There are 8 ways to get from Zwickau to Aachen by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain S5x / ...
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbftrain 79
8h 28m€146–642Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zwickau central train station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus 321
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Frankfurt central train stationbus 084 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Aachen station westbus 068 / ...
11h 49m€52–94Drive 550.5 km
- Drive from Zwickau to Aachencar 550.5 km
4h 45m€79–114Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Dresden Hbftrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane DRS - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Aachen Westtrain
6h 17mTrain
- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain S5x / ...
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Wuppertal Hbftrain 55
- Take the train from Wuppertal Hbf to Aachen Westtrain Re
9h 37mTrain via Heilbad Heiligenstadt
- Take the train from Glauchau, Bahnhof to Heilbad Heiligenstadttrain Re1
- Take the train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Kamentrain Re
- Take the train from Kamen to Aachen Hbftrain Re
10h 51mTrain to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafentrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LEJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbftrain
5h 55m€160–460Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Take the train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BER - CGN
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbftrain
6h 44m€131–523
Zwickau to Aachen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zwickau to Aachen is to bus which costs €50 - €95 and takes 11h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Zwickau to Aachen is to drive which takes 4h 45m and costs €75 - €120.
No, there is no direct bus from Zwickau station to Aachen station. However, there are services departing from Zwickau central train station and arriving at Aachen station west via Nuremberg central bus station and Frankfurt central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Zwickau to Aachen. However, there are services departing from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Aachen, Hbf via Leipzig Hbf and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 28m.
The distance between Zwickau and Aachen is 771 km. The road distance is 550.5 km.
The best way to get from Zwickau to Aachen without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 8h 28m and costs €140 - €650.
It takes approximately 8h 28m to get from Zwickau to Aachen, including transfers.
Zwickau to Aachen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zwickau central train station.
Zwickau to Aachen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Zwickau to Aachen is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 8h 28m and costs €140 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €95 and takes 11h 49m.
What companies run services between Zwickau, Germany and Aachen, Germany?
You can take a train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Aachen, Hbf via Leipzig Hbf and Frankfurt in around 8h 28m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zwickau central train station to Aachen station west via Nuremberg central bus station and Frankfurt central train station in around 11h 49m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–310
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–460
Flights from Dresden Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–460
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Glauchau, Bahnhof to Heilbad Heiligenstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–85
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig/Halle Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–100
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Zwickau, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–85
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–360
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Wuppertal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–390
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Zwickau(Sachs)Hbf to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- 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 Wuppertal Hbf to Aachen West
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Kamen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Kamen to Aachen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- [email protected]
- Website
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Heilbad Heiligenstadt to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Frankfurt to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zwickau central train station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Aachen station west
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Aachen station west
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Zwickau to Aachen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Zwickau to Aachen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Leipzig Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zwickau to Aachen is 551 km. It takes approximately 4h 45m to drive from Zwickau to Aachen.
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