There are 7 ways to get from Munich to Aarau by bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus X06 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Aarautrain Ic5 / ...
4h 22mCHF 31–58Train
- Take the train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SGtrain 88
- Take the train from St. Gallen to Aarautrain Ic5
5h 2mCHF 69–142Drive 346.9 km
- Drive from Munich to Aaraucar 346.9 km
3h 32mCHF 62–89Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane MUC - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Oltentrain
3h 56mCHF 113–351Bus, train via Munich, Central Bus Station (Zob)
- Take the bus from München, ZOB to Zürich Bus Stationbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Aarautrain Ic5 / ...
5h 7mCHF 50–63Train via Lindau
- Take the train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain Re96
- Take the train from Rorschach to Aarautrain Ic5
6h 50mCHF 73–136Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MUC - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Aarautrain
3h 55mCHF 100–262
Munich to Aarau by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Aarau is to bus and train which costs SFr 30 - SFr 60 and takes 4h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Aarau is to drive which takes 3h 32m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 90.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to Aarau. However, there are services departing from München Hbf and arriving at Aarau via St. Margrethen SG and St. Gallen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 2m.
The distance between Munich and Aarau is 327 km. The road distance is 346.9 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Aarau without a car is to bus and train which takes 4h 22m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 60.
It takes approximately 4h 22m to get from Munich to Aarau, including transfers.
Munich to Aarau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
Munich to Aarau train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at St. Margrethen SG station.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to Aarau is 347 km. It takes approximately 3h 32m to drive from Munich to Aarau.
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What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Aarau, Switzerland?
You can take a train from München Hbf to Aarau via St. Margrethen SG and St. Gallen in around 5h 2m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–550
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–440
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–550
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–440
Train from Zürich HB to Aarau
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–22
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from St. Gallen to Aarau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 40 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 12–22
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Rorschach to Aarau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Aarau
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–27
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–29
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from München, ZOB to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 38–41
- Website
- Grand Bus
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