luton, England and Aachen, Germany?
You can take a train from Luton to Aachen, Hbf via London St Pancras Intl, Brussels-Midi, and Bruxelles Midi in around 5h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Luton Station Interchange to Aachen station west via Green Line Coach Station, London Victoria Green Line Station, and Brussels South in around 12h 50m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Saturday, Thursday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from London City Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from London City Airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from London City Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–470
Flights from London City Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–330
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- €27–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels-Nord to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Luxembourg to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- 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
- €13–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Heerlen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Heerlen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Liege-Guillemins to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €9–14
Train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- €18–27
- Phone
- 0344 801 7261
- Website
- Green Line
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to Green Line Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Green Line
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to Green Line Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Green Line
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- RegioJet
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels South to Aachen station west
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Luton DART Parkway to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Maastricht
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Luton DART Parkway to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Brussels South to Aachen station west
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- 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
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Luton to Aachen bus services, operated by Green Line, arrive at Green Line Coach Station.
Aachen is 1h ahead of Luton. It is currently 3:47 PM in Luton and 4:47 PM in Aachen.
Luton to Aachen train services, operated by Thameslink, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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